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 | 40 | — |
| Target share | 17.1% | 243rd / 534 |
| Catch rate | 47.5% | 489th / 534 |
| Success rate per target | 37.5% | 442nd / 534 |
| Yards per target | 6.5 | 401st / 534 |
| Explosive catches | 12.5% | 209th / 534 |
| Deep-target rate | 27.5% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 11 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 2 | — |
Charting
Where Gardner's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted40 targets charted
2025 charting · Missouri State
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (5 of Gardner’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted20 targets charted
Career
2 seasons at 2 schools 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 |  Coastal Carolina#108 · 3-5 | 8 | 63% | 19 | 262 | 2 | 17.1% |
| 2025 |  Missouri State#108 · 7-6 | 12 | 43% | 30 | 465 | 6 | 11.5% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Tristian Gardner's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Tristian Gardner'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 | @ West Virginia | L 24–31 | 6.4 | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | 19 |
| 2 |  Fordham | W 45–7 | 5.6 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 26 |
| 3 | @ Delaware | L 14–22 | 5.5 | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 14 |
| 4 |  Liberty | L 17–34 | 7.9 | 4 | 86 | 21.5 | 1 | 39 |
| 5 |  Georgia Southern | L 24–31 | 6.1 | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 27 |
| 6 | @ Marshall | W 27–21 | 3.9 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 7 |
| 7 |  App State | L 32–35 | 6.7 | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 1 | 21 |
| 9 | @ Georgia State | W 31–20 | 3.6 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2026 · 8 games | 5.7 | 19 | 262 | 13.8 | 2 | 39 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 19 | 340th / 2089 |
| Yards | 262 | 320th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 13.8 | 153rd / 460 |
| Touchdowns | 2 | 223rd / 914 |
| Long | 39 | — |
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 · West Virginia | ✓ WR | 64 | ~42 (28–51) | 6 | · | 66% |
| Wk 2 · Fordham | ✓ WR | 69 | ~39 (12–53) | 4 | · | 57% |
| Wk 3 · Delaware | — | 61 | ~35 (11–48) | 4 | · | 57% |
| Wk 4 · Liberty | — | 64 | ~42 (28–51) | 6 | · | 66% |
| Wk 5 · Georgia Southern | ✓ WR | 69 | ~55 (36–67) | 8 | 1 | 80% |
| Wk 6 · Marshall | ✓ WR | 63 | ~44 (29–54) | 4 | · | 70% |
| Wk 7 · App State | ✓ WR | 61 | ~44 (29–54) | 5 | · | 72% |
| Wk 9 · Georgia State | ✓ WR | 68 | ~25 (8–34) | 3 | · | 37% |
| Season | 6 GS | 519 | 326 (274–380) | 40 | 1 | 63% |
Position Room
14 WRs on the Coastal Carolina roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Karmello English | WR | SR | 22 | 236 | 2 | 17% | +0.32 |
| 8 | Clayton Coppock Jr. | WR | SO | 20 | 350 | 5 | 13% | +0.68 |
| 1 | Robby Washington | WR | JR | 19 | 304 | 2 | 13% | +0.36 |
| 3 | Tristian Gardner | WR | SO | 19 | 262 | 2 | 16% | +0.34 |
| 14 | Colton Hinton | WR | SR | 16 | 323 | 4 | 10% | +1.31 |
| 5 | Goldie Lawrence | WR | JR | 5 | 111 | 2 | 5% | +1.04 |
| 82 | Nathan Schuessler | WR | JR | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | +0.18 |
| 6 | Krosse Johnson | WR | SO | — | — | — | 3% | -0.45 |
| 80 | Trishstin Glass | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 81 | Dwayne White | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 83 | KD Hainsworth | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 84 | Joshua Parker | WR | FR | — | — | — | 6% | -0.17 |
| 87 | Jayden Johnson | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 89 | Tamarion LaFortune | WR | 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. Coastal Carolina depth chart →