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 | 60 | — |
| Target share | 25.8% | 55th / 534 |
| Catch rate | 63.3% | 296th / 534 |
| Success rate per target | 50.0% | 220th / 534 |
| Yards per target | 7.7 | 296th / 534 |
| Explosive catches | 13.3% | 192nd / 534 |
| Deep-target rate | 10.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 10 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 14 | — |
Charting
Where Thurman's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted60 targets charted
2025 charting · Ohio State
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (2 of Thurman’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted2 targets charted
Career
4 seasons at 2 schools 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 |  North Carolina#50 · 4-4 | 8 | 75% | 38 | 461 | 6 | 25.8% |
| 2025 |  Ohio State#2 · 12-2 | 6 | 12% | 7 | 84 | 1 | 3.7% |
| 2024 | Ohio State#1 · 14-2 | 4 | 8% | 4 | 42 | 1 | 4.1% |
| 2023 | Ohio State#4 · 11-2 | 1 | 3% | 2 | 18 | 0 | — |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Jelani Thurman's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Jelani Thurman'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 | vs TCU | W 15–10 | 8.8 | 4 | 94 | 23.5 | 0 | 35 |
| 2 |  East Tennessee State | W 35–3 | 8.8 | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 1 | 25 |
| 3 | @ Clemson | L 20–28 | 6.0 | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 12 |
| 5 |  Notre Dame | L 26–37 | 8.8 | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | 2 | 15 |
| 6 | @ Pittsburgh | W 21–17 | 7.6 | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | @ Duke | W 24–20 | 7.6 | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 0 | 14 |
| 8 |  Syracuse | L 30–31 | 8.6 | 7 | 77 | 11.0 | 0 | 28 |
| 9 |  Miami | L 35–38 | 9.3 | 5 | 70 | 14.0 | 2 | 23 |
| 2026 · 8 games | 8.2 | 38 | 461 | 12.1 | 6 | 35 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 38 | 71st / 2089 |
| Yards | 461 | 88th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 12.1 | 252nd / 460 |
| Touchdowns | 6 | 22nd / 914 |
| Long | 35 | — |
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 | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · TCU | ✓ TE | 57 | ~45 (38–54) | 8 | · | 79% |
| Wk 2 · East Tennessee State | ✓ TE | 53 | ~32 (15–46) | 4 | 2 | 60% |
| Wk 3 · Clemson | ✓ TE | 69 | ~61 (52–69) | 9 | · | 88% |
| Wk 5 · Notre Dame | — | 51 | ~35 (16–50) | 8 | · | 69% |
| Wk 6 · Pittsburgh | — | 51 | ~43 (36–51) | 8 | · | 84% |
| Wk 7 · Duke | ✓ TE | 64 | ~48 (41–58) | 7 | · | 75% |
| Wk 8 · Syracuse | ✓ TE | 69 | ~53 (45–64) | 11 | · | 77% |
| Wk 9 · Miami | ✓ TE | 64 | ~42 (36–51) | 5 | · | 66% |
| Season | 6 GS | 478 | 359 (307–429) | 60 | 2 | 75% |
Position Room
6 TEs on the North Carolina roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | Jelani Thurman | TE | JR | 38 | 461 | 6 | 24% | +0.37 |
| 84 | Shamar Easter | TE | JR | 9 | 156 | 2 | 7% | +0.73 |
| Jordan Washington | TE | 3 | 23 | 0 | 5% | +0.23 | ||
| 87 | Carson Sneed | TE | FR | 1 | 11 | 0 | 4% | -0.06 |
| 85 | Dream Rashad | TE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 88 | Deems May | TE | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
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 →