EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 1 | 1257th / 1676 |
| Yards | 11 | 1293rd / 1662 |
| Yards / catch | 11 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 11 | — |
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 | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 · Arkansas | 62 | ~16 (5–22) | 1 | 26% |
| Wk 3 · Utah State | 74 | ~7 (2–11) | 1 | 9% |
| Season | 136 | 23 (7–38) | 2 | 17% |
13 WRs on the Utah roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Braden Pegan | WR | SR | 15 | 235 | 3 | 24% | +0.84 |
| 11 | Ricky Johnson | WR | SO | 7 | 85 | 0 | 12% | +0.29 |
| 12 | Larry Simmons | WR | SR | 5 | 95 | 0 | 7% | +1.31 |
| Creed Whittemore | WR | 5 | 87 | 0 | 12% | +0.21 | ||
| 8 | Mana Carvalho | WR | SO | 2 | 38 | 0 | 6% | -0.73 |
| 0 | Kyri Shoels | WR | SR | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3% | -0.29 |
| 18 | Tobias Merriweather | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Matt Clark | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | Peyton Rice | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | Junior Coughlin | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 80 | Bryson Baker | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 82 | Max Ausmus | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daidren Zipperer | WR | — | — | — | 3% | -1.64 |
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. Utah depth chart →