#87
Sam Houston · 2026

Max Whisner

TESenior6' 5", 255 lbsKansas City, MO
Sam Houston Bearkats1-2 · TDC #108
Snap share
55%
1 of 3 started · likely 30–73%
Receptions
6
398th of 1676 in FBS
Rec. yards
47
651st of 1662 in FBS
Yards / catch
7.8
422nd of 499 in FBS
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
+0.30
7 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

7 plays · +2.1 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.30
Passing+0.30
1st down+0.09
2nd down+0.39
Standard downs+0.02
Passing downs+1.01
WhisnerWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays3%
Pass plays6%
Run plays0%
1st down2%
2nd down7%
3rd down0%
Standard downs3%
Passing downs3%
WhisnerWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets7—
Target share6.8%—
Catch rate85.7%—
Success rate per target85.7%—
Yards per target6.7—
Explosive catches0.0%—
Deep-target rate0.0%—
3rd-down targets0—
Red-zone targets0—

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions6398th / 1676
Yards47651st / 1662
Yards / catch7.8422nd / 499
Touchdowns0—
Long15—

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 involvedPenaltiesSnap share
Wk 1 · Troy—70~29 (13–41)2·41%
Wk 2 · Tulsa—64~42 (36–51)4·66%
Wk 3 · Nicholls✓ TE75~43 (36–52)1157%
Season1 GS209114 (62–152)7155%

Position Room

7 TEs on the Sam Houston roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
87Max WhisnerTESR64706%+0.30
80Matt SmithTESR1503%-0.42
14London DeyonTESO———3%-0.64
82Cooper StevensTEJR—————
85Cade HaysTESO—————
86Jack MerrymanTEFR—————
89Brock KuhlTESO—————

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. Sam Houston depth chart →