#5
Kansas · 2026

Nik McMillan

WRSenior6' 1", 195 lbsBuffalo, NY
Kansas Jayhawks3-5 · TDC #40
Snap share
59%
5 of 7 started · likely 50–69%
Receptions
25
217th of 2089 in FBS
Rec. yards
466
87th of 2074 in FBS
Yards / catch
18.6
22nd of 460 in FBS
Rec. TD
5
38th of 914 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.68
59th 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

42 plays · +28.4 total EPA · 59th of 315 qualifying WR/TEs
All plays+0.68
Passing+0.68
1st down+0.11
2nd down+0.99
3rd down+1.21
Standard downs+0.49
Passing downs+0.86
McMillanWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays8%
Pass plays19%
Run plays0%
1st down6%
2nd down9%
3rd down14%
Standard downs6%
Passing downs12%
McMillanWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets42—
Target share21.8%126th / 534
Catch rate57.1%399th / 534
Success rate per target52.4%189th / 534
Yards per target10.394th / 534
Explosive catches16.7%102nd / 534
Deep-target rate33.3%—
3rd-down targets14—
Red-zone targets6—

Charting

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

Targets
42
24 caught (57%)
Avg. depth of target
16.7
air yards per target
YAC per catch
4.5
108 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
324
of 432 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
33%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted42 targets charted

57% comp16.7 avg. depth4.5 YAC/catch33% 20+ air yds4–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 2 targets (5%), 2 caught (100%), 23 yds, 11.5 per target2100% · 23yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 4 targets (10%), 3 caught (75%), 27 yds, 6.8 per target475% · 27yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (5%), 2 caught (100%), 23 yds, 11.5 per target2100% · 23yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (2%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 5 targets (12%), 2 caught (40%), 36 yds, 7.2 per target540% · 36yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 4 targets (10%), 2 caught (50%), 52 yds, 13.0 per target450% · 52yLeft, 30+ air yards: 2 targets (5%), 1 caught (50%), 46 yds, 23.0 per target250% · 46yMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (5%), 2 caught (100%), 24 yds, 12.0 per target2100% · 24yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 3 targets (7%), 2 caught (67%), 23 yds, 7.7 per target367% · 23yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 3 targets (7%), 2 caught (67%), 36 yds, 12.0 per target367% · 36yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 2 targets (5%), 1 caught (50%), 32 yds, 16.0 per target250% · 32yMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 1 targets (2%), 1 caught (100%), 23 yds, 23.0 per target1100% · 23yRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (2%), 1 caught (100%), 4 yds, 4.0 per target1100% · 4yRight, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (2%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: 3 targets (7%), 1 caught (33%), 18 yds, 6.0 per target333% · 18yRight, 20–29 air yards: 3 targets (7%), 1 caught (33%), 29 yds, 9.7 per target333% · 29yRight, 30+ air yards: 3 targets (7%), 1 caught (33%), 36 yds, 12.0 per target333% · 36y
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 · Buffalo

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (5 of McMillan’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
48
34 caught (71%)
Avg. depth of target
15.2
air yards per target
YAC per catch
4.3
146 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
462
of 608 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
29%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted47 targets charted

63% comp15.2 avg. depth4.3 YAC/catch29% 20+ air yds3–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (2%), 1 caught (100%), 4 yds, 4.0 per target1100% · 4yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 5 targets (11%), 4 caught (80%), 31 yds, 6.2 per target580% · 31yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 4 targets (9%), 2 caught (50%), 39 yds, 9.8 per target450% · 39yLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (2%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 30+ air yards: 3 targets (6%), 2 caught (67%), 97 yds, 32.3 per target367% · 97yMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (4%), 2 caught (100%), 27 yds, 13.5 per target2100% · 27yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 5 targets (11%), 3 caught (60%), 44 yds, 8.8 per target560% · 44yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (2%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 1 targets (2%), 1 caught (100%), 55 yds, 55.0 per target1100% · 55yRight, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (4%), 2 caught (100%), 19 yds, 9.5 per target2100% · 19yRight, 5–9 air yards: 12 targets (26%), 10 caught (83%), 68 yds, 5.7 per target1283% · 68yRight, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (2%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: 4 targets (9%), 3 caught (75%), 72 yds, 18.0 per target475% · 72yRight, 30+ air yards: 5 targets (11%), 3 caught (60%), 132 yds, 26.4 per target560% · 132y
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

4 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farKansas#40 · 3-5759%25466521.8%
2025Buffalo#109 · 5-71276%62981322.9%
2024Buffalo#86 · 9-417%576141.7%
2023Buffalo#116 · 3-9719%1318018.2%

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

Game Log

Nik McMillan'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

7.2 avg. game scoreBest: 8.8 vs Long Island University (Week 1)1 of 7 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1Long Island UniversityW 51–68.8613021.7146
2MissouriL 21–387.025226.0132
3vsArizona StateL 17–246.444411.0018
5Middle TennesseeW 55–05.823015.0023
6@UtahL 24–417.948922.3136
7@Kansas StateL 24–357.355511.0118
8BaylorW 25–247.426633.0134
9@TCUL 16–22—no stats recorded
2026 · 7 games7.22546618.6546

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions25217th / 2089
Yards46687th / 2074
Yards / catch18.622nd / 460
Touchdowns538th / 914
Long46—

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 · Long Island University✓ WR76~47 (31–57)7·62%
Wk 2 · Missouri✓ WR66~50 (33–61)7·76%
Wk 3 · Arizona State—73~62 (41–73)8·85%
Wk 5 · Middle Tennessee—83~29 (9–40)4·35%
Wk 6 · Utah✓ WR58~46 (30–56)6·79%
Wk 7 · Kansas State✓ WR60~45 (30–55)6175%
Wk 8 · Baylor✓ WR85~65 (43–79)4·76%
Season5 GS583344 (289–401)42159%

Position Room

14 WRs on the Kansas roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
7Cam PickettWRSR31323123%+0.29
5Nik McMillanWRSR25466519%+0.68
0Nahzae CoxWRSR15404214%+0.60
11Tate NagyWRSO710628%+0.69
3Keaton KubeckaWRJR66708%+0.32
12Bryson HayesWRFR611106%+0.63
13Nate SimsWRFR—————
17Tyren ParkerWRFR—————
19Corbin GlascoWRFR—————
23AJ BatisteWRFR—————
80Griffin BakerWRFR—————
82Isreal Moses VWRJR—————
86Donald CollierWRSO———0%+0.83
89Jackson CookWRFR—————

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. Kansas depth chart →