#5
Vanderbilt · 2026

Tristen Brown

WRJunior5' 10", 185 lbsHouston, TX
Vanderbilt Commodores3-0 · TDC #46
Snap share
56%
2 of 3 started · likely 26–72%
Receptions
7
324th of 1676 in FBS
Rec. yards
106
292nd of 1662 in FBS
Yards / catch
15.1
149th of 499 in FBS
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
+0.74
9 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

9 plays · +6.6 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.74
Passing+0.74
1st down+1.29
2nd down+0.42
3rd down+0.69
Standard downs+0.78
Passing downs+0.69
BrownWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays5%
Pass plays10%
Run plays0%
1st down4%
2nd down9%
3rd down3%
Standard downs4%
Passing downs7%
BrownWR/TE average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets9—
Target share10.0%455th / 489
Catch rate77.8%100th / 489
Success rate per target55.6%169th / 489
Yards per target11.878th / 489
Explosive catches22.2%83rd / 489
Deep-target rate33.3%—
3rd-down targets1—
Red-zone targets0—

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions7324th / 1676
Yards106292nd / 1662
Yards / catch15.1149th / 499
Touchdowns0—
Long33—

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 · Austin Peay—62~36 (11–49)358%
Wk 2 · Delaware✓ WR69~36 (11–49)252%
Wk 3 · NC State✓ WR58~34 (11–47)459%
Season2 GS189106 (49–137)956%

Position Room

14 WRs on the Vanderbilt roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
0Junior SherrillWRSR15272227%+0.51
5Tristen BrownWRJR7106010%+0.74
13Kayleb BarnettWRSO54207%+0.27
9Brycen ColemanWRJR33106%+0.01
7Cole AdamsWRSR22505%+0.28
Ja'Cory ThomasWR11707%-0.30
15Joseph McVayWRJR—————
80Claiborne RichardsWRSR—————
81Kahden SmithWRFR—————
84Owen CabellWRFR—————
85Lebron HillWRSO—————
87Ty BurdWRSR—————
88Wils JacksonWRSO—————
89Cameran DicksonWRSO—————

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. Vanderbilt depth chart →