Jamal Polite Jr.
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 | 26 | — |
| Target share | 14.1% | 374th / 534 |
| Catch rate | 50.0% | 461st / 534 |
| Success rate per target | 42.3% | 371st / 534 |
| Yards per target | 10.7 | 73rd / 534 |
| Explosive catches | 26.9% | 13th / 534 |
| Deep-target rate | 30.8% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 10 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 1 | — |
Charting
Where Jr.'s plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted27 targets charted
Game Log
Jamal Polite Jr.'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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 |  Southeast Missouri State | W 38–10 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 2 | @ Iowa | L 13–16 | 5.3 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
| 3 |  Bowling Green | W 55–7 | 6.5 | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 1 | 34 |
| 4 |  Utah | L 17–31 | 3.9 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  West Virginia | W 45–42 | 5.0 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | @ BYU | L 10–24 | 5.4 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 16 |
| 8 | @ Arizona | L 3–39 | 5.6 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | 27 |
| 9 |  Oklahoma State | W 51–49 | 9.5 | 6 | 171 | 28.5 | 1 | 53 |
| 2026 · 7 games | 5.9 | 14 | 286 | 20.4 | 2 | 53 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 1 | — |
| Yards | 0 | — |
| Yards / carry | 0 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 0 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 14 | 510th / 2089 |
| Yards | 286 | 271st / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 20.4 | — |
| Touchdowns | 2 | 223rd / 914 |
| Long | 53 | — |
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 1 | 4438th / 5664 |
| Solo | 1 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
| Fumbles | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fumbles | 1 | — |
| Lost | 0 | — |
| 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 | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 · Iowa | 53 | ~7 (2–11) | 1 | · | 13% |
| Wk 3 · Bowling Green | 63 | ~25 (8–34) | 2 | · | 40% |
| Wk 4 · Utah | 73 | ~21 (7–29) | 2 | 1 | 29% |
| Wk 5 · West Virginia | 76 | ~21 (7–29) | 3 | · | 28% |
| Wk 6 · BYU | 57 | ~43 (28–52) | 4 | · | 75% |
| Wk 8 · Arizona | 58 | ~48 (32–58) | 6 | · | 83% |
| Wk 9 · Oklahoma State | 72 | ~60 (39–72) | 11 | · | 83% |
| Season | 500 | 225 (140–273) | 29 | 1 | 45% |
Position Room
15 WRs on the Iowa State roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Omari Hayes | WR | SR | 21 | 246 | 1 | 14% | +0.39 |
| 89 | Ty Claiborne | WR | SR | 16 | 156 | 0 | 11% | +0.23 |
| 13 | Jamal Polite Jr. | WR | FR | 14 | 286 | 2 | 14% | +0.49 |
| 2 | Cody Jackson | WR | SR | 13 | 236 | 1 | 11% | +0.69 |
| 11 | Dominic Overby | WR | SO | 10 | 212 | 1 | 19% | +0.34 |
| Malcolm Watkins | WR | 2 | 13 | 0 | 14% | -0.04 | ||
| 4 | Carter Pabst | WR | SO | 1 | 24 | 0 | 11% | +1.27 |
| 8 | Evan Boyd | WR | JR | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6% | -0.48 |
| 23 | Carson Robbins | WR | SO | 1 | 11 | 0 | 6% | +1.39 |
| 12 | Braden Goellner | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Jordyn Bailey | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | Zach Eskildsen | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | Jeffrey Roberts | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 82 | Trevor Fortenberry | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 86 | Ray Coffey | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
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. Iowa State depth chart →