#3
Buffalo · 2026

Patrick Clacks III

WRJunior6' 0", 195 lbsHobart, IN
Buffalo Bulls5-3 · TDC #126
Snap share
42%
3 of 6 started · likely 35–49%
Receptions
9
761st of 2089 in FBS
Rec. yards
103
755th of 2074 in FBS
Yards / catch
11.4
Rec. TD
1
412th of 914 in FBS
EPA / play
-0.04
22 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

22 plays · -1.0 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays-0.04
Passing-0.04
1st down+0.14
2nd down+0.06
3rd down-0.25
Standard downs-0.05
Passing downs-0.04
IIIWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays5%
Pass plays10%
Run plays0%
1st down4%
2nd down4%
3rd down8%
Standard downs3%
Passing downs8%
IIIWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets22—
Target share11.0%487th / 534
Catch rate40.9%520th / 534
Success rate per target27.3%514th / 534
Yards per target4.7502nd / 534
Explosive catches4.5%452nd / 534
Deep-target rate18.2%—
3rd-down targets9—
Red-zone targets6—

Charting

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

Targets
22
9 caught (41%)
Avg. depth of target
11.0
air yards per target
YAC per catch
4.3
39 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
64
of 103 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
18%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted22 targets charted

41% comp11.0 avg. depth4.3 YAC/catch18% 20+ air yds1–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 6 targets (27%), 5 caught (83%), 32 yds, 5.3 per target683% · 32yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 2 targets (9%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 2 targets (9%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0yLeft, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (5%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 2 targets (9%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (5%), 1 caught (100%), 59 yds, 59.0 per target1100% · 59yRight, Behind air yards: 2 targets (9%), 2 caught (100%), -3 yds, -1.5 per target2100% · -3yRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 5–9 air yards: 3 targets (14%), 1 caught (33%), 15 yds, 5.0 per target333% · 15yRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
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 (3 of III’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
6
2 caught (33%)
Avg. depth of target
10.0
air yards per target
YAC per catch
0.0
0 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
5
of 5 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
17%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted6 targets charted

41% comp10.0 avg. depth0.0 YAC/catch17% 20+ air yds2–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (17%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (17%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (33%), 2 caught (100%), 5 yds, 2.5 per target2100% · 5yRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (17%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (17%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 30+ air yards: none
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

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

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farBuffalo#126 · 5-3642%9103111.0%
2025Buffalo#109 · 5-7626%1271210.6%

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

Game Log

Patrick Clacks III'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

4.6 avg. game scoreBest: 7.2 vs Western Michigan (Week 5)0 of 6 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1UAlbanyW 21–175.011515.0015
2@Florida InternationalL 20–334.0177.007
3@Penn StateL 13–55—no stats recorded
4Robert MorrisW 31–282.31-4-4.000
5Western MichiganL 17–207.215959.0159
6@ToledoW 23–85.64215.3010
7MassachusettsW 25–183.6155.005
8Bowling GreenW 31–24—no stats recorded
2026 · 6 games4.6910311.4159

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions9761st / 2089
Yards103755th / 2074
Yards / catch11.4—
Touchdowns1412th / 914
Long59—

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 involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · UAlbany—80~17 (5–23)221%
Wk 2 · Florida International✓ WR68~39 (12–53)357%
Wk 4 · Robert Morris✓ WR91~62 (41–75)368%
Wk 5 · Western Michigan—65~34 (11–47)252%
Wk 6 · Toledo✓ WR77~64 (42–77)883%
Wk 7 · Massachusetts—78~30 (10–41)438%
Season3 GS584246 (206–287)2242%

Position Room

13 WRs on the Buffalo roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
6Chance MorrowWRSR41483632%+0.36
2Jaylen AndrewsWRJR17147012%+0.32
11Dwayne Early Jr.WRSO15192011%+0.22
3Patrick Clacks IIIWRJR9103110%-0.04
8Jasaiah GathingsWRSR421011%-0.20
1Phillip FolmarWRSO2507%-0.39
9Alvin Jones IIIWRSO—————
10Mark-Anthony Scott Jr.WRSR—————
13Bobby MaysWRJR—————
14Tyrell Simmons Jr.WRJR———2%-1.06
82Terrell RichardsWRSR—————
83Jack EskridgeWRFR—————
88Aaron ClarkWRFR———5%-0.34

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. Buffalo depth chart →