#11

Jalen Mickens

WRSophomore5' 9", 187 lbsWillis, TX
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs1-2 · TDC #78
Snap share
79%
3 of 3 started · likely 61–93%
Receptions
13
111th of 1676 in FBS
Rec. yards
297
16th of 1662 in FBS
Yards / catch
22.8
16th of 499 in FBS
Rec. TD
2
54th of 527 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.96
45th of 301 WR/TEs

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

24 plays · +23.0 total EPA · 45th of 301 qualifying WR/TEs
All plays+0.96
Passing+1.02
Rushing+0.74
1st down+1.00
2nd down+1.24
3rd down+1.10
Standard downs+1.00
Passing downs+0.92
MickensWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays12%
Pass plays21%
Run plays5%
1st down13%
2nd down4%
3rd down24%
Standard downs9%
Passing downs19%
MickensWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets16—
Target share22.9%114th / 489
Catch rate50.0%404th / 489
Success rate per target31.2%427th / 489
Yards per target9.4169th / 489
Explosive catches12.5%207th / 489
Deep-target rate18.8%—
3rd-down targets6—
Red-zone targets0—

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries4—
Yards45495th / 1194
Yards / carry11.3—
Touchdowns1200th / 476
Long28—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions13111th / 1676
Yards29716th / 1662
Yards / catch22.816th / 499
Touchdowns254th / 527
Long75—
Fumbles2026FBS rank
Fumbles1—
Lost1—
Recovered0—

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 · Northwestern State✓ WR58~40 (26–49)669%
Wk 2 · LSU✓ WR55~48 (32–55)987%
Wk 3 · Baylor✓ WR78~62 (41–75)1079%
Season3 GS191150 (117–178)2579%

Position Room

13 WRs on the Louisiana Tech roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
11Jalen MickensWRSO13297221%+0.96
86Talyn ShettronWRJR668110%+0.84
6Marcus Calwise Jr.WRJR539011%-0.04
3Dedrick LatulasWRJR210110%+1.33
Jay WilkersonWR23513%+1.15
Luke WatkinsWR23814%-0.15
8David PierroWRSR1305%-0.92
88Johnnie Thiel IVWRFR11203%+1.03
17Dane BenedixWRSR—————
31Brayden CurryWRSO—————
83Carter HarrisWRFR—————
85Johnny Casey Jr.WRFR—————
89Chase GrosfeldWRJR—————

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. Louisiana Tech depth chart →