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 | 33 | — |
| Target share | 16.6% | 262nd / 523 |
| Catch rate | 57.6% | 377th / 523 |
| Success rate per target | 39.4% | 393rd / 523 |
| Yards per target | 5.7 | 441st / 523 |
| Explosive catches | 6.1% | 419th / 523 |
| Deep-target rate | 18.2% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 6 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 1 | — |
Charting
Where Eskildsen's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted31 targets charted
2025 charting · Iowa State
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (5 of Eskildsen’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted16 targets charted
Career
3 seasons at 2 schools 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 |  Penn State#28 · 3-4 | 7 | 69% | 22 | 227 | 1 | 16.6% |
| 2025 |  Iowa State#35 · 8-4 | 11 | 68% | 30 | 526 | 5 | 14.6% |
| 2024 | Iowa State#30 · 11-3 | 4 | 5% | 2 | 17 | 0 | 5.7% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Brett Eskildsen's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Brett Eskildsen'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
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 22 | 176th / 1995 |
| Yards | 227 | 286th / 1981 |
| Yards / catch | 10.3 | 349th / 461 |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 346th / 825 |
| Long | 25 | — |
| Fumbles | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fumbles | 1 | — |
| Lost | 1 | — |
| Recovered | 0 | — |
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 | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Marshall | ✓ WR | 72 | ~49 (32–60) | 7 | · | 68% |
| Wk 2 · Temple | — | 64 | ~19 (6–26) | 2 | · | 30% |
| Wk 3 · Buffalo | ✓ WR | 67 | ~33 (11–45) | 2 | · | 49% |
| Wk 4 · Wisconsin | ✓ WR | 65 | ~55 (36–65) | 6 | · | 85% |
| Wk 5 · Northwestern | ✓ WR | 63 | ~55 (36–63) | 8 | · | 87% |
| Wk 6 · USC | — | 63 | ~51 (34–62) | 5 | · | 81% |
| Wk 7 · Michigan | — | 74 | ~59 (39–72) | 6 | 1 | 80% |
| Season | 4 GS | 468 | 321 (269–374) | 36 | 1 | 69% |
Position Room
13 WRs on the Penn State roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Chase Sowell | WR | SR | 34 | 510 | 3 | 23% | +0.76 |
| 4 | Brett Eskildsen | WR | JR | 22 | 227 | 1 | 15% | +0.07 |
| 6 | Koby Howard | WR | SO | 12 | 344 | 2 | 20% | +1.50 |
| 2 | Zay Robinson | WR | FR | 8 | 122 | 1 | 6% | +0.67 |
| 8 | Karon Brookins | WR | FR | 1 | 8 | 0 | 6% | -0.50 |
| 9 | Amarion Jackson | WR | FR | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2% | +0.51 |
| 7 | Peter Gonzalez | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Lyrick Samuel | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | Hank Lustig | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | Keith Jones Jr. | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | Logan Cunningham | WR | SR | — | — | — | 0% | -0.08 |
| 37 | Max Heffner | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 82 | Ethan Black | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
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. Penn State depth chart →