#18
Troy · 2026

Howard Kinchen

WRSenior6' 3", 190 lbsLafayette, LA
Troy Trojans4-4 · TDC #107
Snap share
41%
6 of 6 started · likely 34–48%
Receptions
16
434th of 2089 in FBS
Rec. yards
174
493rd of 2074 in FBS
Yards / catch
10.9
319th of 460 in FBS
Rec. TD
2
223rd of 914 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.46
27 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

27 plays · +12.5 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.46
Passing+0.46
1st down+0.08
2nd down+0.38
3rd down+0.93
Standard downs+0.42
Passing downs+0.54
KinchenWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays7%
Pass plays17%
Run plays0%
1st down6%
2nd down7%
3rd down12%
Standard downs7%
Passing downs9%
KinchenWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets27—
Target share18.0%211th / 534
Catch rate59.3%370th / 534
Success rate per target40.7%397th / 534
Yards per target6.7389th / 534
Explosive catches7.4%393rd / 534
Deep-target rate29.6%—
3rd-down targets9—
Red-zone targets2—

Charting

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

Targets
27
16 caught (59%)
Avg. depth of target
12.4
air yards per target
YAC per catch
4.0
64 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
116
of 180 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
30%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted27 targets charted

59% comp12.4 avg. depth4.0 YAC/catch30% 20+ air yds2–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: 2 targets (7%), 1 caught (50%), 24 yds, 12.0 per target250% · 24yLeft, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (4%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 1 caught (100%), 5 yds, 5.0 per target1100% · 5yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (7%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: 2 targets (7%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0yRight, Behind air yards: 1 targets (4%), 1 caught (100%), 4 yds, 4.0 per target1100% · 4yRight, 0–4 air yards: 5 targets (19%), 5 caught (100%), 27 yds, 5.4 per target5100% · 27yRight, 5–9 air yards: 5 targets (19%), 4 caught (80%), 25 yds, 5.0 per target580% · 25yRight, 10–14 air yards: 3 targets (11%), 3 caught (100%), 40 yds, 13.3 per target3100% · 40yRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: 3 targets (11%), 1 caught (33%), 55 yds, 18.3 per target333% · 55yRight, 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.

Game Log

Howard Kinchen'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

5.6 avg. game scoreBest: 7.8 at Missouri (Week 3)0 of 5 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1Sam HoustonW 24–21—no stats recorded
2Alabama StateW 34–17—no stats recorded
3@MissouriL 17–277.858016.0155
4@Utah StateL 10–217.46589.7114
6Southern MissW 55–344.6294.505
7@LouisianaL 6–33—no stats recorded
8UL MonroeL 14–212.31-4-4.002
9@James MadisonW 24–215.923115.5024
2026 · 5 games5.61617410.9255

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions16434th / 2089
Yards174493rd / 2074
Yards / catch10.9319th / 460
Touchdowns2223rd / 914
Long55—

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

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 3 · Missouri✓ WR72~58 (38–71)1081%
Wk 4 · Utah State✓ WR81~31 (10–42)738%
Wk 6 · Southern Miss✓ WR80~38 (12–52)248%
Wk 7 · Louisiana✓ WR54··—
Wk 8 · UL Monroe✓ WR66~45 (30–55)268%
Wk 9 · James Madison✓ WR75~56 (37–68)775%
Season6 GS562228 (192–269)2841%

Position Room

13 WRs on the Troy roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
17Jace PettyWRSR18209014%+0.13
4Noreel WhiteWRJR16252014%-0.08
18Howard KinchenWRSR16174217%+0.46
8TK KeyesWRJR13282316%+0.57
5Mojo DortchWRSR1211208%+0.27
15TJ LottWRSR10116112%+0.05
2Jywon BoydWRJR33809%+0.61
7Kristian TateWRSR———3%-0.58
12Hayden JacksonWRSR—————
13Ky McNultyWRJR—————
81Jah'Marren JacksonWRSO—————
82Dylan DensonWRFR—————
84Andrew LeslieWRSO—————

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. Troy depth chart →