Syracuse · 2026

Darien Williams

WR
Syracuse Orange1-2 · TDC #85
Snap share
21%
likely 9–27%
Receptions
4
622nd of 1676 in FBS
Rec. yards
25
949th of 1662 in FBS
Yards / catch
6.3
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
-0.21
7 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

7 plays · -1.5 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays-0.21
Passing-0.21
1st down-0.11
3rd down-0.82
Standard downs-0.11
Passing downs-0.82
WilliamsWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays3%
Pass plays6%
Run plays0%
1st down5%
2nd down0%
3rd down2%
Standard downs4%
Passing downs1%
WilliamsWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets7—
Target share6.9%—
Catch rate57.1%—
Success rate per target28.6%—
Yards per target3.6—
Explosive catches0.0%—
Deep-target rate14.3%—
3rd-down targets1—
Red-zone targets0—

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions4622nd / 1676
Yards25949th / 1662
Yards / catch6.3—
Touchdowns0—
Long19—
Kick returns2026FBS rank
Returns4—
Yards76—
Average19—
Touchdowns0—
Long29—

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 · New Hampshire77~7 (2–11)1·9%
Wk 2 · California86~33 (11–45)5138%
Wk 3 · Pittsburgh70~8 (2–13)1311%
Season23348 (22–62)7421%

Position Room

15 WRs on the Syracuse roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
2Umari HatcherWRSR17282222%+0.74
6Darius JohnsonWRFR8620——
86Justus Ross-SimmonsWRSR7130012%+0.78
Cole WeaverWR54107%+0.11
Darien WilliamsWR42506%-0.21
8Tyshawn RussellWRJR22505%-0.01
14Zamondre MerriweatherWRJR1202%-0.87
83Julian McFaddenWRFR1602%-0.15
5Calvin Russell IIIWRFR—————
13Matthew OuttenWRFR———3%-0.10
15Amare' GoughWRFR—————
17Elijah MooreWRSO———3%-0.29
18Phoenix HenriquezWRFR———3%-0.58
85BJ GarrettWRFR—————
87Nate EdwardsWRSO—————

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. Syracuse depth chart →