#4
Tennessee · 2026

Mike Matthews

WRJunior6' 1", 198 lbsLilburn, GA
Tennessee Volunteers3-0 · TDC #14
Snap share
73%
3 of 3 started · likely 57–86%
Receptions
10
187th of 1676 in FBS
Rec. yards
189
99th of 1662 in FBS
Yards / catch
18.9
54th of 499 in FBS
Rec. TD
2
54th of 527 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.19
247th 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

20 plays · +3.9 total EPA · 247th of 301 qualifying WR/TEs
All plays+0.19
Passing+0.19
1st down+0.01
2nd down+1.64
3rd down-0.42
Standard downs+0.21
Passing downs-0.10
MatthewsWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays10%
Pass plays26%
Run plays0%
1st down13%
2nd down6%
3rd down6%
Standard downs12%
Passing downs2%
MatthewsWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets18—
Target share30.0%33rd / 489
Catch rate50.0%404th / 489
Success rate per target33.3%392nd / 489
Yards per target7.3298th / 489
Explosive catches5.6%362nd / 489
Deep-target rate11.1%—
3rd-down targets2—
Red-zone targets3—

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions10187th / 1676
Yards18999th / 1662
Yards / catch18.954th / 499
Touchdowns254th / 527
Long57—

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 · Furman✓ WR74~53 (35–65)8·72%
Wk 2 · Georgia Tech✓ WR66~47 (31–57)5171%
Wk 3 · Kennesaw State✓ WR67~51 (34–62)7·76%
Season3 GS207151 (118–179)20173%

Position Room

16 WRs on the Tennessee roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
4Mike MatthewsWRJR10189226%+0.19
3Radarious JacksonWRSO8113013%+0.81
14Braylon StaleyWRSO787216%+0.57
5TK KeysWRFR44118%+0.38
1Travis Smith Jr.WRSO32707%+0.24
36Nathan RobertsWRJR21607%+0.76
19Tyreek KingWRFR1504%-0.25
88Deon HardinWRSR11104%+1.34
9Joakim DodsonWRFR—————
26Doren SachaWRJR—————
29Jack-Henry JakobikWRJR—————
30Jacolby CooperWRFR—————
31Lane CopeWRFR—————
35Ben PetermannWRFR—————
38Brayden CarrollWRFR—————
81Ian DuarteWRJR———4%-0.46

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. Tennessee depth chart →