#81

Tayte Vanderleest

WRJunior6' 4", 220 lbsMuskegon, MI
Central Michigan Chippewas2-1 · TDC #124
Snap share
45%
1 of 3 started · likely 20–59%

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

3 plays · -0.9 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays-0.30
Passing-0.30
2nd down-0.30
Standard downs-0.41
Passing downs-0.24
VanderleestWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays2%
Pass plays10%
Run plays0%
1st down0%
2nd down7%
3rd down0%
Standard downs1%
Passing downs6%
VanderleestWR/TE average

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions11257th / 1676
Yards31586th / 1662
Yards / catch3—
Touchdowns0—
Long3—

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 involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · New Mexico✓ WR48··—
Wk 2 · Colgate—63~34 (11–47)254%
Wk 3 · Wyoming—65~24 (8–33)137%
Season1 GS12858 (25–76)345%

Position Room

13 WRs on the Central Michigan roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
9Justin Ruffin Jr.WRSO427018%+0.62
20Langston LewisWRSR421019%-0.24
16Shawn Foster IIWRJR11304%+0.58
17Braylen NavesWRFR1509%-0.47
81Tayte VanderleestWRJR13010%-0.30
Nasir WilliamsWR111010%+0.76
0Kendall JonesWRSR—————
6Collin PayneWRSR—————
12Camden KruisengaWRSO—————
15Tommy McIntoshWRSR—————
80Avin RobinsonWRFR—————
83Da'Shon FebresWRFR—————
84Dontae RobinsonWRJR—————

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. Central Michigan depth chart →