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 | 8 | — |
| Target share | 6.7% | — |
| Catch rate | 75.0% | — |
| Success rate per target | 62.5% | — |
| Yards per target | 5.0 | — |
| Explosive catches | 0.0% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 0.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 3 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 3 | — |
Charting
Where Waters's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted7 targets charted
Game Log
Lyviel Waters'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 |  Boston College | W 34–15 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 2 |  Western Carolina | W 62–10 | 6.0 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 |  Miami (OH) | W 35–31 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 4 |  Kansas State | W 31–26 | 5.6 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
| 5 | @ Arizona | L 7–34 | 4.3 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | @ West Virginia | L 42–45 | 4.0 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 |  Texas Tech | W 37–24 | 6.5 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 |  Utah | L 25–49 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 2026 · 5 games | 5.3 | 6 | 40 | 6.7 | 2 | 17 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 6 | 1004th / 2089 |
| Yards | 40 | 1239th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 6.7 | — |
| Touchdowns | 2 | 223rd / 914 |
| Long | 17 | — |
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 | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 · Western Carolina | ✓ TE | 78 | ~18 (8–26) | 1 | 1 | 23% |
| Wk 4 · Kansas State | — | 52 | ~39 (18–52) | 2 | · | 75% |
| Wk 5 · Arizona | — | 57 | ~23 (11–33) | 1 | · | 40% |
| Wk 7 · West Virginia | ✓ TE | 70 | ~20 (9–29) | 1 | · | 29% |
| Wk 8 · Texas Tech | — | 71 | ~51 (43–62) | 3 | · | 72% |
| Season | 2 GS | 528 | 151 (104–203) | 8 | 1 | 29% |
Position Room
6 TEs on the Cincinnati roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87 | Gavin Grover | TE | JR | 11 | 110 | 0 | 8% | +0.32 |
| 85 | Lyviel Waters | TE | JR | 6 | 40 | 2 | 6% | +0.61 |
| 82 | Ka'Maurri Smith | TE | SO | 3 | 27 | 0 | 5% | -0.02 |
| 86 | Kellen Davis | TE | JR | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | -3.27 |
| Devyn Zahursky | TE | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3% | +1.66 | ||
| 84 | Gavin Gregory | TE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
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. Cincinnati depth chart →