#87
UAB · 2026

Sean Persson

TESophomore6' 5", 245 lbsSpanish Fork, UT
UAB Blazers4-4 · TDC #113
Snap share
36%
likely 25–48%
Receptions
3
1350th of 2089 in FBS
Rec. yards
36
1284th of 2074 in FBS
Yards / catch
12.0
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
-0.19
11 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

11 plays · -2.1 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays-0.19
Passing-0.19
1st down-0.09
2nd down-0.20
3rd down+0.72
Standard downs-0.27
Passing downs-0.10
PerssonWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays3%
Pass plays8%
Run plays0%
1st down3%
2nd down3%
3rd down4%
Standard downs3%
Passing downs4%
PerssonWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets11—
Target share8.9%—
Catch rate27.3%—
Success rate per target18.2%—
Yards per target3.3—
Explosive catches0.0%—
Deep-target rate9.1%—
3rd-down targets3—
Red-zone targets2—

Charting

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

Targets
11
3 caught (27%)
Avg. depth of target
9.1
air yards per target
YAC per catch
5.3
16 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
20
of 36 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
9%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted11 targets charted

27% comp9.1 avg. depth5.3 YAC/catch9% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (9%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (9%), 1 caught (100%), 12 yds, 12.0 per target1100% · 12yLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (18%), 1 caught (50%), 15 yds, 7.5 per target250% · 15yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (18%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 2 targets (18%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (9%), 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: 1 targets (9%), 1 caught (100%), 9 yds, 9.0 per target1100% · 9yRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (9%), 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.

Game Log

Sean Persson'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

5.2 avg. game scoreBest: 5.5 at South Florida (Week 9)0 of 3 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1@IllinoisL 23–42—no stats recorded
2UL MonroeW 26–20—no stats recorded
3@LouisianaL 14–21—no stats recorded
4NavyW 24–205.211212.0012
5SamfordW 33–14—no stats recorded
6@MemphisL 13–38—no stats recorded
7East CarolinaW 30–174.9199.009
9@South FloridaL 10–305.511515.0015
2026 · 3 games5.233612.0015

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions31350th / 2089
Yards361284th / 2074
Yards / catch12—
Touchdowns0—
Long15—

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

GameTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 4 · Navy54~16 (7–23)130%
Wk 5 · Samford70~38 (18–54)354%
Wk 6 · Memphis70~40 (34–48)157%
Wk 7 · East Carolina69~50 (42–60)372%
Wk 9 · South Florida61~44 (37–53)372%
Season527188 (130–253)1136%

Position Room

8 TEs on the UAB roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
44Scott IsacksTESR64904%+0.56
87Sean PerssonTESO33608%-0.19
19Gabriel ClineTEFR21806%+0.27
85Antonio FergusonTEJR11105%-0.01
40Brayden JohnsonTESO—————
48Gage MessickTESR—————
86Vili HaapasaloTEFR—————
88Braden TeagueTEFR—————

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. UAB depth chart →