Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 27 | — |
| Target share | 8.7% | 524th / 534 |
| Catch rate | 63.0% | 305th / 534 |
| Success rate per target | 48.1% | 269th / 534 |
| Yards per target | 8.2 | 250th / 534 |
| Explosive catches | 7.4% | 393rd / 534 |
| Deep-target rate | 3.7% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 5 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 2 | — |
Charting
Where Purcell's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted29 targets charted
Game Log
Taimane Purcell'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 |  UCLA | L 24–45 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 2 | @ Syracuse | W 21–18 | 5.6 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 |  Wagner | W 49–7 | 4.9 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 |  Clemson | L 10–24 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 5 | @ UNLV | L 31–39 | 9.5 | 3 | 102 | 34.0 | 1 | 91 |
| 6 |  Virginia Tech | W 25–20 | 6.0 | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 10 |
| 7 |  Wake Forest | L 7–41 | 6.8 | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 0 | 15 |
| 8 | @ SMU | L 20–59 | 6.6 | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 26 |
| 9 | @ NC State | L 10–31 | 6.8 | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 0 | 14 |
| 2026 · 7 games | 6.6 | 19 | 241 | 12.7 | 1 | 91 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 19 | 340th / 2089 |
| Yards | 241 | 361st / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 12.7 | 217th / 460 |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 412th / 914 |
| Long | 91 | — |
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
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · UCLA | — | 86 | ~26 (12–37) | 1 | 1 | 30% |
| Wk 2 · Syracuse | ✓ TE | 60 | ~40 (34–48) | 4 | · | 67% |
| Wk 3 · Wagner | — | 71 | ~20 (9–29) | 1 | · | 28% |
| Wk 5 · UNLV | — | 84 | ~40 (34–48) | 4 | 1 | 48% |
| Wk 6 · Virginia Tech | — | 69 | ~42 (36–51) | 6 | · | 61% |
| Wk 7 · Wake Forest | — | 70 | ~42 (36–51) | 5 | · | 60% |
| Wk 8 · SMU | ✓ TE | 66 | ~35 (16–50) | 4 | · | 53% |
| Wk 9 · NC State | — | 72 | ~46 (39–56) | 4 | · | 64% |
| Season | 2 GS | 634 | 291 (223–406) | 29 | 2 | 46% |
Position Room
7 TEs on the California roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | Mason Mini | TE | JR | 22 | 226 | 2 | 12% | +0.18 |
| 22 | Taimane Purcell | TE | FR | 19 | 241 | 1 | 8% | +0.47 |
| 0 | Dorian Thomas | TE | JR | 2 | 14 | 0 | 4% | +0.05 |
| 39 | Michael Cooley | TE | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 44 | John Tofi Jr. | TE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 88 | Sosaia Noa | TE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 90 | Jack Olyphant | TE | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
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. California depth chart →