Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Career
2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Central Michigan#122 · 3-5 | 4 | 14% |
| 2025 | Central Michigan#96 · 7-6 | 1 | 4% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Tayte Vanderleest's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Tayte Vanderleest'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 | @ New Mexico | L 7–38 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 2 |  Colgate | W 13–10 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |  Wyoming | W 24–10 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 4 | @ Miami | L 3–52 | 5.5 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 24 |
| 5 |  Akron | W 41–17 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 6 | @ Ohio | L 14–31 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 7 |  Western Michigan | L 14–21 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 8 |  Miami (OH) | L 27–28 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 2026 · 2 games | 4.3 | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 24 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 2 | 1510th / 2089 |
| Yards | 27 | 1408th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 13.5 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 24 | — |
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 · New Mexico | ✓ WR | 48 | · | · | — |
| Wk 2 · Colgate | — | 63 | ~34 (11–47) | 2 | 54% |
| Wk 3 · Wyoming | — | 65 | ~24 (8–33) | 1 | 37% |
| Wk 4 · Miami | — | 51 | ~7 (2–11) | 1 | 14% |
| Season | 1 GS | 477 | 65 (30–84) | 4 | 14% |
Position Room
13 WRs on the Central Michigan roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Langston Lewis | WR | SR | 24 | 379 | 2 | 21% | +0.51 |
| 9 | Justin Ruffin Jr. | WR | SO | 11 | 68 | 0 | 16% | -0.15 |
| 17 | Braylen Naves | WR | FR | 10 | 96 | 0 | 11% | +0.12 |
| Nasir Williams | WR | 8 | 60 | 0 | 7% | +0.39 | ||
| 16 | Shawn Foster II | WR | JR | 7 | 77 | 1 | 10% | +0.25 |
| 81 | Tayte Vanderleest | WR | JR | 2 | 27 | 0 | 7% | +0.42 |
| 6 | Collin Payne | WR | SR | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | +0.09 |
| 83 | Da'Shon Febres | WR | FR | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4% | +0.28 |
| 0 | Kendall Jones | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | Camden Kruisenga | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | Tommy McIntosh | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 80 | Avin Robinson | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 84 | Dontae Robinson | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
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 →