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 | 31 | — |
| Target share | 19.0% | 177th / 534 |
| Catch rate | 41.9% | 514th / 534 |
| Success rate per target | 35.5% | 467th / 534 |
| Yards per target | 7.4 | 323rd / 534 |
| Explosive catches | 16.1% | 113th / 534 |
| Deep-target rate | 16.1% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 10 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 4 | — |
Charting
Where Jr.'s plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted36 targets charted
Game Log
Derrick Salley Jr.'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 |  Nicholls | W 71–3 | 6.2 | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 |  Washington State | W 34–7 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 3 |  Tulane | W 31–20 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 4 | @ Cincinnati | L 26–31 | 8.3 | 7 | 140 | 20.0 | 1 | 39 |
| 6 |  Houston | L 16–35 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 7 |  Kansas | W 35–24 | 7.0 | 2 | 70 | 35.0 | 0 | 45 |
| 8 | @ Arizona State | L 17–28 | 7.0 | 6 | 63 | 10.5 | 0 | 20 |
| 9 | @ Colorado | L 24–27 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 2026 · 4 games | 7.1 | 19 | 311 | 16.4 | 1 | 45 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 19 | 340th / 2089 |
| Yards | 311 | 238th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 16.4 | 58th / 460 |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 412th / 914 |
| Long | 45 | — |
| Fumbles | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fumbles | 1 | — |
| Lost | 1 | — |
| Recovered | 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 | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Nicholls | 71 | ~49 (32–60) | 5 | · | 69% |
| Wk 4 · Cincinnati | 79 | ~64 (42–78) | 11 | 1 | 81% |
| Wk 6 · Houston | 59 | ~31 (10–42) | 2 | · | 53% |
| Wk 7 · Kansas | 75 | ~52 (34–63) | 5 | · | 69% |
| Wk 8 · Arizona State | 73 | ~60 (39–73) | 10 | · | 82% |
| Wk 9 · Colorado | 69 | ~51 (34–62) | 5 | · | 74% |
| Season | 565 | 307 (258–358) | 38 | 1 | 54% |
Position Room
12 WRs on the Kansas State roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaron Tibbs | WR | 39 | 379 | 4 | 22% | +0.43 | ||
| 5 | Josh Manning | WR | SR | 32 | 327 | 3 | 19% | +0.29 |
| 15 | Derrick Salley Jr. | WR | JR | 19 | 311 | 1 | 18% | +0.17 |
| Brandon White | WR | 13 | 78 | 1 | 12% | +0.09 | ||
| Izaiah Williams | WR | 2 | 21 | 0 | 4% | +0.43 | ||
| 17 | Adonis Moise | WR | SO | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2% | -0.13 |
| 6 | Sterling Lockett | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | Kaprice Keith | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | Max Lovett | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Larry Porter IV | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 84 | Isaac Koch | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 85 | Nash Morrison | 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. Kansas State depth chart →