#8

Branden Ganashamoorthy

WRJunior6' 3", 199 lbsMonroe, WA
Washington State Cougars1-6 · TDC #95
Snap share
78%
5 of 7 started · likely 65–91%
Receptions
26
118th of 1995 in FBS
Rec. yards
343
120th of 1981 in FBS
Yards / catch
13.2
194th of 461 in FBS
Rec. TD
3
93rd of 826 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.31
224th of 317 WR/TEs

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

53 plays · +16.6 total EPA · 224th of 317 qualifying WR/TEs
All plays+0.31
Passing+0.34
Rushing-0.88
1st down+0.13
2nd down+0.33
3rd down+0.08
Standard downs+0.09
Passing downs+0.59
GanashamoorthyWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays12%
Pass plays21%
Run plays1%
1st down10%
2nd down10%
3rd down16%
Standard downs10%
Passing downs15%
GanashamoorthyWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets50—
Target share26.3%50th / 524
Catch rate50.0%448th / 524
Success rate per target38.0%418th / 524
Yards per target6.6380th / 524
Explosive catches8.0%360th / 524
Deep-target rate20.0%—
3rd-down targets14—
Red-zone targets2—

Charting

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

Targets
52
26 caught (50%)
Avg. depth of target
11.9
air yards per target
YAC per catch
3.6
94 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
249
of 343 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
19%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted52 targets charted

50% comp11.9 avg. depth3.6 YAC/catch19% 20+ air yds3–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 4 targets (8%), 3 caught (75%), 22 yds, 5.5 per target475% · 22yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 6 targets (12%), 4 caught (67%), 28 yds, 4.7 per target667% · 28yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 3 targets (6%), 1 caught (33%), 11 yds, 3.7 per target333% · 11yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (2%), 1 caught (100%), 23 yds, 23.0 per target1100% · 23yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 3 targets (6%), 1 caught (33%), 24 yds, 8.0 per target333% · 24yLeft, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (2%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (4%), 1 caught (50%), 9 yds, 4.5 per target250% · 9yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (2%), 1 caught (100%), 12 yds, 12.0 per target1100% · 12yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 3 targets (6%), 1 caught (33%), 10 yds, 3.3 per target333% · 10yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 3 targets (6%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target30% · 0yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (2%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (2%), 1 caught (100%), 40 yds, 40.0 per target1100% · 40yRight, Behind air yards: 1 targets (2%), 1 caught (100%), 7 yds, 7.0 per target1100% · 7yRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (2%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 5–9 air yards: 13 targets (25%), 8 caught (62%), 82 yds, 6.3 per target1362% · 82yRight, 10–14 air yards: 4 targets (8%), 2 caught (50%), 29 yds, 7.3 per target450% · 29yRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: 3 targets (6%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target30% · 0yRight, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (2%), 1 caught (100%), 46 yds, 46.0 per target1100% · 46y
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 · Washington State

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (3 of Ganashamoorthy’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
6
3 caught (50%)
Avg. depth of target
13.8
air yards per target
YAC per catch
2.3
7 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
26
of 33 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
17%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted6 targets charted

38% comp13.8 avg. depth2.3 YAC/catch17% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (17%), 1 caught (100%), 9 yds, 9.0 per target1100% · 9yLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (17%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (17%), 1 caught (100%), 19 yds, 19.0 per target1100% · 19yLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (17%), 1 caught (100%), 5 yds, 5.0 per target1100% · 5yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (17%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: noneRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (17%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 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

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

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farWashington State#95 · 1-6778%26343326.3%
2025Washington State#50 · 7-6412%54205.7%
2024Washington State#66 · 8-547%54514.3%

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

Game Log

Branden Ganashamoorthy'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

6.7 avg. game scoreBest: 9.4 at Oregon State (Week 7)1 of 6 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1@WashingtonL 10–24—·····
2@Kansas StateL 7–344.611111.0011
3DuquesneW 48–77.546716.8123
4ArizonaL 24–347.546716.8146
5Fresno StateL 6–265.83289.3018
6@Utah StateL 16–175.63237.709
7@Oregon StateL 30–489.41114713.4140
2026 · 7 games6.72634313.2346

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries1—
Yards11289th / 1457
Yards / carry1—
Touchdowns0—
Long1—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions26118th / 1995
Yards343120th / 1981
Yards / catch13.2194th / 461
Touchdowns393rd / 826
Long46—
Defense2026FBS rank
Tackles14248th / 5410
Solo1—
Tackles for loss0—
Sacks0—
QB hurries0—
Passes defended0—
Defensive TD0—

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 involvedPlays madeSnap share
Wk 1 · Washington—56~16 (5–22)1·29%
Wk 2 · Kansas State✓ WR52~42 (28–51)4·81%
Wk 3 · Duquesne✓ WR62~50 (33–61)6·81%
Wk 4 · Arizona✓ WR70~60 (39–70)9·86%
Wk 5 · Fresno State✓ WR58~46 (30–56)7·79%
Wk 6 · Utah State✓ WR68~58 (38–68)9·85%
Wk 7 · Oregon State—80~75 (49–80)17194%
Season5 GS446347 (291–404)53178%

Position Room

14 WRs on the Washington State roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
1Daniel BloodWRSR26266117%+0.21
8Branden GanashamoorthyWRJR26343321%+0.31
4Darrius ClemonsWRSR20218015%+0.54
10Tank Hawkins Jr.WRSO1896010%-0.00
0Tony FreemanWRSR———4%-0.99
6Jay PorterWRJR—————
13Ryan McKendryWRSO—————
18Jevon WalkerWRJR—————
80Noah WestbrookWRFR—————
82Oliver BenderWRFR—————
83Ethan MastellerWRFR—————
84Caleb NorthcroftWRJR———3%-0.59
88Jordan DeesWRSO—————
89Isaiah DockenWRFR—————

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. Washington State depth chart →