#81
Kentucky · 2026

Willie Rodriguez

TEJunior6' 4", 249 lbsTaylor Mill, KY
Kentucky Wildcats2-1 · TDC #62
Snap share
66%
3 of 3 started · likely 36–88%
Receptions
15
63rd of 1676 in FBS
Rec. yards
119
251st of 1662 in FBS
Yards / catch
7.9
418th of 499 in FBS
Rec. TD
1
158th of 527 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.46
164th of 301 WR/TEs

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

19 plays · +8.7 total EPA · 164th of 301 qualifying WR/TEs
All plays+0.46
Passing+0.43
1st down+0.11
2nd down+0.22
3rd down+0.26
Standard downs+0.39
Passing downs+0.82
RodriguezWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays10%
Pass plays23%
Run plays0%
1st down8%
2nd down10%
3rd down10%
Standard downs12%
Passing downs7%
RodriguezWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets17—
Target share24.6%86th / 489
Catch rate82.4%68th / 489
Success rate per target64.7%80th / 489
Yards per target6.9321st / 489
Explosive catches5.9%358th / 489
Deep-target rate5.9%—
3rd-down targets2—
Red-zone targets2—

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions1563rd / 1676
Yards119251st / 1662
Yards / catch7.9418th / 499
Touchdowns1158th / 527
Long20—
Fumbles2026FBS rank
Fumbles1—
Lost0—
Recovered0—

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 involvedPenaltiesSnap share
Wk 1 · Youngstown State✓ TE59~35 (16–50)6159%
Wk 2 · Alabama✓ TE65~51 (43–62)9·78%
Wk 3 · Texas A&M✓ TE53~30 (14–43)4·57%
Season3 GS177116 (63–155)19166%

Position Room

5 TEs on the Kentucky roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
81Willie RodriguezTEJR15119123%+0.46
8Mikkel SkinnerTESO568113%+0.96
87Henry BoyerTESR48626%+1.62
44Justin KattusTEJR—————
85Elijah BrownTESR—————

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. Kentucky depth chart →