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 | 20 | — |
| Target share | 12.7% | — |
| Catch rate | 50.0% | — |
| Success rate per target | 45.0% | — |
| Yards per target | 7.2 | — |
| Explosive catches | 10.0% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 35.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 5 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 1 | — |
Charting
Where Neider's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted20 targets charted
2025 charting · UConn
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (6 of Neider’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted20 targets charted
Career
3 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 | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD | Havoc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  West Virginia#69 · 5-3 | 8 | 44% | 10 | 144 | 0 | 12.7% | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 2025 |  UConn#75 · 9-4 | 12 | 45% | 27 | 422 | 2 | 10.5% | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 2024 | UConn#77 · 9-4 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. John Neider's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
John Neider'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 |  Coastal Carolina | W 31–24 | 4.0 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 |  UT Martin | W 52–7 | 4.3 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | vs Virginia | W 38–27 | 5.4 | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 17 |
| 4 |  Oklahoma State | L 24–41 | 6.0 | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | 21 |
| 5 | @ Iowa State | L 42–45 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 6 |  Arizona | L 31–52 | 5.9 | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 0 | 33 |
| 7 |  Cincinnati | W 45–42 | 4.3 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
| 8 | @ TCU | W 24–20 | 5.4 | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 15 |
| 2026 · 7 games | 5.0 | 10 | 144 | 14.4 | 0 | 33 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 10 | 705th / 2089 |
| Yards | 144 | 582nd / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 14.4 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 33 | — |
| Kick returns | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Returns | 1 | — |
| Yards | 11 | — |
| Average | 11 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 11 | — |
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 | Special teams | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Coastal Carolina | ✓ WR | 75 | ~39 (12–53) | 2 | · | 52% |
| Wk 2 · UT Martin | ✓ WR | 63 | ~20 (6–27) | 2 | · | 32% |
| Wk 3 · Virginia | ✓ WR | 68 | ~42 (28–51) | 3 | · | 62% |
| Wk 4 · Oklahoma State | — | 88 | ~50 (33–61) | 4 | · | 57% |
| Wk 5 · Iowa State | — | 63 | ~16 (5–22) | 1 | · | 25% |
| Wk 6 · Arizona | — | 103 | ~50 (33–61) | 4 | · | 49% |
| Wk 7 · Cincinnati | — | 79 | ~16 (5–22) | 2 | 1 | 20% |
| Wk 8 · TCU | — | 58 | ~28 (9–38) | 2 | · | 48% |
| Season | 3 GS | 597 | 261 (162–317) | 20 | 1 | 44% |
Position Room
14 WRs on the West Virginia roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | DJ Epps | WR | SR | 22 | 556 | 5 | 24% | +0.56 |
| Prince Strachan | WR | 14 | 275 | 0 | 16% | +0.61 | ||
| 5 | Jaden Bray | WR | SR | 12 | 174 | 0 | 15% | +0.29 |
| 80 | John Neider | WR | JR | 10 | 144 | 0 | 12% | +0.29 |
| Cyrus Traugh | WR | 7 | 102 | 1 | 9% | +0.81 | ||
| Armoni Weaver | WR | 3 | 67 | 1 | — | — | ||
| Kedrick Triplett | WR | 1 | 27 | 1 | 8% | +3.23 | ||
| 11 | TaRon Francis | WR | FR | — | — | — | 7% | -0.46 |
| 14 | Keon Hutchins | WR | JR | — | — | — | 5% | -0.74 |
| 24 | Landon Drumm | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | Brad Mossor | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 85 | Robert Oliver | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 89 | Charlie Hanafin | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| Armoni Weaver-Bomar | WR | — | — | — | 6% | +1.30 |
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. West Virginia depth chart →