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 | 52 | — |
| Target share | 22.2% | 116th / 534 |
| Catch rate | 69.2% | 173rd / 534 |
| Success rate per target | 44.2% | 338th / 534 |
| Yards per target | 8.2 | 253rd / 534 |
| Explosive catches | 9.6% | 321st / 534 |
| Deep-target rate | 7.7% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 12 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 8 | — |
Charting
Where Derry's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted52 targets charted
Game Log
Josh Derry'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 | Returns | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long | KR | KR yds | PR | PR yds | TD |
| 1 |  Bethune-Cookman | W 73–6 | 6.4 | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 0 | 26 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2 | @ Pittsburgh | L 7–12 | 4.6 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 6 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 3 |  Georgia State | W 44–30 | 5.6 | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 17 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 4 |  TCU | W 21–13 | 6.3 | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 0 | 22 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 5 | @ Houston | L 17–27 | 8.3 | 7 | 101 | 14.4 | 1 | 49 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 6 | @ Oklahoma State | L 28–42 | 8.1 | 11 | 84 | 7.6 | 1 | 15 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 8 |  BYU | W 39–31 | 7.3 | 6 | 54 | 9.0 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 20 | · | · | · |
| 9 |  Baylor | L 9–41 | 7.2 | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 0 | 67 | 2 | 44 | · | · | · |
| 2026 · 8 games | 6.7 | 37 | 428 | 11.6 | 3 | 67 | 3 | 64 | · | · | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 1 | — |
| Yards | 8 | 1122nd / 1519 |
| Yards / carry | 8 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 8 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 37 | 79th / 2089 |
| Yards | 428 | 119th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 11.6 | 280th / 460 |
| Touchdowns | 3 | 127th / 914 |
| Long | 67 | — |
| Kick returns | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Returns | 3 | — |
| Yards | 64 | — |
| Average | 21.3 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 25 | — |
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 · Bethune-Cookman | ✓ WR | 60 | ~41 (27–50) | 3 | · | 68% |
| Wk 2 · Pittsburgh | ✓ WR | 54 | ~30 (10–41) | 4 | · | 56% |
| Wk 3 · Georgia State | ✓ WR | 56 | ~40 (26–49) | 4 | · | 71% |
| Wk 4 · TCU | ✓ WR | 53 | ~38 (12–52) | 4 | · | 72% |
| Wk 5 · Houston | — | 59 | ~49 (32–59) | 9 | · | 83% |
| Wk 6 · Oklahoma State | — | 83 | ~69 (45–83) | 13 | · | 83% |
| Wk 8 · BYU | — | 82 | ~69 (45–82) | 9 | 1 | 84% |
| Wk 9 · Baylor | — | 67 | ~57 (37–67) | 8 | 2 | 85% |
| Season | 4 GS | 514 | 393 (330–458) | 54 | 3 | 76% |
Position Room
14 WRs on the UCF roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Josh Derry | WR | SR | 37 | 428 | 3 | 20% | +0.45 |
| 9 | Waden Charles | WR | SO | 23 | 262 | 2 | 13% | +0.31 |
| 2 | Tyren Hornes | WR | FR | 22 | 282 | 1 | 12% | +0.29 |
| 6 | Ric'Darious Farmer | WR | SO | 13 | 147 | 0 | 11% | +0.34 |
| Duane Thomas Jr. | WR | 7 | 44 | 0 | 11% | +0.20 | ||
| 3 | Jonathan Bibbs | WR | SO | 5 | 74 | 1 | 6% | +0.32 |
| 13 | Caleb Rollerson | WR | SO | 4 | 38 | 1 | 5% | +0.66 |
| 82 | Jordyn Bridgewater | WR | SO | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4% | -0.47 |
| 23 | Jordan Nunuha | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | Andrea Parisi | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 80 | Elijah Hardy | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 81 | Zack Palmer | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 85 | Carson Hinshaw | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 86 | Chase Hinshaw | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
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. UCF depth chart →