#6
California · 2026

Kyion Grayes

WRJunior6' 0", 190 lbsPhoenix, AZ
California Golden Bears3-6 · TDC #93
Snap share
19%
likely 11–25%
Receptions
12
600th of 2089 in FBS
Rec. yards
138
601st of 2074 in FBS
Yards / catch
11.5
Rec. TD
1
412th of 914 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.52
16 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

16 plays · +8.4 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.52
Passing+0.52
1st down-0.67
2nd down+1.35
3rd down-0.02
Standard downs+0.07
Passing downs+0.87
GrayesWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays5%
Pass plays7%
Run plays0%
1st down2%
2nd down4%
3rd down9%
Standard downs3%
Passing downs8%
GrayesWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets14—
Target share6.8%—
Catch rate71.4%—
Success rate per target35.7%—
Yards per target8.6—
Explosive catches7.1%—
Deep-target rate7.1%—
3rd-down targets5—
Red-zone targets1—

Charting

Where Grayes's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
16
12 caught (75%)
Avg. depth of target
5.0
air yards per target
YAC per catch
8.9
107 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
31
of 138 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
6%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted16 targets charted

75% comp5.0 avg. depth8.9 YAC/catch6% 20+ air yds1–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 4 targets (25%), 4 caught (100%), 79 yds, 19.8 per target4100% · 79yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 4 targets (25%), 4 caught (100%), 9 yds, 2.3 per target4100% · 9yLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: 3 targets (19%), 2 caught (67%), 28 yds, 9.3 per target367% · 28yLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (6%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (6%), 1 caught (100%), 14 yds, 14.0 per target1100% · 14yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: 3 targets (19%), 1 caught (33%), 8 yds, 2.7 per target333% · 8yRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.
2025 charting · California

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (1 of Grayes’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
2
1 caught (50%)
Avg. depth of target
9.5
air yards per target
YAC per catch
0.0
0 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
10
of 10 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted2 targets charted

17% comp9.5 avg. depth0.0 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (50%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (50%), 1 caught (100%), 10 yds, 10.0 per target1100% · 10yLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: noneRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Career

4 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farCalifornia#93 · 3-6519%1213816.8%
2025California#82 · 7-635%11005.1%
2024California#67 · 6-711%22203.6%
2022Ohio State#2 · 11-211%120—

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Kyion Grayes's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Kyion Grayes'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

4.9 avg. game scoreBest: 8.1 vs Wagner (Week 3)1 of 5 games at 8.0+
ReceivingDefense
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLongTklSoloTFLSacksHurPDINTTD
1UCLAL 24–45—no stats recorded
2@SyracuseW 21–183.0133.003········
3WagnerW 49–78.139832.7180········
4ClemsonL 10–24—no stats recorded
5@UNLVL 31–395.95224.4014110000··
6Virginia TechW 25–202.41-2-2.000········
7Wake ForestL 7–41—no stats recorded
8@SMUL 20–59—no stats recorded
9@NC StateL 10–315.32178.5014········
2026 · 5 games4.91213811.5180110000··

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions12600th / 2089
Yards138601st / 2074
Yards / catch11.5—
Touchdowns1412th / 914
Long80—
Defense2026FBS rank
Tackles14438th / 5664
Solo1—
Tackles for loss0—
Sacks0—
QB hurries0—
Passes defended0—
Defensive TD0—

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

GameTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedPlays madeSnap share
Wk 2 · Syracuse60~19 (6–26)2·32%
Wk 3 · Wagner71~21 (7–29)3·30%
Wk 5 · UNLV84~51 (34–62)8161%
Wk 6 · Virginia Tech69~11 (3–18)1·16%
Wk 9 · NC State72~20 (6–27)2·28%
Season634122 (69–160)16119%

Position Room

13 WRs on the California roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
7Chase HendricksWRSR61565420%+0.24
9Ian StrongWRSR35478116%+0.23
81Tyree SamsWRFR178209%-0.38
6Kyion GrayesWRJR1213817%+0.52
4Jordan KingWRSR1110817%+0.36
10Cooper PerryWRSO811116%+0.30
15Mark HamperWRJR56006%+0.94
19Trevor RogersWRSO31605%-0.66
5QuaRon AdamsWRSR1-202%-0.60
16Kai MezaWRFR—————
80EJ MorganWRFR—————
82Cole BosciaWRSR———2%-0.30
87Meyer SwinneyWRFR—————

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. California depth chart →