EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 51 | — |
| Target share | 16.3% | 280th / 534 |
| Catch rate | 80.4% | 39th / 534 |
| Success rate per target | 49.0% | 254th / 534 |
| Yards per target | 7.4 | 324th / 534 |
| Explosive catches | 5.9% | 432nd / 534 |
| Deep-target rate | 2.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 14 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 6 | — |
Where Long's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (4 of Long’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
2 seasons 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 | Eastern Michigan#124 · 4-5 | 9 | 73% | 42 | 383 | 2 | 16.3% |
| 2025 | Eastern Michigan#117 · 4-8 | 12 | 76% | 37 | 357 | 3 | 15.5% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Joshua Long's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Joshua Long'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 | W 28–17 | 7.5 | 6 | 44 | 7.3 | 0 | 17 | |
| 1 | L 21–27 | 6.9 | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 0 | 12 | |
| 2 | @ | L 7–35 | 3.7 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | @ | L 10–54 | 5.7 | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | W 29–3 | 6.8 | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 19 | |
| 5 | @ | W 38–14 | 7.8 | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 1 | 13 |
| 6 | @ | W 25–23 | 9.5 | 9 | 114 | 12.7 | 0 | 24 |
| 7 | L 14–34 | 9.2 | 7 | 84 | 12.0 | 1 | 30 | |
| 8 | @ | L 20–24 | 6.0 | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | 10 |
| 2026 · 9 games | 7.0 | 42 | 383 | 9.1 | 2 | 30 | ||
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 42 | 44th / 2089 |
| Yards | 383 | 156th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 9.1 | 399th / 460 |
| Touchdowns | 2 | 223rd / 914 |
| Long | 30 | — |
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 · Sacramento State | ✓ TE | 68 | ~52 (44–63) | 6 | · | 76% |
| Wk 1 · San José State | ✓ TE | 68 | ~52 (44–63) | 7 | · | 76% |
| Wk 2 · Michigan State | ✓ TE | 52 | ~41 (35–50) | 3 | · | 79% |
| Wk 3 · Wisconsin | — | 60 | ~36 (17–51) | 5 | · | 60% |
| Wk 4 · Lindenwood | ✓ TE | 69 | ~38 (18–54) | 3 | · | 55% |
| Wk 5 · Massachusetts | ✓ TE | 68 | ~52 (44–63) | 6 | 1 | 76% |
| Wk 6 · Akron | — | 78 | ~65 (55–78) | 10 | · | 83% |
| Wk 7 · Toledo | ✓ TE | 71 | ~56 (47–68) | 9 | · | 79% |
| Wk 8 · Ohio | — | 68 | ~46 (39–56) | 4 | · | 68% |
| Season | 6 GS | 602 | 438 (381–528) | 53 | 1 | 73% |
7 TEs on the Eastern Michigan roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Joshua Long | TE | JR | 42 | 383 | 2 | 16% | +0.40 |
| 88 | Tanner Lemaster | TE | SR | 8 | 96 | 0 | 4% | +0.45 |
| 14 | Armaad Sharp | TE | FR | 3 | 19 | 0 | 3% | -0.19 |
| 16 | Jackson Holt | TE | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 43 | Payton Kokaly | TE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 48 | Nathan Piggott | TE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 49 | Brady Shelton | TE | 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. Eastern Michigan depth chart →