Snap share
9%
likely 6–10%
Receptions
2
1510th of 2089 in FBS
Rec. yards
13
1681st of 2074 in FBS
Yards / catch
6.5
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
-0.04
4 plays
Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Game Log
Malcolm Watkins'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
5.0 avg. game scoreBest: 5.0 vs Oklahoma State (Week 9)0 of 1 games at 8.0+
| Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 |  Southeast Missouri State | W 38–10 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 2 | @ Iowa | L 13–16 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 3 |  Bowling Green | W 55–7 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 4 |  Utah | L 17–31 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 5 |  West Virginia | W 45–42 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 6 | @ BYU | L 10–24 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 8 | @ Arizona | L 3–39 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 9 |  Oklahoma State | W 51–49 | 5.0 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 8 |
| 2026 · 1 game | 5.0 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 8 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 2 | 1510th / 2089 |
| Yards | 13 | 1681st / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 6.5 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 8 | — |
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 | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 9 · Oklahoma State | 72 | ~43 (28–52) | 4 | 60% |
| Season | 500 | 43 (28–52) | 4 | 9% |
Position Room
15 WRs on the Iowa State roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Omari Hayes | WR | SR | 21 | 246 | 1 | 14% | +0.39 |
| 89 | Ty Claiborne | WR | SR | 16 | 156 | 0 | 11% | +0.23 |
| 13 | Jamal Polite Jr. | WR | FR | 14 | 286 | 2 | 14% | +0.49 |
| 2 | Cody Jackson | WR | SR | 13 | 236 | 1 | 11% | +0.69 |
| 11 | Dominic Overby | WR | SO | 10 | 212 | 1 | 19% | +0.34 |
| Malcolm Watkins | WR | 2 | 13 | 0 | 14% | -0.04 | ||
| 4 | Carter Pabst | WR | SO | 1 | 24 | 0 | 11% | +1.27 |
| 8 | Evan Boyd | WR | JR | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6% | -0.48 |
| 23 | Carson Robbins | WR | SO | 1 | 11 | 0 | 6% | +1.39 |
| 12 | Braden Goellner | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Jordyn Bailey | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | Zach Eskildsen | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | Jeffrey Roberts | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 82 | Trevor Fortenberry | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 86 | Ray Coffey | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
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. Iowa State depth chart →