#19
Missouri · 2026

Cayden Lee

WRSenior5' 11", 180 lbsKennesaw, GA
Missouri Tigers5-2 · TDC #21
Snap share
78%
4 of 7 started · likely 66–91%
Receptions
47
9th of 1995 in FBS
Rec. yards
678
9th of 1981 in FBS
Yards / catch
14.4
140th of 461 in FBS
Rec. TD
5
21st of 825 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.55
132nd of 319 WR/TEs

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

67 plays · +37.0 total EPA · 132nd of 319 qualifying WR/TEs
All plays+0.55
Passing+0.55
1st down+0.55
2nd down+0.53
3rd down+0.94
Standard downs+0.64
Passing downs+0.43
LeeWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays14%
Pass plays29%
Run plays0%
1st down10%
2nd down13%
3rd down24%
Standard downs11%
Passing downs18%
LeeWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets65—
Target share32.0%13th / 523
Catch rate67.7%208th / 523
Success rate per target53.8%169th / 523
Yards per target10.0121st / 523
Explosive catches26.2%24th / 523
Deep-target rate20.0%—
3rd-down targets23—
Red-zone targets5—

Charting

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

Targets
67
45 caught (67%)
Avg. depth of target
10.8
air yards per target
YAC per catch
4.7
208 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
397
of 605 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
20%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted66 targets charted

67% comp10.8 avg. depth4.7 YAC/catch20% 20+ air yds5–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 3 targets (5%), 3 caught (100%), -5 yds, -1.7 per target3100% · -5yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 6 targets (9%), 4 caught (67%), 21 yds, 3.5 per target667% · 21yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 7 targets (11%), 4 caught (57%), 49 yds, 7.0 per target757% · 49yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 6 targets (9%), 2 caught (33%), 38 yds, 6.3 per target633% · 38yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 3 targets (5%), 3 caught (100%), 65 yds, 21.7 per target3100% · 65yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 4 targets (6%), 4 caught (100%), 90 yds, 22.5 per target4100% · 90yLeft, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (2%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, Behind air yards: 3 targets (5%), 3 caught (100%), 22 yds, 7.3 per target3100% · 22yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (3%), 2 caught (100%), 37 yds, 18.5 per target2100% · 37yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 4 targets (6%), 1 caught (25%), 6 yds, 1.5 per target425% · 6yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 5 targets (8%), 3 caught (60%), 72 yds, 14.4 per target560% · 72yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (2%), 1 caught (100%), 17 yds, 17.0 per target1100% · 17yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 4 targets (6%), 2 caught (50%), 64 yds, 16.0 per target450% · 64yMiddle, 30+ air yards: 2 targets (3%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0yRight, Behind air yards: 1 targets (2%), 1 caught (100%), 2 yds, 2.0 per target1100% · 2yRight, 0–4 air yards: 3 targets (5%), 3 caught (100%), 14 yds, 4.7 per target3100% · 14yRight, 5–9 air yards: 5 targets (8%), 5 caught (100%), 44 yds, 8.8 per target5100% · 44yRight, 10–14 air yards: 2 targets (3%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0yRight, 15–19 air yards: 2 targets (3%), 2 caught (100%), 41 yds, 20.5 per target2100% · 41yRight, 20–29 air yards: 2 targets (3%), 1 caught (50%), 28 yds, 14.0 per target250% · 28yRight, 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 · Ole Miss

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (6 of Lee’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
30
21 caught (70%)
Avg. depth of target
10.7
air yards per target
YAC per catch
4.0
83 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
184
of 267 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
10%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted30 targets charted

69% comp10.7 avg. depth4.0 YAC/catch10% 20+ air yds3–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 1 targets (3%), 1 caught (100%), 12 yds, 12.0 per target1100% · 12yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (7%), 1 caught (50%), 4 yds, 2.0 per target250% · 4yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 5 targets (17%), 4 caught (80%), 42 yds, 8.4 per target580% · 42yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 2 targets (7%), 1 caught (50%), 15 yds, 7.5 per target250% · 15yLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 6 targets (20%), 5 caught (83%), 66 yds, 11.0 per target683% · 66yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 1 caught (100%), 22 yds, 22.0 per target1100% · 22yMiddle, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (3%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, Behind air yards: 1 targets (3%), 1 caught (100%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target1100% · 0yRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 1 caught (100%), 8 yds, 8.0 per target1100% · 8yRight, 5–9 air yards: 3 targets (10%), 3 caught (100%), 25 yds, 8.3 per target3100% · 25yRight, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 15–19 air yards: 4 targets (13%), 2 caught (50%), 50 yds, 12.5 per target450% · 50yRight, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 1 caught (100%), 23 yds, 23.0 per target1100% · 23yRight, 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

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

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farMissouri#21 · 5-2778%47678532.0%
2025Ole Miss#9 · 13-21547%44635312.3%
2024Ole Miss#5 · 10-31365%57874216.1%
2023Ole Miss#15 · 11-2311%5114212.2%

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

Game Log

Cayden Lee'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

8.0 avg. game scoreBest: 9.7 at Mississippi State (Week 4)5 of 7 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1Arkansas-Pine BluffW 54–148.058917.8147
2@KansasW 38–218.7612020.0127
3TroyW 27–176.65479.4023
4@Mississippi StateL 24–319.71115614.2237
5FloridaW 45–178.1811013.8029
6Texas A&MW 27–68.379413.4132
7@Ole MissL 3–316.956212.4043
2026 · 7 games8.04767814.4547

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions479th / 1995
Yards6789th / 1981
Yards / catch14.4140th / 461
Touchdowns521st / 825
Long47—
Defense2026FBS rank
Tackles23763rd / 5408
Solo2—
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 · Arkansas-Pine Bluff✓ WR77~41 (27–50)4153%
Wk 2 · Kansas✓ WR71~56 (37–68)9·79%
Wk 3 · Troy✓ WR47~38 (12–47)7·81%
Wk 4 · Mississippi State✓ WR75~63 (41–75)13·84%
Wk 5 · Florida—66~54 (35–66)9·82%
Wk 6 · Texas A&M—72~64 (42–72)12189%
Wk 7 · Ole Miss—70~58 (38–70)13·83%
Season4 GS478374 (314–436)67278%

Position Room

13 WRs on the Missouri roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
19Cayden LeeWRSR47678529%+0.55
1Donovan OlugbodeWRSO36543622%+0.76
0Naeshaun MontgomeryWRSO10136011%-0.10
Shaun Terry IIWR99619%+1.07
2Caleb Goodie Sr.WRSR49417%+0.06
3DaMarion FowlkesWRSO34104%+0.10
17Kenric Lanier IIWRSR22903%+0.99
11Jabari BradyWRFR—————
12Devyon Hill-LomaxWRFR—————
33DJ McBride IIWRFR—————
80Jayden BoltonWRSR—————
81Noah FlaskampWRSR—————
82Karsten FieneWRFR—————

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. Missouri depth chart →