Utah · 2026

Creed Whittemore

WR
Utah Utes3-0 · TDC #9
Snap share
48%
likely 22–63%
Receptions
5
500th of 1676 in FBS
Rec. yards
87
372nd of 1662 in FBS
Yards / catch
17.4
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
+0.21
11 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

11 plays · +2.4 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.21
Passing+0.21
1st down+0.12
2nd down-0.37
3rd down+4.11
Standard downs-0.28
Passing downs+0.81
WhittemoreWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays5%
Pass plays12%
Run plays0%
1st down4%
2nd down9%
3rd down3%
Standard downs4%
Passing downs10%
WhittemoreWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets11—
Target share15.7%276th / 489
Catch rate45.5%441st / 489
Success rate per target45.5%301st / 489
Yards per target7.9260th / 489
Explosive catches9.1%285th / 489
Deep-target rate27.3%—
3rd-down targets1—
Red-zone targets0—

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions5500th / 1676
Yards87372nd / 1662
Yards / catch17.4—
Touchdowns0—
Long36—
Punt returns2026FBS rank
Returns1—
Yards5—
Average5—
Touchdowns0—
Long5—

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

GameTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSpecial teamsSnap share
Wk 1 · Idaho75~45 (30–55)4·60%
Wk 2 · Arkansas62~13 (4–21)1·21%
Wk 3 · Utah State74~44 (29–54)6159%
Season211102 (47–132)11148%

Position Room

13 WRs on the Utah roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
7Braden PeganWRSR15235324%+0.84
11Ricky JohnsonWRSO785012%+0.29
12Larry SimmonsWRSR59507%+1.31
Creed WhittemoreWR587012%+0.21
8Mana CarvalhoWRSO23806%-0.73
0Kyri ShoelsWRSR11103%-0.29
18Tobias MerriweatherWRSR—————
30Matt ClarkWRJR—————
37Peyton RiceWRSR—————
39Junior CoughlinWRSO—————
80Bryson BakerWRSO—————
82Max AusmusWRSO—————
Daidren ZippererWR———3%-1.64

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. Utah depth chart →