Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Charting
Where III's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted8 targets charted
Career
2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Rutgers#94 · 2-6 | 6 | 23% |
| 2025 | Rutgers#65 · 5-7 | 1 | 1% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Vernon Allen III's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Vernon Allen III'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 | Defense | |||||||||||||||
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| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 |  Massachusetts | L 21–37 | 5.0 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 2 | @ Boston College | L 21–28 | — | no stats recorded | ||||||||||||
| 3 |  USC | L 35–42 | 6.4 | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 1 | 28 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 4 |  Howard | W 58–7 | 5.7 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 1 | 9 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 5 |  Indiana | L 15–47 | — | no stats recorded | ||||||||||||
| 7 | @ Maryland | W 37–30 | 5.6 | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 17 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 8 | @ Northwestern | L 14–42 | — | no stats recorded | ||||||||||||
| 9 |  Michigan | L 21–28 | — | no stats recorded | ||||||||||||
| 2026 · 4 games | 5.7 | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 5 | 1122nd / 2089 |
| Yards | 72 | 959th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 14.4 | — |
| Touchdowns | 2 | 223rd / 914 |
| Long | 28 | — |
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 1 | 4438th / 5664 |
| Solo | 1 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
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 | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Massachusetts | 62 | ~9 (3–15) | 1 | 1 | 15% |
| Wk 3 · USC | 69 | ~11 (3–18) | 1 | · | 16% |
| Wk 4 · Howard | 72 | ~21 (7–29) | 2 | · | 29% |
| Wk 5 · Indiana | 55 | ~14 (4–23) | 1 | · | 25% |
| Wk 7 · Maryland | 74 | ~38 (12–52) | 2 | · | 51% |
| Wk 9 · Michigan | 40 | ~21 (7–29) | 1 | · | 53% |
| Season | 506 | 114 (71–138) | 8 | 1 | 23% |
Position Room
13 WRs on the Rutgers roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | KJ Duff | WR | JR | 45 | 774 | 9 | 36% | +0.76 |
| 4 | Jourdin Houston | WR | SO | 18 | 264 | 1 | 14% | +0.40 |
| 0 | Dyzier Carter | WR | FR | 11 | 151 | 0 | 12% | +0.56 |
| 2 | Ben Black III | WR | JR | 10 | 195 | 2 | 8% | +1.01 |
| 5 | Vernon Allen III | WR | SO | 5 | 72 | 2 | 5% | +1.32 |
| 13 | Elias Coke | WR | FR | 3 | 29 | 1 | 6% | -0.05 |
| 7 | Dylan Braithwaite | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | Sah'nye Degraffenreidt | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | Trent Osborn | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | Salomon Ealey | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 83 | Dino Kaliakmanis | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 87 | Justice Hurt | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| Quentin Redding | WR | — | — | — | — | — |
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. Rutgers depth chart →