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New Mexico · 2026
DJ Darling
WRFreshman5' 11", 175 lbsMissouri City, TX★★★ 2026 recruit · #1474 nationally
New Mexico Lobos2-1 · TDC #35
Snap share
39%
3 of 3 started · likely 18–50%
Receptions
2
991st of 1676 in FBS
Rec. yards
44
679th of 1662 in FBS
Yards / catch
22.0
Rec. TD
1
158th of 527 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.20
6 plays
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 | 5 | — |
| Target share | 8.6% | — |
| Catch rate | 20.0% | — |
| Success rate per target | 20.0% | — |
| Yards per target | 1.8 | — |
| Explosive catches | 0.0% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 20.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 0 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 0 | — |
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 2 | 991st / 1676 |
| Yards | 44 | 679th / 1662 |
| Yards / catch | 22 | — |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 158th / 527 |
| Long | 35 | — |
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 | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Central Michigan | ✓ WR | 69 | ~8 (2–13) | 1 | 12% |
| Wk 2 · Mercyhurst | ✓ WR | 71 | ~53 (35–65) | 5 | 75% |
| Wk 3 · Oklahoma | ✓ WR | 57 | ~16 (5–22) | 1 | 28% |
| Season | 3 GS | 197 | 77 (36–99) | 7 | 39% |
Position Room
13 WRs on the New Mexico roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81 | Bailen George | WR | FR | 6 | 54 | 1 | 21% | -0.22 |
| 5 | Troy Omeire | WR | SR | 4 | 90 | 1 | 16% | +0.35 |
| 11 | Massiah Mingo | WR | FR | 2 | 26 | 0 | 7% | +0.61 |
| 14 | DJ Darling | WR | FR | 2 | 44 | 1 | 9% | +0.20 |
| 6 | Zhaiel Smith | WR | SO | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4% | +0.14 |
| 25 | Dorian Patterson | WR | FR | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7% | -0.09 |
| Miles Williams | WR | 1 | 19 | 0 | 8% | -0.51 | ||
| 1 | Shawn Miller | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | Kader Diop | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | Jacob Maldonado | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | KJ Cherry | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 82 | JT Jeter | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 83 | Mikey Beck | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
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. New Mexico depth chart →