Zay Hilliard
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 | 5 | — |
| Target share | 6.5% | — |
| Catch rate | 60.0% | — |
| Success rate per target | 60.0% | — |
| Yards per target | 6.2 | — |
| Explosive catches | 0.0% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 0.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 1 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 0 | — |
Charting
Where Hilliard's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted7 targets charted
Game Log
Zay Hilliard'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 |  Charleston Southern | W 31–0 | 3.6 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | @ Clemson | L 7–22 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 3 | @ Jacksonville State | L 27–31 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 4 |  Houston | L 28–42 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 5 | @ Coastal Carolina | W 31–24 | 6.0 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 1 | 18 |
| 6 |  James Madison | L 24–27 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 7 | @ Old Dominion | W 23–15 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 9 |  App State | W 19–3 | 5.0 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 |
| 2026 · 3 games | 4.9 | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 1 | 18 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 4 | 1233rd / 2089 |
| Yards | 36 | 1284th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 9 | — |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 412th / 914 |
| Long | 18 | — |
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 · Charleston Southern | 79 | ~11 (3–18) | 2 | 14% |
| Wk 5 · Coastal Carolina | 56 | ~9 (3–15) | 1 | 16% |
| Wk 9 · App State | 79 | ~23 (7–31) | 4 | 29% |
| Season | 557 | 43 (13–70) | 7 | 8% |
Position Room
17 WRs on the Georgia Southern roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Josh Dallas | WR | SR | 48 | 409 | 0 | 17% | +0.38 |
| Alex Taylor | WR | 34 | 435 | 3 | 17% | +0.39 | ||
| 18 | Andre Greene Jr. | WR | SR | 22 | 185 | 1 | 13% | -0.19 |
| Jeremiah Ware | WR | 18 | 272 | 0 | 8% | +0.91 | ||
| 2 | Ashton Hollins | WR | SR | 14 | 202 | 2 | 13% | +0.06 |
| 15 | Taylor Bradshaw | WR | SR | 7 | 50 | 1 | 6% | +0.30 |
| 21 | Zay Hilliard | WR | FR | 4 | 36 | 1 | 6% | +0.08 |
| 12 | Cam King | WR | JR | 2 | 30 | 0 | 4% | -0.05 |
| 13 | King Phillips | WR | JR | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4% | -0.18 |
| 22 | Jarvis Mathurin | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | Peyton Plott | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | Antavious Murphy | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | Kevin Douglas | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 40 | Brandon Paul | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 42 | CJ Dockery | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 85 | Kam Mikell | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 89 | Noble Johnson | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
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. Georgia Southern depth chart →