Jayden Kitchens
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 | 11 | — |
| Target share | 5.7% | — |
| Catch rate | 54.5% | — |
| Success rate per target | 45.5% | — |
| Yards per target | 6.4 | — |
| Explosive catches | 9.1% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 9.1% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 3 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 0 | — |
Charting
Where Kitchens's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted15 targets charted
Game Log
Jayden Kitchens'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 | Defense | |||||||||||||||
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| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 |  Hampton | W 62–0 | 6.1 | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 2 | @ UConn | W 38–14 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 3 |  Virginia Tech | L 26–35 | 3.6 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 4 |  UCLA | L 3–54 | — | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 5 | @ Nebraska | L 23–48 | 3.3 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 6 | @ Ohio State | L 16–45 | — | no stats recorded | ||||||||||||
| 7 |  Rutgers | L 30–37 | 6.5 | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 0 | 31 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 9 |  Illinois | L 17–20 | 5.1 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 10 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2026 · 7 games | 4.6 | 10 | 111 | 11.1 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 10 | 705th / 2089 |
| Yards | 111 | 710th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 11.1 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 31 | — |
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 2 | 3934th / 5664 |
| Solo | 2 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 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 1 · Hampton | 78 | ~21 (7–29) | 2 | 1 | 27% |
| Wk 2 · UConn | 78 | ~17 (5–23) | 1 | · | 22% |
| Wk 3 · Virginia Tech | 64 | ~15 (5–21) | 1 | · | 23% |
| Wk 4 · UCLA | 69 | ~13 (4–21) | 1 | 1 | 19% |
| Wk 5 · Nebraska | 69 | ~13 (4–21) | 2 | · | 19% |
| Wk 6 · Ohio State | 53 | ~17 (5–23) | 2 | · | 32% |
| Wk 7 · Rutgers | 64 | ~44 (29–54) | 4 | · | 69% |
| Wk 9 · Illinois | 58 | ~18 (6–25) | 2 | · | 31% |
| Season | 533 | 158 (98–192) | 15 | 2 | 30% |
Position Room
12 WRs on the Maryland roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Chris Durr Jr. | WR | JR | 58 | 638 | 4 | 27% | +0.53 |
| 2 | Kaleb Webb | WR | SR | 24 | 319 | 0 | 16% | +0.23 |
| 1 | Na'eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding | WR | JR | 22 | 279 | 2 | — | — |
| 17 | Jayden Kitchens | WR | FR | 10 | 111 | 0 | 5% | +0.19 |
| 11 | Ryan Manning | WR | JR | 7 | 58 | 0 | 4% | -0.15 |
| 80 | Ejani Shakir | WR | JR | 3 | 35 | 0 | 4% | +0.70 |
| 14 | Jordan Scott | WR | SR | 2 | 25 | 1 | 3% | +0.49 |
| 10 | Zymear Smith | WR | FR | — | — | — | 3% | -0.53 |
| 15 | Jackson Hamilton | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Josiah Teasley | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 83 | Emerson Smith | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 88 | Justin DeVaughn | 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. Maryland depth chart →