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 | 26 | — |
| Target share | 16.9% | 249th / 534 |
| Catch rate | 61.5% | 336th / 534 |
| Success rate per target | 53.8% | 160th / 534 |
| Yards per target | 9.5 | 139th / 534 |
| Explosive catches | 11.5% | 249th / 534 |
| Deep-target rate | 7.7% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 5 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 2 | — |
Charting
Where Houston's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted28 targets charted
Game Log
Jourdin Houston'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 |  Massachusetts | L 21–37 | 6.4 | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | @ Boston College | L 21–28 | 6.5 | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 0 | 14 |
| 3 |  USC | L 35–42 | 5.7 | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 14 |
| 4 |  Howard | W 58–7 | 6.5 | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 0 | 26 |
| 5 |  Indiana | L 15–47 | 4.5 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| 7 | @ Maryland | W 37–30 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 8 | @ Northwestern | L 14–42 | 5.1 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 9 |
| 9 |  Michigan | L 21–28 | 7.7 | 1 | 80 | 80.0 | 1 | 80 |
| 2026 · 7 games | 6.1 | 18 | 264 | 14.7 | 1 | 80 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 18 | 367th / 2089 |
| Yards | 264 | 312th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 14.7 | 109th / 460 |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 412th / 914 |
| Long | 80 | — |
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 1 | 4438th / 5664 |
| Solo | 1 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
| Fumbles | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fumbles | 1 | — |
| Lost | 0 | — |
| Recovered | 0 | — |
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 | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Massachusetts | ✓ WR | 62 | ~47 (31–57) | 7 | · | 76% |
| Wk 2 · Boston College | ✓ WR | 68 | ~55 (36–67) | 6 | 1 | 81% |
| Wk 3 · USC | ✓ WR | 69 | ~21 (7–29) | 2 | · | 30% |
| Wk 4 · Howard | ✓ WR | 72 | ~38 (12–52) | 3 | · | 53% |
| Wk 5 · Indiana | ✓ WR | 55 | ~8 (2–13) | 1 | · | 15% |
| Wk 8 · Northwestern | ✓ WR | 66 | ~47 (31–57) | 6 | · | 71% |
| Wk 9 · Michigan | — | 40 | ~33 (11–40) | 4 | · | 83% |
| Season | 6 GS | 506 | 249 (155–302) | 29 | 1 | 49% |
Position Room
13 WRs on the Rutgers roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | KJ Duff | WR | JR | 45 | 774 | 9 | 36% | +0.76 |
| 4 | Jourdin Houston | WR | SO | 18 | 264 | 1 | 14% | +0.40 |
| 0 | Dyzier Carter | WR | FR | 11 | 151 | 0 | 12% | +0.56 |
| 2 | Ben Black III | WR | JR | 10 | 195 | 2 | 8% | +1.01 |
| 5 | Vernon Allen III | WR | SO | 5 | 72 | 2 | 5% | +1.32 |
| 13 | Elias Coke | WR | FR | 3 | 29 | 1 | 6% | -0.05 |
| 7 | Dylan Braithwaite | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | Sah'nye Degraffenreidt | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | Trent Osborn | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | Salomon Ealey | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 83 | Dino Kaliakmanis | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 87 | Justice Hurt | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| Quentin Redding | WR | — | — | — | — | — |
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. Rutgers depth chart →