C.J. Sadler
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 | 13 | — |
| Target share | 10.4% | — |
| Catch rate | 61.5% | — |
| Success rate per target | 61.5% | — |
| Yards per target | 8.7 | — |
| Explosive catches | 15.4% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 15.4% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 4 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 0 | — |
Charting
Where Sadler's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted13 targets charted
Game Log
C.J. Sadler'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
| Receiving | Defense | |||||||||||||||
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| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 | vs TCU | W 15–10 | 4.0 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2 |  East Tennessee State | W 35–3 | 6.9 | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 0 | 28 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 3 | @ Clemson | L 20–28 | — | no stats recorded | ||||||||||||
| 5 |  Notre Dame | L 26–37 | 4.8 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 6 | @ Pittsburgh | W 21–17 | 5.6 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 7 | @ Duke | W 24–20 | 4.0 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2026 · 5 games | 5.1 | 8 | 113 | 14.1 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 8 | 697th / 1995 |
| Yards | 113 | 601st / 1981 |
| Yards / catch | 14.1 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 28 | — |
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 1 | 4244th / 5408 |
| Solo | 1 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 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 | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · TCU | — | 57 | ~18 (6–25) | 2 | · | 32% |
| Wk 2 · East Tennessee State | ✓ WR | 53 | ~33 (11–45) | 4 | · | 62% |
| Wk 5 · Notre Dame | — | 51 | ~39 (12–51) | 3 | · | 76% |
| Wk 6 · Pittsburgh | — | 51 | ~39 (12–51) | 3 | 1 | 76% |
| Wk 7 · Duke | ✓ WR | 64 | ~16 (5–22) | 1 | · | 25% |
| Season | 2 GS | 345 | 145 (82–191) | 13 | 1 | 42% |
Position Room
11 WRs on the North Carolina roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Shipp | WR | JR | 33 | 441 | 1 | 23% | +0.96 |
| 2 | Trech Kekahuna | WR | JR | 10 | 129 | 0 | 9% | +0.06 |
| 14 | C.J. Sadler | WR | FR | 8 | 113 | 0 | 9% | +0.48 |
| 4 | Mason Humphrey | WR | SR | 3 | 38 | 0 | 11% | -0.20 |
| 16 | Zamaurious Robertson | WR | FR | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4% | +1.61 |
| 6 | Dayton Sneed | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Nathan Leacock | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Nyqir Helton | WR | FR | — | — | — | 4% | -0.37 |
| 24 | Jaden Jefferson | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 82 | Keeyun Chapman | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kymistrii Young | WR | — | — | — | 7% | -0.90 |
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 Carolina depth chart →