EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 13 | — |
| Target share | 6.4% | — |
| Catch rate | 61.5% | — |
| Success rate per target | 61.5% | — |
| Yards per target | 10.9 | — |
| Explosive catches | 7.7% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 7.7% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 1 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 2 | — |
Where Easter's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
3 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | North Carolina#50 · 4-4 | 7 | 35% | 9 | 156 | 2 | 6.4% |
| 2025 | North Carolina#97 · 4-8 | 2 | 12% | 2 | 17 | 0 | 3.7% |
| 2024 | Arkansas#43 · 7-6 | 1 | 2% | 1 | 16 | 0 | — |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Shamar Easter's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Shamar Easter'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
| Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 | vs | W 15–10 | 4.9 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | W 35–3 | 5.4 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 | |
| 3 | @ | L 20–28 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 5 | L 26–37 | 7.2 | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 1 | 12 | |
| 6 | @ | W 21–17 | 8.7 | 1 | 75 | 75.0 | 1 | 75 |
| 7 | @ | W 24–20 | 5.5 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| 8 | L 30–31 | 5.2 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 9 | L 35–38 | 4.5 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 2026 · 7 games | 5.9 | 9 | 156 | 17.3 | 2 | 75 | ||
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 9 | 761st / 2089 |
| Yards | 156 | 544th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 17.3 | — |
| Touchdowns | 2 | 223rd / 914 |
| Long | 75 | — |
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
| Game | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · TCU | 57 | ~22 (10–31) | 2 | · | 39% |
| Wk 2 · East Tennessee State | 53 | ~27 (13–39) | 3 | · | 51% |
| Wk 5 · Notre Dame | 51 | ~31 (14–44) | 4 | · | 61% |
| Wk 6 · Pittsburgh | 51 | ~17 (8–24) | 1 | · | 33% |
| Wk 7 · Duke | 64 | ~27 (13–39) | 2 | · | 42% |
| Wk 8 · Syracuse | 69 | ~26 (12–37) | 2 | · | 38% |
| Wk 9 · Miami | 64 | ~18 (8–26) | 1 | 1 | 28% |
| Season | 478 | 168 (129–234) | 15 | 1 | 35% |
6 TEs on the North Carolina roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | Jelani Thurman | TE | JR | 38 | 461 | 6 | 24% | +0.37 |
| 84 | Shamar Easter | TE | JR | 9 | 156 | 2 | 7% | +0.73 |
| Jordan Washington | TE | 3 | 23 | 0 | 5% | +0.23 | ||
| 87 | Carson Sneed | TE | FR | 1 | 11 | 0 | 4% | -0.06 |
| 85 | Dream Rashad | TE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 88 | Deems May | TE | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
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. North Carolina depth chart →