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 | 67 | — |
| Target share | 26.5% | 44th / 534 |
| Catch rate | 61.2% | 341st / 534 |
| Success rate per target | 43.3% | 352nd / 534 |
| Yards per target | 8.0 | 268th / 534 |
| Explosive catches | 16.4% | 110th / 534 |
| Deep-target rate | 13.4% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 15 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 5 | — |
Charting
Where Sanders's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted72 targets charted
Career
2 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Southern Miss#121 · 3-5 | 8 | 78% | 44 | 600 | 5 | 26.5% |
| 2025 |  Illinois#27 · 9-4 | 3 | 3% | 2 | 32 | 0 | 4.0% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Mario Sanders's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Mario Sanders'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 |  Alcorn State | W 49–3 | 8.1 | 6 | 94 | 15.7 | 1 | 38 |
| 2 | @ Auburn | L 8–43 | 6.7 | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 0 | 41 |
| 3 |  UConn | L 20–48 | 7.5 | 7 | 81 | 11.6 | 0 | 56 |
| 4 | @ Tulane | L 21–24 | 7.9 | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 2 | 22 |
| 6 | @ Troy | L 34–55 | 10.0 | 8 | 102 | 12.8 | 2 | 27 |
| 7 |  Arkansas State | L 13–23 | 7.6 | 6 | 88 | 14.7 | 0 | 30 |
| 8 |  Louisiana | W 35–31 | 7.4 | 6 | 77 | 12.8 | 0 | 28 |
| 9 | @ UL Monroe | W 35–21 | 6.0 | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 0 | 14 |
| 2026 · 8 games | 7.7 | 44 | 600 | 13.6 | 5 | 56 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Passing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Completions | 1 | — |
| Attempts | 1 | — |
| Completion % | 100.0% | — |
| Yards | 75 | — |
| Yards / att. | 75 | — |
| Touchdowns | 1 | — |
| Interceptions | 0 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 44 | 34th / 2089 |
| Yards | 600 | 41st / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 13.6 | 163rd / 460 |
| Touchdowns | 5 | 38th / 914 |
| Long | 56 | — |
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 1 · Alcorn State | ✓ WR | 84 | ~57 (37–69) | 8 | · | 68% |
| Wk 2 · Auburn | ✓ WR | 58 | ~40 (26–49) | 6 | · | 69% |
| Wk 3 · UConn | ✓ WR | 78 | ~65 (43–78) | 11 | · | 83% |
| Wk 4 · Tulane | ✓ WR | 64 | ~39 (12–53) | 6 | · | 61% |
| Wk 6 · Troy | — | 66 | ~56 (37–66) | 12 | · | 85% |
| Wk 7 · Arkansas State | ✓ WR | 60 | ~50 (33–60) | 10 | 1 | 83% |
| Wk 8 · Louisiana | ✓ WR | 81 | ~69 (45–81) | 10 | · | 85% |
| Wk 9 · UL Monroe | — | 72 | ~62 (41–72) | 11 | · | 86% |
| Season | 6 GS | 563 | 438 (367–510) | 74 | 1 | 78% |
Position Room
14 WRs on the Southern Miss roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Sanders | WR | SR | 44 | 600 | 5 | 26% | +0.45 |
| 8 | AJ Little | WR | JR | 18 | 275 | 1 | 11% | +0.48 |
| 7 | Kaden Saunders | WR | JR | 16 | 211 | 0 | 12% | +0.02 |
| 3 | MJ Johnson | WR | JR | 11 | 145 | 0 | 6% | +0.59 |
| 11 | Davis Dalton | WR | SR | 10 | 133 | 1 | 12% | -0.11 |
| 13 | Grant Page | WR | SR | 7 | 78 | 1 | 6% | +0.67 |
| 9 | Jaylen Himes | WR | SO | 6 | 42 | 1 | 8% | -0.10 |
| 0 | Eelijah Singleton | WR | JR | 3 | 17 | 0 | 6% | -0.62 |
| 19 | Cace Reed | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | Trey Horne | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | Nehemiah Taylor | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 80 | King David Aboya | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 83 | Dillon Rowley | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 86 | Israel Leamon | WR | 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. Southern Miss depth chart →