Ziyon Butler
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 | 16 | — |
| Target share | 8.8% | — |
| Catch rate | 56.2% | — |
| Success rate per target | 43.8% | — |
| Yards per target | 4.6 | — |
| Explosive catches | 0.0% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 6.2% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 5 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 1 | — |
Charting
Where Butler's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted19 targets charted
Game Log
Ziyon Butler'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 |  Murray State | W 38–14 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 2 | @ Marshall | L 26–28 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 3 |  Nevada | W 27–20 | 5.0 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| 4 | @ Jacksonville State | L 13–23 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 5 | @ Kansas | L 0–55 | 6.3 | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | 36 |
| 7 |  Delaware | W 33–30 | 5.8 | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 13 |
| 8 | @ Florida International | W 26–23 | 5.0 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 8 |
| 9 |  Kennesaw State | L 28–44 | 4.6 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 7 |
| 2026 · 5 games | 5.3 | 10 | 109 | 10.9 | 0 | 36 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 10 | 705th / 2089 |
| Yards | 109 | 728th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 10.9 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 36 | — |
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 | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 · Nevada | — | 67 | ~16 (5–22) | 1 | 24% |
| Wk 4 · Jacksonville State | — | 57 | ~6 (2–10) | 1 | 11% |
| Wk 5 · Kansas | — | 42 | ~28 (9–38) | 4 | 67% |
| Wk 7 · Delaware | — | 60 | ~34 (11–47) | 5 | 57% |
| Wk 8 · Florida International | ✓ WR | 66 | ~40 (26–49) | 4 | 61% |
| Wk 9 · Kennesaw State | — | 89 | ~34 (11–47) | 4 | 38% |
| Season | 1 GS | 498 | 158 (98–192) | 19 | 32% |
Position Room
14 WRs on the Middle Tennessee roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Cam'ron Lacy | WR | JR | 45 | 510 | 4 | 25% | +0.48 |
| 85 | Neo Clifton | WR | FR | 18 | 234 | 3 | 13% | +0.39 |
| 13 | Ziyon Butler | WR | FR | 10 | 109 | 0 | 10% | +0.08 |
| 1 | Markus Allen | WR | SR | 9 | 176 | 1 | 8% | +0.66 |
| 6 | AJ Jones | WR | SR | 9 | 97 | 1 | 7% | +0.22 |
| Hogan Wasson | WR | 7 | 64 | 0 | 7% | -0.06 | ||
| 0 | Santana Fleming | WR | JR | — | — | — | 2% | -1.27 |
| 4 | Tyree Patterson | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Bryson Maddox | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | Kason Stokes | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | Malachi Steele | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 43 | Christopher Kaup | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 80 | Zaidyn Moore | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 89 | Landon Collins | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
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. Middle Tennessee depth chart →