Joseph Saffold
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 | 6 | — |
| Target share | 7.2% | — |
| Catch rate | 66.7% | — |
| Success rate per target | 33.3% | — |
| Yards per target | 5.3 | — |
| Explosive catches | 16.7% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 0.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 3 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 2 | — |
Charting
Where Saffold's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted4 targets charted
Game Log
Joseph Saffold'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 |  Tarleton State | L 13–20 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 2 | @ Nebraska | L 7–56 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 3 | @ Iowa State | L 7–55 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 4 |  South Florida | L 6–14 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 5 | @ Miami (OH) | W 24–20 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 6 |  Sacramento State | W 38–10 | 6.9 | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 1 | 20 |
| 7 |  Ball State | L 31–32 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 8 | @ Buffalo | L 24–31 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 9 | @ Western Michigan | L 10–23 | 3.3 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2026 · 2 games | 5.1 | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 1 | 20 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 4 | 1233rd / 2089 |
| Yards | 51 | 1134th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 12.8 | — |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 412th / 914 |
| Long | 20 | — |
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 | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 5 · Miami (OH) | 60 | ~9 (3–15) | 1 | 15% |
| Wk 6 · Sacramento State | 59 | ~42 (28–51) | 3 | 71% |
| Wk 9 · Western Michigan | 62 | ~42 (28–51) | 3 | 68% |
| Season | 528 | 93 (43–120) | 7 | 18% |
Position Room
12 WRs on the Bowling Green roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Winn Sharp | WR | SO | 28 | 314 | 1 | 17% | +0.65 |
| 5 | Brennan Ridley | WR | JR | 27 | 305 | 1 | 13% | +0.24 |
| 19 | Joseph Saffold | WR | FR | 4 | 51 | 1 | 7% | +1.06 |
| 3 | Trey Johnson | WR | SR | 2 | 45 | 1 | 6% | -0.32 |
| 6 | Isaiah Dawson | WR | SO | 1 | 18 | 1 | 4% | +3.04 |
| 9 | Nick Sowell | WR | SR | 1 | 15 | 0 | 4% | -0.15 |
| 14 | Pauly Sadler | WR | FR | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3% | -0.34 |
| 11 | Austin Clay | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | Cade Brooks | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 82 | Maddox Hunstad | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 83 | Pierce St Geme | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 87 | Reddik Pillarelli | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
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. Bowling Green depth chart →