#82

Benji Gosnell

TESenior6' 4", 252 lbsPilot Mountain, NC
Virginia Tech Hokies5-2 · TDC #48
Snap share
28%
1 of 5 started · likely 19–38%
Receptions
5
984th of 1994 in FBS
Rec. yards
26
1328th of 1980 in FBS
Yards / catch
5.2
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
-0.22
11 plays

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

11 plays · -2.4 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays-0.22
Passing-0.22
1st down-0.34
2nd down-0.33
3rd down+0.29
Standard downs-0.15
Passing downs-0.34
GosnellWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays3%
Pass plays6%
Run plays0%
1st down3%
2nd down3%
3rd down2%
Standard downs3%
Passing downs3%
GosnellWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets10—
Target share5.8%—
Catch rate50.0%—
Success rate per target30.0%—
Yards per target2.6—
Explosive catches0.0%—
Deep-target rate20.0%—
3rd-down targets2—
Red-zone targets2—

Charting

Where Gosnell's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
11
5 caught (45%)
Avg. depth of target
9.6
air yards per target
YAC per catch
2.0
10 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
16
of 26 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
18%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted11 targets charted

45% comp9.6 avg. depth2.0 YAC/catch18% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (9%), 1 caught (100%), 3 yds, 3.0 per target1100% · 3yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (18%), 1 caught (50%), 8 yds, 4.0 per target250% · 8yLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (9%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (9%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 1 targets (9%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (18%), 2 caught (100%), 10 yds, 5.0 per target2100% · 10yRight, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (9%), 1 caught (100%), 5 yds, 5.0 per target1100% · 5yRight, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (9%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (9%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.
2025 charting · Virginia Tech

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (2 of Gosnell’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
3
3 caught (100%)
Avg. depth of target
2.3
air yards per target
YAC per catch
2.7
8 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
7
of 15 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted3 targets charted

67% comp2.3 avg. depth2.7 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (33%), 1 caught (100%), 4 yds, 4.0 per target1100% · 4yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (33%), 1 caught (100%), 11 yds, 11.0 per target1100% · 11yLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (33%), 1 caught (100%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target1100% · 0yRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Career

4 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farVirginia Tech#48 · 5-2528%52605.8%
2025Virginia Tech#91 · 3-9745%128607.7%
2024Virginia Tech#27 · 6-71371%32341212.0%
2023Virginia Tech#47 · 7-6628%1213717.4%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Benji Gosnell's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Benji Gosnell'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

4.0 avg. game scoreBest: 5.5 at Maryland (Week 3)0 of 4 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1VMIW 73–3—no stats recorded
2Old DominionW 44–212.8122.002
3@MarylandW 35–265.52136.508
4@Boston CollegeW 21–143.2133.003
5PittsburghL 33–354.7188.008
6@CaliforniaL 20–25—no stats recorded
7Georgia TechW 34–24—no stats recorded
2026 · 4 games4.05265.208

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions5984th / 1994
Yards261328th / 1980
Yards / catch5.2—
Touchdowns0—
Long8—

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 involvedSnap share
Wk 2 · Old Dominion✓ TE86~36 (17–51)442%
Wk 3 · Maryland—75~32 (15–46)343%
Wk 4 · Boston College—77~21 (10–30)127%
Wk 5 · Pittsburgh—73~29 (13–41)240%
Wk 7 · Georgia Tech—63~25 (12–36)140%
Season1 GS510143 (99–192)1128%

Position Room

8 TEs on the Virginia Tech roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
85Luke ReynoldsTEJR43449421%+0.58
13Ja'Ricous HairstonTESR57523%+1.64
82Benji GosnellTESR52606%-0.22
87Harrison Saint GermainTESR3150——
88Pierce PetersohnTEFR2607%-0.30
36Brody JonesTESR—————
44Matt HendersonTESO—————
99Cole ReemsnyderTESR—————

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. Virginia Tech depth chart →