#45

Jelani Thurman

TEJunior6' 6", 245 lbsFairburn, GA
North Carolina Tar Heels2-1 · TDC #73
Snap share
77%
3 of 3 started · likely 65–93%
Receptions
11
154th of 1676 in FBS
Rec. yards
183
108th of 1662 in FBS
Yards / catch
16.6
92nd of 499 in FBS
Rec. TD
1
158th of 527 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.08
267th of 301 WR/TEs

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

21 plays · +1.6 total EPA · 267th of 301 qualifying WR/TEs
All plays+0.08
Passing+0.08
1st down-0.08
2nd down+1.71
3rd down-0.44
Standard downs-0.05
Passing downs+0.61
ThurmanWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays12%
Pass plays23%
Run plays0%
1st down13%
2nd down9%
3rd down12%
Standard downs14%
Passing downs7%
ThurmanWR/TE average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets21—
Target share27.3%52nd / 489
Catch rate52.4%402nd / 489
Success rate per target38.1%369th / 489
Yards per target8.7208th / 489
Explosive catches23.8%67th / 489
Deep-target rate14.3%—
3rd-down targets4—
Red-zone targets4—

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions11154th / 1676
Yards183108th / 1662
Yards / catch16.692nd / 499
Touchdowns1158th / 527
Long35—

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 involvedPenaltiesSnap share
Wk 1 · TCU✓ TE57~45 (38–54)8·79%
Wk 2 · East Tennessee State✓ TE53~32 (15–46)4260%
Wk 3 · Clemson✓ TE69~61 (52–69)9·88%
Season3 GS179138 (117–167)21277%

Position Room

5 TEs on the North Carolina roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
45Jelani ThurmanTEJR11183123%+0.08
84Shamar EasterTEJR22309%+0.48
87Carson SneedTEFR11104%+0.53
85Dream RashadTEFR—————
88Deems MayTESR—————

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. North Carolina depth chart →