DJ Darling
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 | 12 | — |
| Target share | 10.6% | — |
| Catch rate | 33.3% | — |
| Success rate per target | 33.3% | — |
| Yards per target | 6.0 | — |
| Explosive catches | 8.3% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 25.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 3 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 1 | — |
Charting
Where Darling's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted15 targets charted
Game Log
DJ Darling'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 |  Central Michigan | W 38–7 | 4.3 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 |  Mercyhurst | W 70–7 | 6.6 | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 1 | 35 |
| 3 | @ Oklahoma | L 6–14 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 4 | @ New Mexico State | W 42–18 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 5 |  UTEP | W 61–7 | 7.2 | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 0 | 36 |
| 7 | @ Hawai'i | W 21–10 | 4.8 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| 8 |  North Dakota State | W 21–16 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 9 | @ San José State | W 21–16 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 2026 · 4 games | 5.7 | 6 | 132 | 22.0 | 1 | 36 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 6 | 1004th / 2089 |
| Yards | 132 | 619th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 22 | — |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 412th / 914 |
| Long | 36 | — |
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% |
| Wk 4 · New Mexico State | ✓ WR | 64 | ~43 (28–52) | 3 | 67% |
| Wk 5 · UTEP | — | 65 | ~45 (30–55) | 4 | 69% |
| Wk 7 · Hawai'i | ✓ WR | 59 | ~30 (10–41) | 1 | 51% |
| Wk 9 · San José State | — | 58 | ~39 (12–53) | 1 | 67% |
| Season | 5 GS | 501 | 234 (145–284) | 16 | 47% |
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 | 13 | 262 | 3 | 16% | +0.64 |
| 11 | Massiah Mingo | WR | FR | 9 | 100 | 0 | 12% | +0.45 |
| 5 | Troy Omeire | WR | SR | 6 | 112 | 1 | 16% | +0.35 |
| 14 | DJ Darling | WR | FR | 6 | 132 | 1 | 11% | +0.31 |
| Miles Williams | WR | 5 | 52 | 0 | 9% | -0.08 | ||
| 6 | Zhaiel Smith | WR | SO | 4 | 57 | 0 | 8% | +0.97 |
| 9 | Kader Diop | WR | SR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -0.30 |
| 25 | Dorian Patterson | WR | FR | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7% | -0.20 |
| 1 | Shawn Miller | 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 →