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 | 6 | — |
| Target share | 3.9% | — |
| Catch rate | 100.0% | — |
| Success rate per target | 50.0% | — |
| Yards per target | 7.8 | — |
| Explosive catches | 16.7% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 16.7% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 0 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 0 | — |
Charting
Where Wilkerson's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted6 targets charted
Career
2 seasons 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 |  Louisiana Tech#73 · 6-2 | 6 | 20% | 6 | 47 | 1 | 3.9% |
| 2024 | Louisiana Tech#109 · 5-8 | 7 | 21% | 13 | 262 | 2 | 6.2% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Jay Wilkerson's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Jay Wilkerson'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 |  Northwestern State | W 80–6 | 6.3 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 1 | 27 |
| 2 | @ LSU | L 14–45 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 3 | @ Baylor | L 19–36 | 4.2 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| 5 |  Army | W 31–29 | 4.0 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 |  Louisiana | W 32–31 | 3.3 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | @ UL Monroe | W 24–0 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 8 |  Old Dominion | W 26–0 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | @ South Alabama | W 35–20 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 2026 · 5 games | 4.2 | 6 | 47 | 7.8 | 1 | 27 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 6 | 1004th / 2089 |
| Yards | 47 | 1177th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 7.8 | — |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 412th / 914 |
| Long | 27 | — |
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 · Northwestern State | ✓ WR | 58 | ~12 (4–20) | 1 | 21% |
| Wk 2 · LSU | ✓ WR | 55 | · | · | — |
| Wk 3 · Baylor | ✓ WR | 78 | ~21 (7–29) | 1 | 27% |
| Wk 5 · Army | — | 57 | ~14 (4–23) | 1 | 25% |
| Wk 6 · Louisiana | ✓ WR | 77 | ~40 (26–49) | 2 | 52% |
| Wk 8 · Old Dominion | — | 80 | ~20 (6–27) | 1 | 25% |
| Season | 4 GS | 525 | 107 (61–141) | 6 | 20% |
Position Room
13 WRs on the Louisiana Tech roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Jalen Mickens | WR | SO | 43 | 618 | 4 | 24% | +0.65 |
| 6 | Marcus Calwise Jr. | WR | JR | 19 | 247 | 2 | 12% | +0.82 |
| 86 | Talyn Shettron | WR | JR | 18 | 243 | 1 | 12% | +0.51 |
| Jay Wilkerson | WR | 6 | 47 | 1 | 4% | +0.12 | ||
| Luke Watkins | WR | 3 | 42 | 2 | 4% | +0.13 | ||
| 3 | Dedrick Latulas | WR | JR | 2 | 10 | 1 | 4% | +0.73 |
| 8 | David Pierro | WR | SR | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5% | -0.92 |
| 88 | Johnnie Thiel IV | WR | FR | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3% | +1.03 |
| 17 | Dane Benedix | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | Brayden Curry | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 83 | Carter Harris | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 85 | Johnny Casey Jr. | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 89 | Chase Grosfeld | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
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 →