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Rice · 2026

Payton Matthews

WRSophomore5' 11", 185 lbsSan Antonio, TX
Rice Owls1-2 · TDC #118
Snap share
27%
2 of 3 started · likely 13–35%
Receptions
2
991st of 1676 in FBS
Rec. yards
31
858th of 1662 in FBS
Yards / catch
15.5
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
+0.03
5 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

5 plays · +0.1 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.03
Passing+0.03
1st down-0.76
2nd down+1.99
3rd down-0.17
Standard downs-0.76
Passing downs+0.55
MatthewsWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays3%
Pass plays12%
Run plays0%
1st down3%
2nd down2%
3rd down5%
Standard downs2%
Passing downs5%
MatthewsWR/TE average

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions2991st / 1676
Yards31858th / 1662
Yards / catch15.5—
Touchdowns0—
Long25—

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 · Houston Christian—80~16 (5–22)120%
Wk 2 · Notre Dame✓ WR46~17 (5–23)237%
Wk 3 · Western Michigan✓ WR63~18 (6–25)229%
Season2 GS18951 (24–66)527%

Position Room

18 WRs on the Rice roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
7Barry Jackson Jr.WRJR577125%+0.72
19Jordan ClarkWRFR537014%+0.31
6Ben GriceWRSO34012%-0.31
81Braylen WalkerWRSR323014%+0.18
0Payton MatthewsWRSO231012%+0.03
5Davis LaneWRSR211030%+0.58
13Max MoseyWRSR1505%+0.85
23Chris BruceWRJR1190——
8Colin LeaheyWRFR—————
17Jake RendaWRSR—————
18Owen CarterWRSO—————
21Sawyer RiceWRFR—————
22Michael SiffordWRFR—————
24Larry DeBose IVWRSO—————
29Jai Jacobs-FordWRFR—————
83Jackson RanucciWRSO—————
88Keenan Arcega-WhitesideWRFR—————
89Preston JacksonWRFR—————

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. Rice depth chart →