LSU · 2026

Winston Watkins

WR
LSU Tigers2-1 · TDC #10
Snap share
68%
3 of 3 started · likely 53–81%
Receptions
15
63rd of 1676 in FBS
Rec. yards
207
78th of 1662 in FBS
Yards / catch
13.8
195th of 499 in FBS
Rec. TD
2
54th of 527 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.73
93rd 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

24 plays · +17.6 total EPA · 93rd of 301 qualifying WR/TEs
All plays+0.73
Passing+0.76
Rushing+0.49
1st down+0.31
2nd down+0.05
3rd down+1.78
Standard downs+0.42
Passing downs+1.17
WatkinsWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays10%
Pass plays20%
Run plays1%
1st down9%
2nd down7%
3rd down14%
Standard downs8%
Passing downs14%
WatkinsWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets20—
Target share23.5%102nd / 489
Catch rate65.0%278th / 489
Success rate per target60.0%113th / 489
Yards per target9.6154th / 489
Explosive catches20.0%106th / 489
Deep-target rate15.0%—
3rd-down targets7—
Red-zone targets4—

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries2—
Yards20695th / 1194
Yards / carry10—
Touchdowns0—
Long14—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions1563rd / 1676
Yards20778th / 1662
Yards / catch13.8195th / 499
Touchdowns254th / 527
Long32—

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 · Clemson✓ WR94~76 (50–92)12·81%
Wk 2 · Louisiana Tech✓ WR84~67 (44–82)10180%
Wk 3 · Ole Miss✓ WR69~26 (8–36)3·38%
Season3 GS247169 (132–200)25168%

Position Room

14 WRs on the LSU roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
Winston WatkinsWR15207220%+0.73
Eugene WilsonWR12132015%+0.16
4Jackson HarrisWRJR5117011%+0.49
1Jayce BrownWRSR43707%+0.26
Phillip Wright IIIWR37017%+0.77
84Tyree HollowayWRJR23704%+1.20
83Corey Barber Jr.WRFR11503%+0.87
88Malik ElzyWRJR1604%+0.26
2Tre' BrownWRJR—————
26Nolon BuckelsWRFR—————
80Brayden AllenWRFR—————
82Roman MothershedWRJR—————
85Josh JacksonWRSO—————
86Jabari MackWRFR—————

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. LSU depth chart →