Snap share
38%
3 of 5 started · likely 32–45%
Receptions
19
340th of 2089 in FBS
Rec. yards
232
374th of 2074 in FBS
Yards / catch
12.2
247th of 460 in FBS
Rec. TD
1
412th of 914 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.66
27 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

27 plays · +17.8 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.66
Passing+0.63
1st down+0.19
2nd down+0.42
3rd down+1.11
Standard downs+0.33
Passing downs+1.07
SidesWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays7%
Pass plays15%
Run plays0%
1st down6%
2nd down8%
3rd down9%
Standard downs6%
Passing downs10%
SidesWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets25—
Target share16.7%257th / 534
Catch rate64.0%280th / 534
Success rate per target56.0%125th / 534
Yards per target8.2248th / 534
Explosive catches16.0%117th / 534
Deep-target rate24.0%—
3rd-down targets7—
Red-zone targets4—

Charting

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

Targets
26
17 caught (65%)
Avg. depth of target
13.5
air yards per target
YAC per catch
3.1
52 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
163
of 215 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
23%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted26 targets charted

65% comp13.5 avg. depth3.1 YAC/catch23% 20+ air yds1–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (8%), 2 caught (100%), 13 yds, 6.5 per target2100% · 13yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (8%), 1 caught (50%), 8 yds, 4.0 per target250% · 8yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 1 caught (100%), 10 yds, 10.0 per target1100% · 10yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 2 targets (8%), 1 caught (50%), 24 yds, 12.0 per target250% · 24yLeft, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (4%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (8%), 1 caught (50%), 6 yds, 3.0 per target250% · 6yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 3 targets (12%), 2 caught (67%), 17 yds, 5.7 per target367% · 17yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 3 targets (12%), 3 caught (100%), 64 yds, 21.3 per target3100% · 64yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 1 caught (100%), 20 yds, 20.0 per target1100% · 20yMiddle, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (4%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: noneRight, 5–9 air yards: 4 targets (15%), 4 caught (100%), 37 yds, 9.3 per target4100% · 37yRight, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 1 caught (100%), 16 yds, 16.0 per target1100% · 16yRight, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (4%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0y
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 · North Texas

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (7 of Sides’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
29
19 caught (66%)
Avg. depth of target
10.4
air yards per target
YAC per catch
6.6
126 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
142
of 268 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
10%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted29 targets charted

64% comp10.4 avg. depth6.6 YAC/catch10% 20+ air yds1–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 1 targets (3%), 1 caught (100%), 10 yds, 10.0 per target1100% · 10yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 5 targets (17%), 4 caught (80%), 20 yds, 4.0 per target580% · 20yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 5 targets (17%), 4 caught (80%), 42 yds, 8.4 per target580% · 42yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 1 caught (100%), 11 yds, 11.0 per target1100% · 11yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 2 targets (7%), 1 caught (50%), 19 yds, 9.5 per target250% · 19yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 2 targets (7%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0yLeft, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (3%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (7%), 1 caught (50%), 60 yds, 30.0 per target250% · 60yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 9 targets (31%), 6 caught (67%), 105 yds, 11.7 per target967% · 105yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 1 caught (100%), 1 yds, 1.0 per target1100% · 1yRight, 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 farEast Carolina#83 · 4-4538%19232116.7%
2025North Texas#23 · 12-21341%34449112.6%
2024North Texas#89 · 6-71023%2428016.2%
2023North Texas#104 · 5-71131%3036347.1%

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

Game Log

Landon Sides'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

6.2 avg. game scoreBest: 8.9 at Memphis (Week 8)1 of 5 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1@AlabamaL 10–48—no stats recorded
2App StateL 24–27—no stats recorded
3@Old DominionW 20–17—no stats recorded
4North Carolina CentralW 42–95.32189.009
6RiceW 28–124.511010.0010
7@UABL 17–305.22168.0010
8@MemphisL 34–418.9713018.6127
9TempleW 17–96.97588.3016
2026 · 5 games6.21923212.2127

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions19340th / 2089
Yards232374th / 2074
Yards / catch12.2247th / 460
Touchdowns1412th / 914
Long27—
Fumbles2026FBS rank
Fumbles1—
Lost0—
Recovered0—

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 4 · North Carolina Central—61~21 (7–29)334%
Wk 6 · Rice✓ WR75~21 (7–29)228%
Wk 7 · UAB✓ WR77~45 (30–55)458%
Wk 8 · Memphis✓ WR78~67 (44–78)1086%
Wk 9 · Temple—74~53 (35–65)872%
Season3 GS547207 (175–244)2738%

Position Room

14 WRs on the East Carolina roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
1Ray Ray Joseph Jr.WRSR33303319%+0.26
Landon SidesWR19232115%+0.66
24Jason DickersonWRJR1416619%+0.66
11Jeremiah MelvinWRJR13188122%+0.08
2Tyler JohnsonWRSR8144012%-0.23
15Ja'Keith HamiltonWRSR55626%+0.44
88Dawson QuartermanWRFR42518%+0.34
14Dillon LorickWRJR38707%+1.65
0Kyler PearsonWRSR11303%-1.69
Brock SpaldingWR1907%-1.38
19Jaquaize PettawayWRSR———4%-0.47
80Ty JohnsonWRJR—————
84Connor HodgeWRSO—————
87Trenton CloudWRJR—————

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. East Carolina depth chart →