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 | 7 | — |
| Target share | 5.4% | — |
| Catch rate | 57.1% | — |
| Success rate per target | 28.6% | — |
| Yards per target | 5.1 | — |
| Explosive catches | 0.0% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 14.3% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 3 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 0 | — |
Charting
Where Adams's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted8 targets charted
2025 charting · Alabama
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (1 of Adams’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted3 targets charted
Career
4 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 |  Vanderbilt#59 · 3-4 | 6 | 27% | 5 | 58 | 0 | 5.4% |
| 2025 |  Alabama#15 · 11-4 | 9 | 9% | 5 | 71 | 1 | 5.3% |
| 2024 | Alabama#7 · 9-4 | 6 | 9% | 6 | 94 | 0 | 5.5% |
| 2023 | Alabama#8 · 12-2 | 1 | 2% | 2 | 11 | 0 | — |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Cole Adams's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Cole Adams'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
Austin Peay
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 5 | 984th / 1994 |
| Yards | 58 | 964th / 1980 |
| Yards / catch | 11.6 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 22 | — |
| Punt returns | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Returns | 1 | — |
| Yards | 11 | — |
| Average | 11 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 11 | — |
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 | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Special teams | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Austin Peay | 62 | · | · | · | 1 | — |
| Wk 2 · Delaware | 69 | ~17 (5–23) | 1 | 1 | · | 25% |
| Wk 3 · NC State | 58 | ~17 (5–23) | 2 | · | · | 29% |
| Wk 4 · Auburn | 75 | ~44 (29–54) | 3 | · | · | 59% |
| Wk 6 · Ole Miss | 73 | ~13 (4–21) | 1 | · | · | 18% |
| Wk 7 · Arkansas | 60 | ~30 (10–41) | 1 | · | · | 50% |
| Season | 447 | 121 (68–159) | 8 | 1 | 1 | 27% |
Position Room
14 WRs on the Vanderbilt roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Junior Sherrill | WR | SR | 41 | 628 | 4 | 26% | +0.66 |
| 5 | Tristen Brown | WR | JR | 12 | 145 | 0 | 9% | +0.41 |
| Ja'Cory Thomas | WR | 12 | 195 | 1 | 8% | +0.98 | ||
| 13 | Kayleb Barnett | WR | SO | 7 | 36 | 0 | 6% | -0.07 |
| 7 | Cole Adams | WR | SR | 5 | 58 | 0 | 5% | +0.32 |
| 9 | Brycen Coleman | WR | JR | 4 | 44 | 0 | 4% | -0.08 |
| 15 | Joseph McVay | WR | JR | — | — | — | 3% | -0.95 |
| 80 | Claiborne Richards | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 81 | Kahden Smith | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 84 | Owen Cabell | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 85 | Lebron Hill | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 87 | Ty Burd | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 88 | Wils Jackson | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 89 | Cameran Dickson | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
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. Vanderbilt depth chart →