EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 39 | — |
| Target share | 22.9% | 106th / 523 |
| Catch rate | 64.1% | 284th / 523 |
| Success rate per target | 33.3% | 454th / 523 |
| Yards per target | 5.1 | 477th / 523 |
| Explosive catches | 10.3% | 289th / 523 |
| Deep-target rate | 10.3% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 12 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 4 | — |
Where Staley's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (6 of Staley’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
3 seasons 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 | Tennessee#13 · 6-1 | 7 | 69% | 26 | 203 | 2 | 22.9% |
| 2025 | Tennessee#25 · 8-5 | 13 | 77% | 68 | 837 | 6 | 24.6% |
| 2024 | Tennessee#12 · 10-3 | 2 | 6% | 3 | 21 | 0 | 9.1% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Braylon Staley's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Braylon Staley'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
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 26 | 118th / 1995 |
| Yards | 203 | 340th / 1981 |
| Yards / catch | 7.8 | 428th / 461 |
| Touchdowns | 2 | 172nd / 825 |
| Long | 35 | — |
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 | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Furman | ✓ WR | 74 | ~15 (5–21) | 2 | · | 20% |
| Wk 2 · Georgia Tech | ✓ WR | 66 | ~46 (30–56) | 4 | · | 70% |
| Wk 3 · Kennesaw State | ✓ WR | 67 | ~47 (31–57) | 6 | · | 70% |
| Wk 4 · Texas | ✓ WR | 77 | ~66 (43–77) | 10 | · | 86% |
| Wk 5 · Auburn | ✓ WR | 67 | ~52 (34–63) | 4 | · | 78% |
| Wk 6 · Arkansas | ✓ WR | 64 | ~58 (38–64) | 11 | 1 | 91% |
| Wk 7 · Alabama | ✓ WR | 72 | ~50 (33–61) | 3 | · | 69% |
| Season | 7 GS | 487 | 334 (280–389) | 40 | 1 | 69% |
16 WRs on the Tennessee roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Mike Matthews | WR | JR | 29 | 481 | 3 | 24% | +0.48 |
| 14 | Braylon Staley | WR | SO | 26 | 203 | 2 | 20% | +0.04 |
| 3 | Radarious Jackson | WR | SO | 11 | 139 | 0 | 9% | +0.43 |
| 5 | TK Keys | WR | FR | 6 | 54 | 1 | 7% | +0.56 |
| 1 | Travis Smith Jr. | WR | SO | 3 | 27 | 0 | 5% | -0.02 |
| 36 | Nathan Roberts | WR | JR | 2 | 16 | 0 | 7% | +0.76 |
| 19 | Tyreek King | WR | FR | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4% | -0.25 |
| 88 | Deon Hardin | WR | SR | 1 | 11 | 0 | 4% | +1.34 |
| 9 | Joakim Dodson | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | Doren Sacha | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | Jack-Henry Jakobik | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Jacolby Cooper | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | Lane Cope | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | Ben Petermann | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | Brayden Carroll | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 81 | Ian Duarte | WR | JR | — | — | — | 4% | -0.46 |
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. Tennessee depth chart →