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 | 8 | — |
| Target share | 6.2% | — |
| Catch rate | 75.0% | — |
| Success rate per target | 75.0% | — |
| Yards per target | 8.5 | — |
| Explosive catches | 12.5% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 12.5% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 0 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 1 | — |
Charting
Where Ferguson's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted8 targets charted
Game Log
Ja'Kayden Ferguson'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 | Returns | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long | KR | KR yds | PR | PR yds | TD |
| 1 |  Youngstown State | W 45–13 | 2.8 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2 |  Alabama | L 17–45 | — | · | · | · | · | · | 2 | 33 | · | · | · |
| 3 | @ Texas A&M | W 31–21 | — | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | 23 | · | · | · |
| 4 |  South Alabama | W 45–21 | 4.2 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 5 | @ South Carolina | W 35–34 | 2.6 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 33 | · | · | · |
| 6 |  LSU | W 35–34 | 6.3 | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 20 | · | · | · |
| 7 | @ Oklahoma | W 21–13 | — | · | · | · | · | · | 2 | 27 | · | · | · |
| 8 |  Vanderbilt | W 34–17 | 4.2 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2026 · 8 games | 4.0 | 7 | 70 | 10.0 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 136 | · | · | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 7 | 917th / 2089 |
| Yards | 70 | 976th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 10 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 20 | — |
| Fumbles | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fumbles | 1 | — |
| Lost | 0 | — |
| Recovered | 0 | — |
| Kick returns | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Returns | 8 | — |
| Yards | 136 | — |
| Average | 17 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 27 | — |
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 | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Special teams | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Youngstown State | 59 | ~8 (2–13) | 1 | · | 14% |
| Wk 2 · Alabama | 65 | · | · | 2 | — |
| Wk 3 · Texas A&M | 53 | · | · | 1 | — |
| Wk 4 · South Alabama | 68 | ~22 (7–30) | 2 | · | 32% |
| Wk 5 · South Carolina | 78 | ~41 (27–50) | 2 | 2 | 53% |
| Wk 6 · LSU | 68 | ~24 (8–33) | 3 | 1 | 35% |
| Wk 7 · Oklahoma | 55 | · | · | 2 | — |
| Wk 8 · Vanderbilt | 65 | ~28 (9–38) | 1 | · | 43% |
| Season | 511 | 123 (70–162) | 9 | 8 | 24% |
Position Room
15 WRs on the Kentucky roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Kenny Darby | WR | FR | 38 | 507 | 3 | 21% | +0.39 |
| 7 | DJ Miller | WR | SO | 18 | 221 | 1 | 17% | +0.27 |
| 4 | Nic Anderson | WR | SR | 17 | 197 | 1 | 13% | +0.35 |
| 5 | Ja'Kayden Ferguson | WR | SO | 7 | 70 | 0 | 5% | +0.43 |
| 6 | Shane Carr | WR | SR | 3 | 26 | 1 | 6% | +0.62 |
| 12 | Brock Coffman | WR | SO | 3 | 53 | 0 | 4% | +1.12 |
| 83 | Prince Jean | WR | FR | 2 | 27 | 1 | 8% | +1.27 |
| 13 | Denairius Gray | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Xavier Daisy | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | Rico Crowder | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | Spencer Leadbetter | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | Saxton Howard | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 80 | Ashton Cozart | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 84 | Davis McCray | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 89 | Cash Harney | 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. Kentucky depth chart →