EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 8 | — |
| Target share | 4.6% | — |
| Catch rate | 75.0% | — |
| Success rate per target | 37.5% | — |
| Yards per target | 7.4 | — |
| Explosive catches | 12.5% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 25.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 0 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 1 | — |
Where Weaver's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (7 of Weaver’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
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 | Syracuse#68 · 2-4 | 6 | 19% | 7 | 73 | 0 | 4.6% |
| 2025 | Miami (OH)#85 · 7-7 | 12 | 63% | 45 | 642 | 1 | 20.6% |
| 2024 | Miami (OH)#56 · 9-5 | 2 | 7% | 2 | 38 | 1 | 13.5% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Cole Weaver's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Cole Weaver'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 | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 | W 66–3 | 6.0 | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 14 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | |
| 2 | L 18–21 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||||||||
| 3 | @ | L 13–27 | 5.0 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 5 | @ | W 42–41 | 5.7 | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 28 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 6 | @ | L 25–28 | 3.3 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 7 | L 26–34 | — | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | |
| 2026 · 5 games | 5.0 | 7 | 73 | 10.4 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | ||
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 7 | 789th / 1995 |
| Yards | 73 | 839th / 1981 |
| Yards / catch | 10.4 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 28 | — |
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 2 | 3763rd / 5408 |
| Solo | 2 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
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 · New Hampshire | — | 77 | ~43 (28–52) | 5 | · | 56% |
| Wk 2 · California | ✓ WR | 86 | ~8 (2–13) | 1 | · | 9% |
| Wk 3 · Pittsburgh | ✓ WR | 70 | ~20 (6–27) | 2 | 1 | 29% |
| Wk 5 · UConn | ✓ WR | 85 | ~10 (3–16) | 1 | · | 12% |
| Wk 6 · Virginia | — | 82 | ~13 (4–21) | 1 | · | 16% |
| Wk 7 · Louisville | — | 84 | · | · | 1 | — |
| Season | 3 GS | 484 | 94 (53–124) | 10 | 2 | 19% |
16 WRs on the Syracuse roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Umari Hatcher | WR | SR | 50 | 784 | 7 | 29% | +0.71 |
| 6 | Darius Johnson | WR | FR | 13 | 114 | 0 | — | — |
| 86 | Justus Ross-Simmons | WR | SR | 12 | 170 | 0 | 8% | +0.63 |
| 5 | Calvin Russell III | WR | FR | 8 | 67 | 1 | 11% | +0.16 |
| Cole Weaver | WR | 7 | 73 | 0 | 5% | +0.21 | ||
| Darien Williams | WR | 4 | 25 | 0 | 6% | -0.21 | ||
| 8 | Tyshawn Russell | WR | JR | 3 | 34 | 0 | 5% | -0.22 |
| 83 | Julian McFadden | WR | FR | 2 | 12 | 0 | 2% | -0.15 |
| 14 | Zamondre Merriweather | WR | JR | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3% | -0.68 |
| 13 | Matthew Outten | WR | FR | — | — | — | 1% | -0.10 |
| 15 | Amare' Gough | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Elijah Moore | WR | SO | — | — | — | 3% | -0.29 |
| 18 | Phoenix Henriquez | WR | FR | — | — | — | 3% | -0.58 |
| 85 | BJ Garrett | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 87 | Nate Edwards | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| Terrell Wilfong | WR | — | — | — | 3% | -0.94 |
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. Syracuse depth chart →