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 | 13 | — |
| Target share | 7.1% | — |
| Catch rate | 69.2% | — |
| Success rate per target | 61.5% | — |
| Yards per target | 9.1 | — |
| Explosive catches | 15.4% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 15.4% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 4 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 2 | — |
Charting
Where Watson's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted13 targets charted
Game Log
Xavier Watson'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 |  Lafayette | W 56–7 | 5.2 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 |  Maryland | L 14–38 | 6.4 | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 15 |
| 3 | @ Southern Miss | W 48–20 | 6.8 | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | 20 |
| 4 | @ Miami (OH) | L 21–24 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 5 |  Syracuse | L 41–42 | 7.4 | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 1 | 23 |
| 6 | @ Temple | W 34–20 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 8 |  Massachusetts | W 35–16 | 4.7 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | @ Air Force | L 26–35 | 3.7 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2026 · 6 games | 5.7 | 9 | 118 | 13.1 | 1 | 23 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 9 | 761st / 2089 |
| Yards | 118 | 683rd / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 13.1 | — |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 412th / 914 |
| Long | 23 | — |
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 · Lafayette | ✓ TE | 72 | ~25 (12–36) | 1 | 1 | 35% |
| Wk 2 · Maryland | ✓ TE | 52 | ~38 (18–52) | 3 | · | 73% |
| Wk 3 · Southern Miss | ✓ TE | 71 | ~56 (47–68) | 3 | · | 79% |
| Wk 4 · Miami (OH) | ✓ TE | 60 | ~21 (10–30) | 1 | · | 35% |
| Wk 5 · Syracuse | — | 75 | ~54 (46–65) | 3 | · | 72% |
| Wk 6 · Temple | ✓ TE | 63 | · | · | · | — |
| Wk 8 · Massachusetts | — | 65 | ~25 (12–36) | 1 | · | 38% |
| Wk 9 · Air Force | — | 54 | ~16 (7–23) | 1 | 1 | 30% |
| Season | 5 GS | 512 | 235 (180–328) | 13 | 2 | 46% |
Position Room
6 TEs on the UConn roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier Watson | TE | 9 | 118 | 1 | 6% | +1.03 | ||
| 86 | Matt Ragan | TE | SR | 8 | 96 | 0 | 5% | +0.94 |
| 80 | Alex Godavitarne | TE | SR | 5 | 122 | 1 | 7% | +1.78 |
| 42 | Mike Burton | TE | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 87 | Clemens Richter | TE | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 89 | Jackson Mangham | TE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
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. UConn depth chart →