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 | 39 | — |
| Target share | 20.0% | 162nd / 534 |
| Catch rate | 61.5% | 336th / 534 |
| Success rate per target | 43.6% | 350th / 534 |
| Yards per target | 7.9 | 270th / 534 |
| Explosive catches | 15.4% | 136th / 534 |
| Deep-target rate | 15.4% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 9 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 4 | — |
Charting
Where Brown's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted44 targets charted
Game Log
Nico Brown'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 |  Hawai'i | W 37–27 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 1 |  Miami | L 6–45 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 3 | @ Duke | L 7–35 | 4.2 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 |  Georgia Tech | W 34–27 | 8.2 | 5 | 98 | 19.6 | 1 | 33 |
| 5 | @ Wake Forest | L 3–57 | 6.4 | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 0 | 15 |
| 6 | @ Notre Dame | L 7–58 | 5.2 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 13 |
| 7 |  Elon | W 34–7 | 6.1 | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 0 | 13 |
| 8 |  NC State | W 31–28 | 7.4 | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 2 | 24 |
| 9 | @ Louisville | L 24–52 | 7.6 | 6 | 109 | 18.2 | 1 | 41 |
| 2026 · 7 games | 6.4 | 28 | 345 | 12.3 | 4 | 41 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 28 | 170th / 2089 |
| Yards | 345 | 194th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 12.3 | 243rd / 460 |
| Touchdowns | 4 | 69th / 914 |
| Long | 41 | — |
| Fumbles | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fumbles | 1 | — |
| Lost | 1 | — |
| Recovered | 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 | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 · Duke | — | 58 | ~31 (10–42) | 3 | 53% |
| Wk 4 · Georgia Tech | ✓ WR | 72 | ~49 (32–60) | 7 | 68% |
| Wk 5 · Wake Forest | — | 67 | ~40 (26–49) | 5 | 60% |
| Wk 6 · Notre Dame | — | 44 | ~31 (10–42) | 4 | 70% |
| Wk 7 · Elon | — | 73 | ~60 (39–73) | 10 | 82% |
| Wk 8 · NC State | ✓ WR | 70 | ~55 (36–67) | 6 | 79% |
| Wk 9 · Louisville | — | 69 | ~56 (37–68) | 10 | 81% |
| Season | 2 GS | 589 | 322 (270–375) | 45 | 55% |
Position Room
15 WRs on the Stanford roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Caden High | WR | SR | 33 | 419 | 4 | 20% | +0.27 |
| 23 | Nico Brown | WR | JR | 28 | 345 | 4 | 18% | +0.55 |
| 4 | Jordan Onovughe | WR | JR | 16 | 156 | 0 | 8% | +0.54 |
| 11 | JonAnthony Hall | WR | FR | 16 | 277 | 0 | 8% | +0.56 |
| 89 | Atticus Joseph | WR | FR | 8 | 83 | 1 | 7% | +0.65 |
| 2 | Zion Robinson | WR | FR | 7 | 155 | 0 | 8% | -0.28 |
| Liam Thorpe | WR | 5 | 56 | 0 | 8% | +0.10 | ||
| 3 | Marcus Brown | WR | SO | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2% | +0.51 |
| 18 | Langdon Horace | WR | FR | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3% | +0.58 |
| 14 | Dre Pollard | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | Carter Shaw | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | David Pantelis | WR | SR | — | — | — | 3% | -1.17 |
| 22 | Daylen Sharper | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 80 | Jacob Butler | WR | FR | — | — | — | 0% | -1.23 |
| 82 | Tyler Kuo | WR | JR | — | — | — | 3% | -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. Stanford depth chart →