EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 33 | — |
| Target share | 15.2% | 320th / 534 |
| Catch rate | 84.8% | 18th / 534 |
| Success rate per target | 63.6% | 35th / 534 |
| Yards per target | 11.3 | 56th / 534 |
| Explosive catches | 12.1% | 230th / 534 |
| Deep-target rate | 15.2% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 8 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 2 | — |
Where Barkate's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (7 of Barkate’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
2 seasons at 2 schools 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 | Miami#3 · 8-0 | 8 | 62% | 28 | 372 | 4 | 15.2% |
| 2025 | Duke#44 · 9-5 | 14 | 81% | 72 | 1106 | 7 | 24.0% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Cooper Barkate's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Cooper Barkate'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 | @ | W 45–6 | 7.5 | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 1 | 34 |
| 2 | W 77–7 | 6.0 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 1 | 9 | |
| 3 | @ | W 33–20 | 5.3 | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | W 52–3 | 7.0 | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 1 | 14 | |
| 5 | @ | W 41–13 | 8.2 | 5 | 98 | 19.6 | 1 | 61 |
| 7 | W 43–35 | 5.7 | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 15 | |
| 8 | W 52–23 | 6.0 | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 16 | |
| 9 | @ | W 38–35 | 7.1 | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 0 | 40 |
| 2026 · 8 games | 6.6 | 28 | 372 | 13.3 | 4 | 61 | ||
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 28 | 170th / 2089 |
| Yards | 372 | 166th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 13.3 | 183rd / 460 |
| Touchdowns | 4 | 69th / 914 |
| Long | 61 | — |
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 | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Stanford | ✓ WR | 67 | ~40 (26–49) | 5 | 60% |
| Wk 2 · Florida A&M | ✓ WR | 72 | ~20 (6–27) | 2 | 28% |
| Wk 3 · Wake Forest | ✓ WR | 66 | ~46 (30–56) | 4 | 70% |
| Wk 4 · Central Michigan | ✓ WR | 68 | ~40 (26–49) | 4 | 59% |
| Wk 5 · Clemson | ✓ WR | 62 | ~53 (35–62) | 6 | 85% |
| Wk 7 · Florida State | ✓ WR | 79 | ~41 (27–50) | 2 | 52% |
| Wk 8 · Pittsburgh | ✓ WR | 76 | ~51 (34–62) | 5 | 67% |
| Wk 9 · North Carolina | ✓ WR | 62 | ~49 (32–60) | 5 | 79% |
| Season | 8 GS | 552 | 340 (285–396) | 33 | 62% |
15 WRs on the Miami roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malachi Toney | WR | 73 | 1027 | 13 | 32% | +0.97 | ||
| 18 | Cooper Barkate | WR | SR | 28 | 372 | 4 | 13% | +0.90 |
| Daylyn Upshaw | WR | 22 | 263 | 2 | 11% | +0.64 | ||
| 8 | Vandrevius Jacobs | WR | JR | 9 | 150 | 1 | 7% | +1.25 |
| Somourian Wingo | WR | 8 | 142 | 1 | 7% | +1.47 | ||
| 3 | Joshua Moore | WR | SO | 7 | 107 | 2 | 7% | +1.75 |
| 13 | Vance Spafford | WR | FR | 6 | 78 | 1 | 7% | +0.65 |
| 19 | Milan Parris | WR | FR | 3 | 19 | 0 | 7% | +0.41 |
| 33 | Nick Thomas | WR | SO | 2 | 14 | 0 | 4% | -0.12 |
| 40 | Brennan Burton | WR | SO | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 22 | Kolby Luna | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | Brenden Cook | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | Micheleau Frederique | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 81 | Riply Luna | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 83 | Tyran Evans | 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. Miami depth chart →