#87
Fresno State · 2026

Jake Appleget

TESenior6' 4", 245 lbsLincoln, NE
Fresno State Bulldogs5-3 · TDC #75
Snap share
33%
6 of 7 started · likely 22–44%
Receptions
8
841st of 2089 in FBS
Rec. yards
108
732nd of 2074 in FBS
Yards / catch
13.5
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
+0.95
9 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

9 plays · +8.5 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.95
Passing+0.95
1st down+0.56
2nd down+0.70
3rd down+1.59
Standard downs+0.57
Passing downs+1.25
ApplegetWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays3%
Pass plays6%
Run plays0%
1st down2%
2nd down3%
3rd down5%
Standard downs2%
Passing downs5%
ApplegetWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets9—
Target share7.2%—
Catch rate88.9%—
Success rate per target77.8%—
Yards per target12.0—
Explosive catches22.2%—
Deep-target rate0.0%—
3rd-down targets3—
Red-zone targets0—

Charting

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

Targets
9
8 caught (89%)
Avg. depth of target
5.8
air yards per target
YAC per catch
8.2
66 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
42
of 108 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted9 targets charted

89% comp5.8 avg. depth8.2 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (22%), 2 caught (100%), 16 yds, 8.0 per target2100% · 16yLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (22%), 2 caught (100%), 14 yds, 7.0 per target2100% · 14yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 2 targets (22%), 1 caught (50%), 12 yds, 6.0 per target250% · 12yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (22%), 2 caught (100%), 42 yds, 21.0 per target2100% · 42yRight, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (11%), 1 caught (100%), 24 yds, 24.0 per target1100% · 24yRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 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 · Northern Illinois

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (2 of Appleget’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
2
1 caught (50%)
Avg. depth of target
7.0
air yards per target
YAC per catch
8.0
8 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
1
of 9 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted2 targets charted

54% comp7.0 avg. depth8.0 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds1–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (50%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (50%), 1 caught (100%), 9 yds, 9.0 per target1100% · 9yRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 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

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

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farFresno State#75 · 5-3733%810807.2%
2025Northern Illinois#119 · 3-9643%75717.6%
2024Northern Illinois#69 · 8-539%44504.2%

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

Game Log

Jake Appleget'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

5.8 avg. game scoreBest: 6.8 vs Oregon State (Week 9)0 of 5 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1@USCL 0–39—no stats recorded
2Sacramento StateW 49–35.82178.5012
3@San José StateW 26–104.0155.005
4RiceW 38–246.522914.5024
5@Washington StateW 26–6—no stats recorded
6Boise StateL 31–38—no stats recorded
7@San Diego StateL 23–266.022010.0011
9Oregon StateW 38–226.813737.0037
2026 · 5 games5.8810813.5037

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions8841st / 2089
Yards108732nd / 2074
Yards / catch13.5—
Touchdowns0—
Long37—

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 1 · USC✓ TE45··—
Wk 2 · Sacramento State✓ TE63~40 (34–48)263%
Wk 3 · San José State✓ TE68~31 (14–44)246%
Wk 4 · Rice✓ TE68~29 (13–41)243%
Wk 6 · Boise State✓ TE51··—
Wk 7 · San Diego State—65~35 (16–50)254%
Wk 9 · Oregon State✓ TE55~22 (10–31)140%
Season6 GS483157 (108–211)933%

Position Room

12 TEs on the Fresno State roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
86Gavin CorreiaTESO98718%+0.04
87Jake ApplegetTESR810806%+0.95
88Dallas Gaius-AnyaegbuTEFR23903%+0.75
89Brock LiumTEJR1300%-5.35
30Jace NixonTESO—————
32Ryan LewisTEFR—————
35Sebastien BoydellTEFR—————
36Zane GerboTEFR—————
37Sylas AustinTEFR—————
42Brayden FordTEFR—————
44Robert LuceroTEFR—————
85Bryce McdanielTEFR—————

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. Fresno State depth chart →