#17
North Texas · 2026

Brec Long

TESenior6' 4", 231 lbsCopan, OK
North Texas Mean Green4-2 · TDC #53
Snap share
43%
5 of 6 started · likely 29–57%
Receptions
9
631st of 1995 in FBS
Rec. yards
87
742nd of 1981 in FBS
Yards / catch
9.7
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
+0.60
12 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

12 plays · +7.3 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.60
Passing+0.60
1st down+0.83
2nd down-0.15
3rd down+1.55
Standard downs+1.15
Passing downs-0.15
LongWR/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 down4%
3rd down1%
Standard downs3%
Passing downs4%
LongWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets12—
Target share7.1%—
Catch rate75.0%—
Success rate per target50.0%—
Yards per target7.3—
Explosive catches8.3%—
Deep-target rate8.3%—
3rd-down targets1—
Red-zone targets1—

Charting

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

Targets
12
9 caught (75%)
Avg. depth of target
4.2
air yards per target
YAC per catch
7.2
65 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
22
of 87 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
8%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted12 targets charted

75% comp4.2 avg. depth7.2 YAC/catch8% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 1 targets (8%), 1 caught (100%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target1100% · 0yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 3 targets (25%), 3 caught (100%), 11 yds, 3.7 per target3100% · 11yLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 1 caught (100%), 26 yds, 26.0 per target1100% · 26yLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 1 caught (100%), 13 yds, 13.0 per target1100% · 13yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 1 caught (100%), 14 yds, 14.0 per target1100% · 14yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 2 targets (17%), 2 caught (100%), 23 yds, 11.5 per target2100% · 23yRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 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 · South Alabama

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (4 of Long’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
4
4 caught (100%)
Avg. depth of target
0.2
air yards per target
YAC per catch
4.8
19 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
1
of 20 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted4 targets charted

80% comp0.2 avg. depth4.8 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 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: 1 targets (25%), 1 caught (100%), 6 yds, 6.0 per target1100% · 6yMiddle, 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 (25%), 1 caught (100%), 8 yds, 8.0 per target1100% · 8yRight, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (50%), 2 caught (100%), 6 yds, 3.0 per target2100% · 6yRight, 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

2 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farNorth Texas#53 · 4-2643%98707.1%
2025South Alabama#107 · 4-8515%42003.6%

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

Game Log

Brec Long'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

5.3 avg. game scoreBest: 6.4 at Tulsa (Week 5)0 of 5 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1@IndianaL 16–525.62147.009
2UNLVW 44–66.322512.5026
3@Texas StateL 35–496.022110.5014
4Houston ChristianW 63–14—no stats recorded
5@TulsaW 45–446.422713.5014
6CharlotteW 50–102.3100.000
2026 · 5 games5.39879.7026

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions9631st / 1995
Yards87742nd / 1981
Yards / catch9.7—
Touchdowns0—
Long26—

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 involvedPenaltiesSnap share
Wk 1 · Indiana✓ TE67~30 (14–43)2·45%
Wk 2 · UNLV✓ TE67~42 (36–51)3·63%
Wk 3 · Texas State✓ TE85~53 (45–64)3·62%
Wk 4 · Houston Christian✓ TE66··1—
Wk 5 · Tulsa✓ TE84~33 (15–47)2·39%
Wk 6 · Charlotte—70~29 (13–41)2·41%
Season5 GS439187 (129–251)12143%

Position Room

6 TEs on the North Texas roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
7Max ReeseTESR1725039%+1.00
17Brec LongTESR98706%+0.60
82Connor VaughnTESR—————
85Drew ClemensTESO—————
88Victor AderungboyeTEJR—————
89Jerious SingletaryTEFR—————

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. North Texas depth chart →