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Arkansas · 2026

Donovan Faupel

WRSenior6' 1", 201 lbsRiverside, CA
Arkansas Razorbacks3-5 · TDC #68
Snap share
27%
likely 17–33%
Receptions
8
841st of 2089 in FBS
Rec. yards
109
728th of 2074 in FBS
Yards / catch
13.6
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
+0.34
15 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

15 plays · +5.1 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.34
Passing+0.34
1st down+0.77
2nd down+0.10
3rd down+0.27
Standard downs+0.80
Passing downs+0.11
FaupelWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays3%
Pass plays5%
Run plays0%
1st down2%
2nd down3%
3rd down4%
Standard downs1%
Passing downs5%
FaupelWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets14—
Target share6.3%—
Catch rate50.0%—
Success rate per target42.9%—
Yards per target7.0—
Explosive catches21.4%—
Deep-target rate7.1%—
3rd-down targets5—
Red-zone targets1—

Charting

Where Faupel's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
15
8 caught (53%)
Avg. depth of target
11.0
air yards per target
YAC per catch
2.9
23 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
86
of 109 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
7%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted15 targets charted

53% comp11.0 avg. depth2.9 YAC/catch7% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: 3 targets (20%), 1 caught (33%), 9 yds, 3.0 per target333% · 9yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 2 targets (13%), 2 caught (100%), 34 yds, 17.0 per target2100% · 34yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (7%), 1 caught (100%), 22 yds, 22.0 per target1100% · 22yLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (13%), 1 caught (50%), 6 yds, 3.0 per target250% · 6yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (7%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (7%), 1 caught (100%), 22 yds, 22.0 per target1100% · 22yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (7%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: noneRight, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (13%), 2 caught (100%), 16 yds, 8.0 per target2100% · 16yRight, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (7%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (7%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.
2025 charting · New Mexico State

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (7 of Faupel’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
44
21 caught (48%)
Avg. depth of target
9.5
air yards per target
YAC per catch
2.7
57 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
118
of 175 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
14%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted44 targets charted

55% comp9.5 avg. depth2.7 YAC/catch14% 20+ air yds5–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 3 targets (7%), 3 caught (100%), 10 yds, 3.3 per target3100% · 10yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 3 targets (7%), 1 caught (33%), 4 yds, 1.3 per target333% · 4yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 6 targets (14%), 2 caught (33%), 16 yds, 2.7 per target633% · 16yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 3 targets (7%), 1 caught (33%), 13 yds, 4.3 per target333% · 13yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 2 targets (5%), 1 caught (50%), 23 yds, 11.5 per target250% · 23yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 2 targets (5%), 1 caught (50%), 3 yds, 1.5 per target250% · 3yLeft, 30+ air yards: 3 targets (7%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target30% · 0yMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 6 targets (14%), 3 caught (50%), 20 yds, 3.3 per target650% · 20yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 4 targets (9%), 2 caught (50%), 32 yds, 8.0 per target450% · 32yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (2%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (2%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, Behind air yards: 2 targets (5%), 1 caught (50%), 7 yds, 3.5 per target250% · 7yRight, 0–4 air yards: 3 targets (7%), 3 caught (100%), 21 yds, 7.0 per target3100% · 21yRight, 5–9 air yards: 3 targets (7%), 2 caught (67%), 16 yds, 5.3 per target367% · 16yRight, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (2%), 1 caught (100%), 10 yds, 10.0 per target1100% · 10yRight, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (2%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Career

4 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farArkansas#68 · 3-5827%810906.3%
2025New Mexico State#127 · 4-81075%61661720.8%
2024New Mexico State#129 · 3-9312%34819.1%
2023New Mexico State#78 · 10-5512%89805.8%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Donovan Faupel's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Donovan Faupel'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

4.8 avg. game scoreBest: 5.7 vs Georgia (Week 3)0 of 7 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1North AlabamaW 31–144.3199.009
2@UtahL 10–435.412323.0023
3GeorgiaL 17–455.722814.0022
4TulsaW 34–6—no stats recorded
5@Texas A&ML 7–344.611111.0011
6TennesseeL 17–244.2188.008
7@VanderbiltW 31–214.2188.008
9MissouriL 10–345.412222.0022
2026 · 7 games4.8810913.6023

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions8841st / 2089
Yards109728th / 2074
Yards / catch13.6—
Touchdowns0—
Long23—

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 involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · North Alabama83~8 (2–13)110%
Wk 2 · Utah76~7 (2–11)19%
Wk 3 · Georgia62~22 (7–30)335%
Wk 4 · Tulsa79~13 (4–21)116%
Wk 5 · Texas A&M47~27 (9–37)257%
Wk 6 · Tennessee60~35 (11–48)358%
Wk 7 · Vanderbilt73~22 (7–30)230%
Wk 9 · Missouri70~17 (5–23)224%
Season550151 (94–183)1527%

Position Room

15 WRs on the Arkansas roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
6Chris MarshallWRSR43601226%+0.61
19Antonio JordanWRSO1520509%+0.39
3CJ BrownWRJR1112008%+0.09
4Ismael CisseWRSR911827%+0.08
8Donovan FaupelWRSR810905%+0.34
9Jamari HawkinsWRSR812605%+0.71
11Monte HarrisonWRJR58405%-0.05
Jelani WatkinsWR42003%+0.61
1Courtney CrutchfieldWRJR16012%-1.32
18Jude HallWRFR—————
80Dequane PrevoWRFR—————
82Ben PupploWRSR—————
86Maurice Gleaton Jr.WRSO—————
87Cory Henderson Jr.WRSR—————
88Blair Irvin IIIWRFR—————

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. Arkansas depth chart →