#88
Notre Dame · 2026

James Flanigan

TESophomore6' 6", 253 lbsGreen Bay, WI
Notre Dame Fighting Irish3-0 · TDC #1
Snap share
54%
1 of 1 started · likely 25–77%
Receptions
2
991st of 1676 in FBS
Rec. yards
10
1323rd of 1662 in FBS
Yards / catch
5.0
Rec. TD
1
158th of 527 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.43
3 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

3 plays · +1.3 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.43
Passing+0.43
1st down-0.85
2nd down+1.07
Standard downs+0.43
FlaniganWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays5%
Pass plays10%
Run plays0%
1st down3%
2nd down9%
3rd down0%
Standard downs6%
Passing downs0%
FlaniganWR/TE average

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions2991st / 1676
Yards101323rd / 1662
Yards / catch5—
Touchdowns1158th / 527
Long7—

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 · Wisconsin✓ TE61~33 (15–47)354%
Season1 GS6133 (15–47)354%

Position Room

8 TEs on the Notre Dame roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
87Cooper FlanaganTESR31515%+0.94
88James FlaniganTESO210110%+0.43
Ty WashingtonTE1603%-0.47
24Ian PremerTEFR—————
42Henry GarrityTESR—————
84Preston FryzelTEFR—————
85Jack LarsenTEJR———3%-0.33
89Austin RatiganTEFR—————

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. Notre Dame depth chart →