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Purdue · 2026

Jaylan Hornsby

WRSophomore6' 3", 215 lbsWinslow, NJ
Purdue Boilermakers3-5 · TDC #71
Snap share
8%
likely 2–13%
Receptions
2
1510th of 2089 in FBS
Rec. yards
22
1493rd of 2074 in FBS
Yards / catch
11.0
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
-0.38
4 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

4 plays · -1.5 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays-0.38
Passing-0.38
1st down-0.71
2nd down+0.61
Standard downs-0.71
Passing downs+0.61
HornsbyWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays2%
Pass plays4%
Run plays0%
1st down4%
2nd down2%
3rd down0%
Standard downs3%
Passing downs2%
HornsbyWR/TE average
2025 charting · Syracuse

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (3 of Hornsby’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
5
0 caught (0%)
Avg. depth of target
12.8
air yards per target
YAC per catch
—
0 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
0
of 0 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted5 targets charted

42% comp12.8 avg. depth— YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds1–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (20%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 2 targets (40%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0yLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (20%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: noneRight, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (20%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Career

3 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farPurdue#71 · 3-538%22204.6%
2025Syracuse#106 · 3-9422%810318.2%
2024Syracuse#47 · 10-322%2210—

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Jaylan Hornsby's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Jaylan Hornsby'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

5.5 avg. game scoreBest: 5.5 vs Indiana State (Week 1)0 of 1 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1Indiana StateW 44–195.522211.0017
2Wake ForestL 36–38—no stats recorded
3@UCLAL 38–52—no stats recorded
4Notre DameL 10–49—no stats recorded
5@IllinoisW 24–17—no stats recorded
6MinnesotaW 41–13—no stats recorded
7WashingtonL 26–38—no stats recorded
9@Penn StateL 17–31—no stats recorded
2026 · 1 game5.522211.0017

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions21510th / 2089
Yards221493rd / 2074
Yards / catch11—
Touchdowns0—
Long17—

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

GameTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · Indiana State74~20 (6–27)227%
Wk 3 · UCLA59~11 (3–18)119%
Wk 9 · Penn State44~9 (3–15)120%
Season52640 (12–66)48%

Position Room

16 WRs on the Purdue roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
Asaad WaseemWR41652122%+0.52
Xavier TownsendWR36416320%+0.41
5Chauncey MagwoodWRSR18221113%+0.40
11Tra'Mar HarrisWRSO1115029%+0.54
8De'Nylon MorrissetteWRSR812517%+0.39
Jesse WatsonWR46507%+0.97
17Bisi OwensWRSR32916%+0.87
0Jaylan HornsbyWRSO22204%-0.38
33Quinn RosenkranzWRFR1703%+1.20
9Jalil HallWRFR—————
12Corey SmithWRJR—————
13Ricky Sampson Jr.WRJR—————
80Brandon KinseyWRFR—————
83Andrew AdkisonWRJR—————
84Nolan BuckmanWRJR—————
88Jojo JohnsonWRFR—————

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. Purdue depth chart →