#2
UTEP · 2026

Royal Capell

WRSophomore5' 10", 205 lbsCibolo, TX
UTEP Miners1-2 · TDC #127
Snap share
58%
1 of 3 started · likely 27–75%
Receptions
4
622nd of 1676 in FBS
Rec. yards
40
726th of 1662 in FBS
Yards / catch
10.0
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
+0.27
8 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

8 plays · +2.1 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.27
Passing+0.36
Rushing-0.42
1st down+0.10
2nd down+0.38
3rd down-0.48
Standard downs+0.51
Passing downs-0.48
CapellWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays5%
Pass plays11%
Run plays1%
1st down5%
2nd down4%
3rd down6%
Standard downs6%
Passing downs4%
CapellWR/TE average

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries1—
Yards-31126th / 1194
Yards / carry-3—
Touchdowns0—
Long0—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions4622nd / 1676
Yards40726th / 1662
Yards / catch10—
Touchdowns0—
Long14—
Kick returns2026FBS rank
Returns2—
Yards39—
Average19.5—
Touchdowns0—
Long23—

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 involvedSpecial teamsSnap share
Wk 1 · Oklahoma—56~27 (9–37)2·48%
Wk 2 · Texas Southern—54~39 (12–53)4·72%
Wk 3 · Michigan✓ WR47~25 (8–34)2253%
Season1 GS15791 (42–117)8258%

Position Room

13 WRs on the UTEP roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
5Carver CheeksWRSR697213%+1.20
2Royal CapellWRSO440011%+0.27
3Jaden SmithWRSR318010%+0.39
81Jeremiah NashWRJR347010%-1.90
14Marcus TorresWRSO210011%+0.04
7Jaylan BrownWRSO1608%-0.40
13Nik HenryWRSO———0%+2.27
16Mason FergusonWRSO—————
17Carmelo TaylorWRJR—————
18Rafeald CampbellWRSO—————
24CJ SimonWRFR—————
25Zo HillWRFR—————
80Jacaleb JohnsonWRFR—————

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. UTEP depth chart →