EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 26 | — |
| Target share | 14.4% | 357th / 534 |
| Catch rate | 65.4% | 256th / 534 |
| Success rate per target | 50.0% | 220th / 534 |
| Yards per target | 7.6 | 304th / 534 |
| Explosive catches | 3.8% | 461st / 534 |
| Deep-target rate | 19.2% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 5 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 1 | — |
Where Anderson's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (2 of Anderson’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
4 seasons at 3 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 | Kentucky#30 · 7-1 | 7 | 52% | 17 | 197 | 1 | 14.4% |
| 2025 | LSU#39 · 7-6 | 7 | 19% | 12 | 106 | 2 | 6.6% |
| 2023 | Oklahoma#9 · 10-3 | 12 | 48% | 38 | 798 | 10 | 14.0% |
| 2022 | Oklahoma#25 · 6-7 | 1 | 1% | — | — | — | — |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Nic Anderson's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Nic Anderson'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 | W 45–13 | 3.3 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2 | L 17–45 | 4.8 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 | |
| 3 | @ | W 31–21 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 4 | W 45–21 | 5.5 | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 19 | |
| 5 | @ | W 35–34 | 7.8 | 5 | 80 | 16.0 | 1 | 32 |
| 6 | W 35–34 | 5.9 | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 12 | |
| 7 | @ | W 21–13 | 6.6 | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 0 | 17 |
| 8 | W 34–17 | — | no stats recorded | |||||
| 2026 · 6 games | 5.6 | 17 | 197 | 11.6 | 1 | 32 | ||
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 17 | 405th / 2089 |
| Yards | 197 | 444th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 11.6 | 280th / 460 |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 412th / 914 |
| Long | 32 | — |
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 · Youngstown State | ✓ WR | 59 | ~29 (9–40) | 2 | 49% |
| Wk 2 · Alabama | ✓ WR | 65 | ~50 (33–61) | 3 | 77% |
| Wk 3 · Texas A&M | ✓ WR | 53 | · | · | — |
| Wk 4 · South Alabama | ✓ WR | 68 | ~39 (12–53) | 4 | 57% |
| Wk 5 · South Carolina | ✓ WR | 78 | ~59 (39–72) | 7 | 76% |
| Wk 6 · LSU | ✓ WR | 68 | ~39 (12–53) | 3 | 57% |
| Wk 7 · Oklahoma | — | 55 | ~48 (32–55) | 7 | 87% |
| Season | 6 GS | 511 | 264 (221–308) | 26 | 52% |
15 WRs on the Kentucky roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Kenny Darby | WR | FR | 38 | 507 | 3 | 21% | +0.39 |
| 7 | DJ Miller | WR | SO | 18 | 221 | 1 | 17% | +0.27 |
| 4 | Nic Anderson | WR | SR | 17 | 197 | 1 | 13% | +0.35 |
| 5 | Ja'Kayden Ferguson | WR | SO | 7 | 70 | 0 | 5% | +0.43 |
| 6 | Shane Carr | WR | SR | 3 | 26 | 1 | 6% | +0.62 |
| 12 | Brock Coffman | WR | SO | 3 | 53 | 0 | 4% | +1.12 |
| 83 | Prince Jean | WR | FR | 2 | 27 | 1 | 8% | +1.27 |
| 13 | Denairius Gray | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Xavier Daisy | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | Rico Crowder | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | Spencer Leadbetter | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | Saxton Howard | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 80 | Ashton Cozart | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 84 | Davis McCray | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 89 | Cash Harney | 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. Kentucky depth chart →