Snap share
4%
likely 2–5%
Receptions
2
1510th of 2089 in FBS
Rec. yards
25
1442nd of 2074 in FBS
Yards / catch
12.5
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
+1.79
2 plays
Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Game Log
Vander Ploog'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
6.3 avg. game scoreBest: 6.3 at Virginia (Week 1)0 of 1 games at 8.0+
| Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 | @ Virginia | L 8–34 | 6.3 | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 21 |
| 2 |  Richmond | W 73–0 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 3 | @ Vanderbilt | L 31–35 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 4 |  App State | W 41–31 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 5 |  Louisville | W 31–28 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 6 |  Wake Forest | L 14–38 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 8 | @ Stanford | L 28–31 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 9 |  California | W 31–10 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 2026 · 1 game | 6.3 | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 21 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 2 | 1510th / 2089 |
| Yards | 25 | 1442nd / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 12.5 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 21 | — |
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 | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Virginia | 51 | ~21 (10–30) | 2 | 41% |
| Season | 553 | 21 (10–30) | 2 | 4% |
Position Room
7 TEs on the NC State roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Preston Douglas | TE | SO | 26 | 304 | 1 | 13% | +0.66 |
| 86 | Hunter Provience | TE | SR | 9 | 79 | 2 | 6% | +0.58 |
| 4 | Vander Ploog | TE | SO | 2 | 25 | 0 | 7% | +1.79 |
| Tex Vaughn | TE | 2 | 9 | 0 | 8% | -0.44 | ||
| 44 | Gus Ritchey | TE | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 84 | Stephen Brown | TE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 87 | Ian Flynt | TE | 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. NC State depth chart →