#6
Penn State · 2026

Koby Howard

WRSophomore5' 11", 203 lbsPensacola, FL
Penn State Nittany Lions3-0 · TDC #7
Snap share
68%
1 of 3 started · likely 54–81%
Receptions
12
128th of 1676 in FBS
Rec. yards
344
7th of 1662 in FBS
Yards / catch
28.7
3rd of 499 in FBS
Rec. TD
2
54th of 527 in FBS
EPA / play
+1.50
5th of 301 WR/TEs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

18 plays · +27.0 total EPA · 5th of 301 qualifying WR/TEs
All plays+1.50
Passing+1.53
Rushing+1.28
1st down+1.95
2nd down+0.56
3rd down+1.72
Standard downs+1.56
Passing downs+1.28
HowardWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays9%
Pass plays20%
Run plays2%
1st down8%
2nd down7%
3rd down13%
Standard downs9%
Passing downs9%
HowardWR/TE average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets14—
Target share22.2%124th / 489
Catch rate71.4%170th / 489
Success rate per target64.3%84th / 489
Yards per target21.93rd / 489
Explosive catches42.9%3rd / 489
Deep-target rate28.6%—
3rd-down targets4—
Red-zone targets3—

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries2—
Yards24653rd / 1194
Yards / carry12—
Touchdowns1200th / 476
Long20—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions12128th / 1676
Yards3447th / 1662
Yards / catch28.73rd / 499
Touchdowns254th / 527
Long70—

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

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · Marshall—72~49 (32–60)768%
Wk 2 · Temple✓ WR64~48 (32–58)575%
Wk 3 · Buffalo—67~42 (28–51)663%
Season1 GS203139 (109–165)1868%

Position Room

13 WRs on the Penn State roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
6Koby HowardWRSO12344220%+1.50
4Brett EskildsenWRJR983113%+0.63
0Chase SowellWRSR8126115%+1.10
2Zay RobinsonWRFR58016%+1.75
8Karon BrookinsWRFR1806%-0.50
9Amarion JacksonWRFR1100——
7Peter GonzalezWRSO—————
11Lyrick SamuelWRFR—————
13Hank LustigWRFR—————
15Keith Jones Jr.WRSO—————
31Logan CunninghamWRSR———0%-0.08
37Max HeffnerWRFR—————
82Ethan BlackWRJR—————

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. Penn State depth chart →