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 | 13 | — |
| Target share | 6.8% | — |
| Catch rate | 53.8% | — |
| Success rate per target | 30.8% | — |
| Yards per target | 4.5 | — |
| Explosive catches | 7.7% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 23.1% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 2 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 3 | — |
Charting
Where Hoover's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted16 targets charted
Career
2 seasons 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 |  Ball State#131 · 3-5 | 8 | 54% | 10 | 71 | 1 | 6.8% |
| 2025 | Ball State#132 · 4-8 | 3 | 4% | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4.7% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Tate Hoover's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Tate Hoover'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 | @ Ohio State | L 3–56 | 6.3 | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 |  Stony Brook | W 41–17 | 6.0 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | @ Liberty | L 15–51 | 5.3 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| 4 | @ Kent State | L 13–26 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  Toledo | L 24–39 | — | · | · | · | · | · |
| 6 | @ Northwestern | L 14–45 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 7 | @ Bowling Green | W 32–31 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 8 |  Sacramento State | W 34–17 | 6.7 | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | 20 |
| 2026 · 6 games | 5.4 | 10 | 71 | 7.1 | 1 | 20 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 1 | — |
| Yards | 9 | 1101st / 1519 |
| Yards / carry | 9 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 9 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 10 | 705th / 2089 |
| Yards | 71 | 968th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 7.1 | — |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 412th / 914 |
| Long | 20 | — |
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 | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Ohio State | ✓ TE | 60 | ~49 (42–59) | 6 | 82% |
| Wk 2 · Stony Brook | ✓ TE | 68 | ~42 (36–51) | 2 | 62% |
| Wk 3 · Liberty | ✓ TE | 56 | ~34 (16–49) | 1 | 61% |
| Wk 4 · Kent State | ✓ TE | 54 | ~33 (15–47) | 2 | 61% |
| Wk 5 · Toledo | — | 61 | ~28 (13–40) | 2 | 46% |
| Wk 6 · Northwestern | — | 78 | ~46 (39–56) | 1 | 59% |
| Wk 7 · Bowling Green | ✓ TE | 66 | · | · | — |
| Wk 8 · Sacramento State | — | 69 | ~43 (36–52) | 3 | 62% |
| Season | 5 GS | 512 | 275 (210–384) | 17 | 54% |
Position Room
8 TEs on the Ball State roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Tate Hoover | TE | SR | 10 | 71 | 1 | 7% | -0.09 |
| 88 | Alex Scherle | TE | SR | 3 | 36 | 1 | 5% | +0.09 |
| 41 | Zach Becker | TE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 42 | AJ Seymour | TE | FR | — | — | — | 8% | -0.46 |
| 44 | Lucas Andresen | TE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 81 | Leo Collins | TE | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 86 | Mason Riggins | TE | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 87 | Cole Coonrod | 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. Ball State depth chart →