#89
Charlotte · 2026

Derrick Eley

WRSophomore6' 0", 170 lbsHuntersville, NC
Charlotte 49ers0-3 · TDC #135
Snap share
63%
3 of 3 started · likely 49–75%
Receptions
8
270th of 1676 in FBS
Rec. yards
144
178th of 1662 in FBS
Yards / catch
18.0
66th of 499 in FBS
Rec. TD
1
158th of 527 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.43
177th 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

15 plays · +6.4 total EPA · 177th of 301 qualifying WR/TEs
All plays+0.43
Passing+0.43
1st down+1.12
2nd down+0.10
3rd down+0.88
Standard downs+0.92
Passing downs-0.31
EleyWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays8%
Pass plays14%
Run plays0%
1st down7%
2nd down8%
3rd down7%
Standard downs7%
Passing downs9%
EleyWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets14—
Target share14.7%305th / 489
Catch rate50.0%404th / 489
Success rate per target50.0%227th / 489
Yards per target7.6279th / 489
Explosive catches7.1%333rd / 489
Deep-target rate14.3%—
3rd-down targets2—
Red-zone targets2—

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions8270th / 1676
Yards144178th / 1662
Yards / catch1866th / 499
Touchdowns1158th / 527
Long43—

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 involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · The Citadel✓ WR74~51 (34–62)669%
Wk 2 · Ole Miss✓ WR61~23 (7–31)338%
Wk 3 · App State✓ WR59~49 (32–59)683%
Season3 GS194123 (96–146)1563%

Position Room

14 WRs on the Charlotte roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
1Jaden BarnesWRSR21207025%+0.42
2Jaylen HamptonWRSO15192218%+0.63
89Derrick EleyWRSO8144114%+0.43
0Cam PedroWRSR37014%-0.60
4Tank BostonWRSO21207%+0.68
8Zyheem CollickWRSO12203%+0.19
11KD Hunter-GibsonWRSR—————
13Caleb TuckerWRFR———3%-0.32
14Adam Hopkins IVWRJR—————
18Seth FranklinWRJR—————
20Donte NicholsonWRFR—————
38Sean ManuelWRFR—————
80Jeremiah HoffmanWRFR—————
82Shelden GollidayWRFR—————

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. Charlotte depth chart →