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Notre Dame · 2026

Micah Gilbert

WRJunior6' 2", 205 lbsCharlotte, NC

Notre Dame Fighting Irish7-1 · TDC #1

Snap share

59%

6 of 8 started · likely 36–71%

Receptions

229th of 2089 in FBS

Rec. yards

430

117th of 2074 in FBS

Yards / catch

17.9

28th of 460 in FBS

Rec. TD

127th of 914 in FBS

EPA / play

+0.96

14th of 315 WR/TEs

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

36 plays · +34.8 total EPA · 14th of 315 qualifying WR/TEs

All plays+0.96

Passing+0.96

1st down+0.81

2nd down+1.10

3rd down+0.70

Standard downs+0.88

Passing downs+1.06

GilbertWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries

All plays7%

Pass plays14%

Run plays0%

1st down4%

2nd down9%

3rd down7%

Standard downs5%

Passing downs13%

GilbertWR/TE average

Advanced

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

Receiving	Value	FBS rank
Targets	36	—
Target share	17.2%	236th / 534
Catch rate	66.7%	218th / 534
Success rate per target	63.9%	33rd / 534
Yards per target	11.9	35th / 534
Explosive catches	16.7%	102nd / 534
Deep-target rate	22.2%	—
3rd-down targets	7	—
Red-zone targets	7	—

Charting

Where Gilbert's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets

24 caught (67%)

Avg. depth of target

11.8

air yards per target

YAC per catch

5.0

121 yds after the catch

Air yards caught

309

of 430 yds on charted catches

Deep targets

22%

20+ air yards

Where he's targeted36 targets charted

67% comp11.8 avg. depth5.0 YAC/catch22% 20+ air yds3–0 TD–INT

fewer more targets

Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

2025 charting · Notre Dame

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (3 of Gilbert’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets

4 caught (57%)

Avg. depth of target

11.7

air yards per target

YAC per catch

2.8

11 yds after the catch

Air yards caught

of 29 yds on charted catches

Deep targets

29%

20+ air yards

Where he's targeted7 targets charted

64% comp11.7 avg. depth2.8 YAC/catch29% 20+ air yds1–0 TD–INT

fewer more targets

Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Career

3 seasons 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	Notre Dame#1 · 7-1	8	59%	24	430	3	17.2%
2025	Notre Dame#3 · 10-2	5	17%	9	93	1	6.2%
2024	Notre Dame#2 · 14-2	1	—	—	—	—	—

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Micah Gilbert's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Micah Gilbert'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

6.6 avg. game scoreBest: 9.2 vs Michigan State (Week 3)1 of 8 games at 8.0+

				Receiving
Wk	Opponent	Result	Game score	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Long
1	vsWisconsin	W 41–13	6.0	3	34	11.3	0	18
2	Rice	W 52–0	6.9	2	47	23.5	1	39
3	Michigan State	W 27–10	9.2	8	170	21.3	0	61
4	@Purdue	W 49–10	7.8	2	83	41.5	1	56
5	@North Carolina	W 37–26	6.0	3	34	11.3	0	14
6	Stanford	W 58–7	4.5	1	10	10.0	0	10
7	@BYU	L 24–28	5.9	3	31	10.3	0	13
9	vsNavy	W 35–13	6.2	2	21	10.5	1	11
2026 · 8 games			6.6	24	430	17.9	3	61

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving	2026	FBS rank
Receptions	24	229th / 2089
Yards	430	117th / 2074
Yards / catch	17.9	28th / 460
Touchdowns	3	127th / 914
Long	61	—

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	Snap share
Wk 1 · Wisconsin	✓ WR	61	~45 (30–55)	4	74%
Wk 2 · Rice	✓ WR	65	~12 (4–20)	2	18%
Wk 3 · Michigan State	✓ WR	67	~53 (35–65)	9	79%
Wk 4 · Purdue	✓ WR	58	~34 (11–47)	4	59%
Wk 5 · North Carolina	—	75	~57 (37–69)	4	76%
Wk 6 · Stanford	—	75	~23 (7–31)	2	31%
Wk 7 · BYU	✓ WR	80	~61 (40–74)	8	76%
Wk 9 · Navy	✓ WR	59	~32 (10–44)	3	54%
Season	6 GS	540	317 (197–385)	36	59%

Position Room

15 WRs on the Notre Dame roster, ordered by rec

#	Player	Pos	Class	Rec	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA/play
6	Jordan Faison	WR	SR	38	497	4	23%	+0.57
14	Micah Gilbert	WR	JR	24	430	3	14%	+0.96
1	Jaden Greathouse	WR	SR	22	289	2	13%	+0.66
8	Jerome Bettis Jr.	WR	SO	10	170	1	11%	+0.62
3	Mylan Graham	WR	JR	5	37	0	6%	-0.18
17	Elijah Burress	WR	SO	4	63	1	8%	+0.39
33	Matt Jeffery	WR	JR	4	37	1	6%	+0.07
19	Logan Saldate	WR	JR	3	36	0	7%	+0.86
11	Devin Fitzgerald	WR	FR	2	25	0	3%	+0.90
0	Quincy Porter	WR	SO	—	—	—	—	—
4	Bubba Frazier	WR	FR	—	—	—	3%	-4.06
15	Brayden Robinson	WR	FR	—	—	—	0%	-3.00
16	Dylan Faison	WR	FR	—	—	—	—	—
18	Kaydon Finley	WR	FR	—	—	—	—	—
31	Xavier Southall	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. Notre Dame depth chart →