Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 78 | — |
| Target share | 32.6% | 9th / 534 |
| Catch rate | 70.5% | 157th / 534 |
| Success rate per target | 60.3% | 66th / 534 |
| Yards per target | 9.3 | 160th / 534 |
| Explosive catches | 14.1% | 175th / 534 |
| Deep-target rate | 19.2% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 18 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 8 | — |
Charting
Where Dixon's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted80 targets charted
2025 charting · Illinois
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (6 of Dixon’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted25 targets charted
Career
3 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Illinois#42 · 5-3 | 8 | 86% | 59 | 776 | 10 | 32.6% |
| 2025 | Illinois#27 · 9-4 | 13 | 58% | 35 | 548 | 5 | 15.7% |
| 2024 | Illinois#37 · 10-3 | 11 | 36% | 18 | 264 | 0 | 6.7% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Collin Dixon's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Collin Dixon's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 |  UAB | W 42–23 | 8.0 | 6 | 70 | 11.7 | 2 | 18 |
| 2 |  Duke | L 27–31 | 10.0 | 11 | 166 | 15.1 | 3 | 40 |
| 3 |  Southern Illinois | W 48–10 | 9.3 | 8 | 131 | 16.4 | 2 | 45 |
| 4 | @ Ohio State | L 19–42 | 6.9 | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 0 | 21 |
| 5 |  Purdue | L 17–24 | 8.9 | 10 | 116 | 11.6 | 1 | 21 |
| 6 | @ Michigan State | W 38–37 | 7.5 | 7 | 62 | 8.9 | 1 | 14 |
| 8 |  Oregon | W 21–10 | 7.6 | 6 | 65 | 10.8 | 1 | 23 |
| 9 | @ Maryland | W 20–17 | 7.9 | 6 | 103 | 17.2 | 0 | 34 |
| 2026 · 8 games | 8.3 | 59 | 776 | 13.2 | 10 | 45 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 1 | — |
| Yards | 15 | 991st / 1519 |
| Yards / carry | 15 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 15 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 59 | 9th / 2089 |
| Yards | 776 | 12th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 13.2 | 191st / 460 |
| Touchdowns | 10 | 4th / 914 |
| Long | 45 | — |
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 1 | 4438th / 5664 |
| Solo | 1 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
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
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · UAB | ✓ WR | 43 | ~37 (12–43) | 6 | · | 86% |
| Wk 2 · Duke | ✓ WR | 68 | ~63 (41–68) | 15 | 1 | 93% |
| Wk 3 · Southern Illinois | ✓ WR | 57 | ~49 (32–57) | 9 | · | 86% |
| Wk 4 · Ohio State | ✓ WR | 71 | ~54 (35–66) | 8 | · | 76% |
| Wk 5 · Purdue | ✓ WR | 65 | ~59 (39–65) | 16 | · | 91% |
| Wk 6 · Michigan State | — | 69 | ~54 (35–66) | 8 | · | 78% |
| Wk 8 · Oregon | ✓ WR | 58 | ~51 (34–58) | 9 | · | 88% |
| Wk 9 · Maryland | — | 65 | ~59 (39–65) | 11 | · | 91% |
| Season | 6 GS | 496 | 426 (357–496) | 82 | 1 | 86% |
Position Room
16 WRs on the Illinois roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Collin Dixon | WR | SR | 59 | 776 | 10 | 32% | +0.81 |
| 13 | Hudson Clement | WR | SR | 32 | 453 | 1 | 20% | +0.47 |
| Brayden Trimble | WR | 22 | 198 | 1 | 14% | -0.04 | ||
| 10 | Ty Robinson | WR | SR | 12 | 164 | 3 | 8% | +0.67 |
| 6 | Jershaun Newton | WR | SO | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2% | -0.29 |
| 80 | Eddie Kasper | WR | SR | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3% | -0.38 |
| 0 | Nas Rankin | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1 | Jayshon Platt | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Kenyon Alston | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Davon Grant | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Jacob Eberhart | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | Alex Perry | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | Nate Cichy | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | Karson Kaiser | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 81 | Leslie Mosley Jr. | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 82 | Jacob Harvey | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
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 →