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 | 18 | — |
| Target share | 7.3% | — |
| Catch rate | 77.8% | — |
| Success rate per target | 61.1% | — |
| Yards per target | 12.7 | — |
| Explosive catches | 16.7% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 22.2% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 4 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 2 | — |
Charting
Where Hale's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted17 targets charted
Career
2 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  SMU#29 · 6-2 | 8 | 37% | 16 | 258 | 3 | 7.3% |
| 2023 |  Alabama#8 · 12-2 | 4 | 19% | 5 | 148 | 1 | 9.3% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Jalen Hale's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Jalen Hale'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
| Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 | @ Florida State | W 27–24 | 5.9 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 70 | 35.0 | 0 | 64 |
| 2 |  UC Davis | W 56–10 | 6.4 | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | 51 | 51.0 | 0 | 51 |
| 3 | @ Louisville | L 31–41 | 4.3 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| 4 |  Missouri State | W 34–24 | 4.2 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 |  Boston College | W 25–16 | 4.3 | · | · | · | · | · | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 8 |
| 7 |  Virginia | W 23–13 | 7.3 | · | · | · | · | · | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 1 | 37 |
| 8 |  California | W 59–20 | 6.6 | · | · | · | · | · | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 1 | 17 |
| 9 | @ Syracuse | L 27–30 | 2.6 | · | · | · | · | · | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 1 | 9 |
| 2026 · 8 games | 5.2 | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 258 | 16.1 | 3 | 64 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 3 | — |
| Yards | 7 | 1146th / 1519 |
| Yards / carry | 2.3 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 4 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 16 | 434th / 2089 |
| Yards | 258 | 329th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 16.1 | 67th / 460 |
| Touchdowns | 3 | 127th / 914 |
| Long | 64 | — |
| Fumbles | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fumbles | 2 | — |
| Lost | 2 | — |
| Recovered | 0 | — |
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 | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Florida State | — | 67 | ~25 (8–34) | 3 | 37% |
| Wk 2 · UC Davis | — | 55 | ~6 (2–10) | 1 | 11% |
| Wk 3 · Louisville | — | 79 | ~27 (9–37) | 3 | 34% |
| Wk 4 · Missouri State | ✓ WR | 78 | ~41 (27–50) | 3 | 53% |
| Wk 5 · Boston College | — | 63 | ~13 (4–21) | 2 | 21% |
| Wk 7 · Virginia | — | 69 | ~26 (8–36) | 4 | 38% |
| Wk 8 · California | — | 68 | ~40 (26–49) | 4 | 59% |
| Wk 9 · Syracuse | — | 67 | ~24 (8–33) | 3 | 36% |
| Season | 1 GS | 546 | 202 (125–245) | 23 | 37% |
Position Room
14 WRs on the SMU roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Yamir Knight | WR | SR | 44 | 523 | 3 | 16% | +0.73 |
| 3 | Yannick Smith | WR | JR | 27 | 437 | 2 | 15% | +0.62 |
| 10 | Jalen Cooper | WR | SO | 27 | 389 | 1 | 14% | +0.63 |
| 2 | Jalen Hale | WR | SR | 16 | 258 | 3 | 7% | +0.86 |
| 0 | Derrick McFall | WR | JR | 9 | 167 | 3 | 5% | +0.43 |
| 16 | Jakai Anderson | WR | FR | 3 | 26 | 0 | 7% | +0.23 |
| 11 | Carterrious Brown | WR | SO | 2 | 23 | 0 | 4% | +0.32 |
| 22 | Jordyn Adams | WR | FR | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6% | -0.07 |
| 15 | Aljour Miles II | WR | FR | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3% | +2.63 |
| 13 | Daylon Singleton | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | David Kniffen Jr. | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | Siler Cooke | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 81 | Tyrone Crethers | WR | FR | — | — | — | 3% | -0.96 |
| 83 | X'Zavier Barnett | 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. SMU depth chart →