#1

Mario Sanders

WRSenior5' 10", 191 lbsMinneapolis, MN
Southern Miss Golden Eagles1-2 · TDC #123
Snap share
74%
3 of 3 started · likely 58–87%
Receptions
16
49th of 1676 in FBS
Rec. yards
233
53rd of 1662 in FBS
Yards / catch
14.6
171st of 499 in FBS
Rec. TD
1
158th of 527 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.30
222nd of 301 WR/TEs

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

25 plays · +7.5 total EPA · 222nd of 301 qualifying WR/TEs
All plays+0.30
Passing+0.30
1st down+0.12
2nd down+0.73
3rd down+1.41
Standard downs+0.40
Passing downs+0.09
SandersWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays11%
Pass plays22%
Run plays0%
1st down11%
2nd down12%
3rd down8%
Standard downs10%
Passing downs14%
SandersWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets19—
Target share22.9%114th / 489
Catch rate68.4%221st / 489
Success rate per target47.4%277th / 489
Yards per target8.8201st / 489
Explosive catches10.5%249th / 489
Deep-target rate0.0%—
3rd-down targets3—
Red-zone targets0—

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions1649th / 1676
Yards23353rd / 1662
Yards / catch14.6171st / 499
Touchdowns1158th / 527
Long56—

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 1 · Alcorn State✓ WR84~57 (37–69)868%
Wk 2 · Auburn✓ WR58~40 (26–49)669%
Wk 3 · UConn✓ WR78~65 (43–78)1183%
Season3 GS220162 (127–192)2574%

Position Room

14 WRs on the Southern Miss roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
1Mario SandersWRSR16233122%+0.30
8AJ LittleWRJR11101012%+0.35
3MJ JohnsonWRJR710307%+0.88
9Jaylen HimesWRSO64218%-0.10
13Grant PageWRSR55205%+0.56
0Eelijah SingletonWRJR21309%-0.47
11Davis DaltonWRSR217012%+0.02
7Kaden SaundersWRJR1802%+2.29
19Cace ReedWRSO—————
23Trey HorneWRJR—————
38Nehemiah TaylorWRSO—————
80King David AboyaWRFR—————
83Dillon RowleyWRSO—————
86Israel LeamonWRFR—————

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. Southern Miss depth chart →