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 | 33 | — |
| Target share | 17.5% | 226th / 534 |
| Catch rate | 51.5% | 457th / 534 |
| Success rate per target | 45.5% | 316th / 534 |
| Yards per target | 6.5 | 405th / 534 |
| Explosive catches | 9.1% | 336th / 534 |
| Deep-target rate | 30.3% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 8 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 5 | — |
Charting
Where Collins's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted34 targets charted
Game Log
Mekhi Collins'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 |  Jacksonville State | W 33–7 | 4.6 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| 1 |  Fordham | W 38–0 | 6.9 | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | @ Air Force | W 38–32 | 6.8 | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 1 | 44 |
| 3 | @ Sacramento State | W 31–10 | 6.0 | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 0 | 38 |
| 5 |  Wyoming | W 28–0 | 5.9 | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 13 |
| 6 | @ UNLV | L 7–13 | 5.1 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 |  Nevada | W 31–17 | 6.6 | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 1 | 21 |
| 8 | @ New Mexico | L 16–21 | 6.3 | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 1 | 7 |
| 9 |  UTEP | W 31–7 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 2026 · 8 games | 6.0 | 18 | 227 | 12.6 | 4 | 44 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 18 | 367th / 2089 |
| Yards | 227 | 381st / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 12.6 | 224th / 460 |
| Touchdowns | 4 | 69th / 914 |
| Long | 44 | — |
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 1 | 4438th / 5664 |
| Solo | 1 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
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 | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Jacksonville State | ✓ WR | 68 | ~41 (27–50) | 4 | · | 60% |
| Wk 1 · Fordham | ✓ WR | 68 | ~41 (27–50) | 6 | · | 60% |
| Wk 2 · Air Force | — | 60 | ~32 (10–44) | 2 | · | 53% |
| Wk 3 · Sacramento State | ✓ WR | 59 | ~40 (26–49) | 4 | · | 68% |
| Wk 5 · Wyoming | ✓ WR | 70 | ~41 (27–50) | 4 | · | 59% |
| Wk 6 · UNLV | ✓ WR | 61 | ~41 (27–50) | 4 | 1 | 67% |
| Wk 7 · Nevada | — | 70 | ~21 (7–29) | 2 | · | 30% |
| Wk 8 · New Mexico | ✓ WR | 63 | ~51 (34–62) | 9 | · | 81% |
| Season | 6 GS | 588 | 308 (191–374) | 35 | 1 | 52% |
Position Room
17 WRs on the North Dakota State roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Williams | WR | 42 | 614 | 1 | 25% | +0.46 | ||
| 15 | Mekhi Collins | WR | SR | 18 | 227 | 4 | 17% | +0.28 |
| 21 | Chris Kiel | WR | FR | 12 | 151 | 2 | 10% | +0.69 |
| 17 | Isiah St. Romain | WR | SO | 9 | 76 | 0 | — | — |
| 3 | Jeremiah Patterson | WR | SR | 4 | 20 | 0 | 7% | -0.23 |
| 84 | Logan Conklin | WR | SO | 4 | 72 | 1 | 7% | +0.76 |
| 11 | Jordan McCants | WR | SR | 3 | 88 | 1 | 5% | +0.74 |
| 83 | Cade Osterman | WR | JR | 2 | 23 | 0 | 4% | +1.63 |
| Dylan Vokal | WR | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3% | +1.19 | ||
| 12 | Myles Ellis | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | John Gores | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Drake Schlosser | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | Kye Schlichting | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | Joaquin Jordan | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 80 | Jacob Kilzer | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 82 | SJ Green | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 89 | Tochi Okoro | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
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. North Dakota State depth chart →