#17
Illinois · 2026

Collin Dixon

WRSenior6' 1", 215 lbsTallmadge, OH
Illinois Fighting Illini2-1 · TDC #43
Snap share
89%
3 of 3 started · likely 69–100%
Receptions
25
4th of 1676 in FBS
Rec. yards
367
6th of 1662 in FBS
Yards / catch
14.7
167th of 499 in FBS
Rec. TD
7
1st of 527 in FBS
EPA / play
+1.09
28th of 301 WR/TEs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

30 plays · +32.8 total EPA · 28th of 301 qualifying WR/TEs
All plays+1.09
Passing+1.09
1st down+1.25
2nd down+0.77
3rd down+2.16
Standard downs+1.14
Passing downs+0.97
DixonWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays17%
Pass plays36%
Run plays0%
1st down14%
2nd down21%
3rd down10%
Standard downs16%
Passing downs21%
DixonWR/TE average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets29—
Target share36.2%12th / 489
Catch rate82.8%67th / 489
Success rate per target79.3%17th / 489
Yards per target12.460th / 489
Explosive catches20.7%105th / 489
Deep-target rate20.7%—
3rd-down targets3—
Red-zone targets5—

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions254th / 1676
Yards3676th / 1662
Yards / catch14.7167th / 499
Touchdowns71st / 527
Long45—
Defense2026FBS rank
Tackles13473rd / 4521
Solo1—
Tackles for loss0—
Sacks0—
QB hurries0—
Passes defended0—
Defensive TD0—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedPlays madeSnap share
Wk 1 · UAB✓ WR43~37 (12–43)6·86%
Wk 2 · Duke✓ WR68~63 (41–68)15193%
Wk 3 · Southern Illinois✓ WR57~49 (32–57)9·86%
Season3 GS168149 (116–168)30189%

Position Room

16 WRs on the Illinois roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
17Collin DixonWRSR25367736%+1.09
13Hudson ClementWRSR12140021%+0.37
Brayden TrimbleWR985012%+0.89
10Ty RobinsonWRSR48815%+1.87
0Nas RankinWRFR—————
1Jayshon PlattWRSR—————
3Kenyon AlstonWRFR—————
6Jershaun NewtonWRSO—————
8Davon GrantWRFR—————
8Jacob EberhartWRFR—————
9Alex PerryWRSR—————
19Nate CichyWRFR—————
28Karson KaiserWRJR—————
80Eddie KasperWRSR—————
81Leslie Mosley Jr.WRFR—————
82Jacob HarveyWRFR—————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. Illinois depth chart →