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 | 12 | — |
| Target share | 5.9% | — |
| Catch rate | 58.3% | — |
| Success rate per target | 58.3% | — |
| Yards per target | 9.8 | — |
| Explosive catches | 16.7% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 16.7% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 4 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 0 | — |
Charting
Where Robinson'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
Career
2 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Penn State#26 · 4-4 | 8 | 41% | 9 | 129 | 1 | 5.9% |
| 2025 |  Iowa State#35 · 8-4 | 2 | 1% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.3% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Zay Robinson's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Zay Robinson'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 | Returns | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long | KR | KR yds | PR | PR yds | TD |
| 1 |  Marshall | W 45–0 | 7.4 | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 34 | 3 | 41 | · |
| 2 | @ Temple | W 27–9 | 5.7 | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 22 | · |
| 3 |  Buffalo | W 55–13 | 6.4 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 109 | · |
| 4 |  Wisconsin | L 20–24 | — | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | 20 | 2 | 16 | · |
| 5 | @ Northwestern | L 13–34 | 5.5 | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 41 | · | · | · |
| 6 |  USC | L 23–31 | 4.7 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 | · | · | 2 | 10 | · |
| 7 | @ Michigan | L 18–21 | — | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | 17 | 2 | 16 | · |
| 9 |  Purdue | W 31–17 | 3.3 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | · | · | 1 | 5 | · |
| 2026 · 8 games | 5.5 | 9 | 129 | 14.3 | 1 | 39 | 7 | 136 | 20 | 219 | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 9 | 761st / 2089 |
| Yards | 129 | 637th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 14.3 | — |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 412th / 914 |
| Long | 39 | — |
| Kick returns | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Returns | 7 | — |
| Yards | 129 | — |
| Average | 18.4 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 34 | — |
| Punt returns | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Returns | 20 | — |
| Yards | 219 | — |
| Average | 11 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 38 | — |
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 | Special teams | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Marshall | 72 | ~8 (2–13) | 1 | 4 | 11% |
| Wk 2 · Temple | 64 | ~38 (12–52) | 3 | 3 | 59% |
| Wk 3 · Buffalo | 67 | ~8 (2–13) | 1 | 9 | 12% |
| Wk 4 · Wisconsin | 65 | ~28 (9–38) | 1 | 3 | 43% |
| Wk 5 · Northwestern | 63 | ~46 (30–56) | 5 | 2 | 73% |
| Wk 6 · USC | 63 | ~30 (10–41) | 1 | 2 | 48% |
| Wk 7 · Michigan | 74 | ~29 (9–40) | 1 | 3 | 39% |
| Wk 9 · Purdue | 76 | ~35 (11–48) | 1 | 1 | 46% |
| Season | 544 | 222 (138–270) | 14 | 27 | 41% |
Position Room
13 WRs on the Penn State roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Chase Sowell | WR | SR | 34 | 510 | 3 | 23% | +0.76 |
| 4 | Brett Eskildsen | WR | JR | 23 | 244 | 1 | 15% | +0.02 |
| 6 | Koby Howard | WR | SO | 12 | 344 | 2 | 20% | +1.50 |
| 2 | Zay Robinson | WR | FR | 9 | 129 | 1 | 5% | +0.68 |
| 9 | Amarion Jackson | WR | FR | 3 | 41 | 0 | 4% | +0.80 |
| 8 | Karon Brookins | WR | FR | 1 | 8 | 0 | 6% | -0.50 |
| 7 | Peter Gonzalez | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Lyrick Samuel | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | Hank Lustig | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | Keith Jones Jr. | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | Logan Cunningham | WR | SR | — | — | — | 0% | -0.08 |
| 37 | Max Heffner | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 82 | Ethan Black | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
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. Penn State depth chart →