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 | 27 | — |
| Target share | 15.7% | 297th / 534 |
| Catch rate | 44.4% | 502nd / 534 |
| Success rate per target | 33.3% | 480th / 534 |
| Yards per target | 4.7 | 503rd / 534 |
| Explosive catches | 7.4% | 393rd / 534 |
| Deep-target rate | 18.5% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 8 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 2 | — |
Charting
Where Nelson's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted32 targets charted
Game Log
Egypt Nelson'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 | @ Michigan | L 12–13 | 2.6 | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 |  Monmouth | W 49–14 | 6.8 | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 1 | 23 |
| 3 | @ Rice | W 28–21 | 3.6 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 |  Boise State | L 7–32 | 4.8 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| 5 | @ Buffalo | W 20–17 | 5.8 | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | 9 |
| 6 |  Kent State | W 38–7 | 5.9 | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 0 | 33 |
| 7 | @ Central Michigan | W 21–14 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 8 | @ Toledo | L 38–45 | 5.7 | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 17 |
| 9 |  Bowling Green | W 23–10 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 2026 · 7 games | 5.0 | 14 | 142 | 10.1 | 1 | 33 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 14 | 510th / 2089 |
| Yards | 142 | 588th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 10.1 | — |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 412th / 914 |
| Long | 33 | — |
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 | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Michigan | ✓ WR | 67 | ~25 (8–34) | 3 | · | 37% |
| Wk 2 · Monmouth | — | 57 | ~32 (10–44) | 4 | · | 56% |
| Wk 3 · Rice | — | 63 | ~36 (11–49) | 3 | 1 | 57% |
| Wk 4 · Boise State | ✓ WR | 51 | ~31 (10–42) | 4 | · | 61% |
| Wk 5 · Buffalo | ✓ WR | 61 | ~46 (30–56) | 6 | · | 75% |
| Wk 6 · Kent State | — | 64 | ~39 (12–53) | 4 | · | 61% |
| Wk 8 · Toledo | — | 62 | ~46 (30–56) | 5 | 1 | 74% |
| Wk 9 · Bowling Green | — | 57 | ~46 (30–56) | 4 | · | 81% |
| Season | 3 GS | 535 | 301 (187–365) | 33 | 2 | 56% |
Position Room
10 WRs on the Western Michigan roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Aveion Chenault | WR | SO | 33 | 540 | 2 | 25% | +0.73 |
| 7 | Baylin Brooks | WR | JR | 20 | 219 | 4 | 15% | +0.33 |
| 8 | Egypt Nelson | WR | JR | 14 | 142 | 1 | 16% | -0.33 |
| 1 | Emazon Littlejohn | WR | SO | 3 | 12 | 0 | 5% | +0.31 |
| 3 | Keivin Boone-Nelson II | WR | SR | 3 | 25 | 0 | 4% | +0.03 |
| 80 | Harper Hughes | WR | FR | 3 | 32 | 0 | 5% | -0.28 |
| 11 | Terence Marshall | WR | SO | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4% | +2.19 |
| 5 | Kordell Gouldsby | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Elijah Lucas | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | Angelo Chapman | 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. Western Michigan depth chart →