#87

Coleson Arends

TEJunior6' 4", 245 lbsPhoenix, AZ
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers3-4 · TDC #111
Snap share
30%
1 of 5 started · likely 21–40%
Receptions
8
697th of 1995 in FBS
Rec. yards
80
786th of 1981 in FBS
Yards / catch
10.0
Rec. TD
2
172nd of 825 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.74
10 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

10 plays · +7.4 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.74
Passing+0.74
1st down+1.09
2nd down+0.58
3rd down+0.43
Standard downs+1.00
Passing downs+0.34
ArendsWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays3%
Pass plays5%
Run plays0%
1st down3%
2nd down3%
3rd down3%
Standard downs3%
Passing downs3%
ArendsWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets6—
Target share5.5%—
Catch rate83.3%—
Success rate per target33.3%—
Yards per target8.8—
Explosive catches16.7%—
Deep-target rate0.0%—
3rd-down targets2—
Red-zone targets1—

Charting

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

Targets
10
8 caught (80%)
Avg. depth of target
4.6
air yards per target
YAC per catch
5.6
45 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
35
of 80 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted10 targets charted

80% comp4.6 avg. depth5.6 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds2–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (10%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (10%), 1 caught (100%), 23 yds, 23.0 per target1100% · 23yLeft, 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: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (10%), 1 caught (100%), 19 yds, 19.0 per target1100% · 19yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 2 targets (20%), 2 caught (100%), 4 yds, 2.0 per target2100% · 4yRight, 0–4 air yards: 3 targets (30%), 3 caught (100%), 27 yds, 9.0 per target3100% · 27yRight, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (20%), 1 caught (50%), 7 yds, 3.5 per target250% · 7yRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 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.

Game Log

Coleson Arends'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

5.7 avg. game scoreBest: 7.1 at Sam Houston (Week 7)0 of 5 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1@NevadaL 14–49—no stats recorded
2@GeorgiaL 20–706.92189.0111
3@IndianaL 0–38—no stats recorded
4MercyhurstW 52–74.9199.009
5@New Mexico StateL 13–343.2133.003
6Missouri StateW 34–136.322613.0019
7@Sam HoustonW 16–37.122412.0123
2026 · 5 games5.788010.0223

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions8697th / 1995
Yards80786th / 1981
Yards / catch10—
Touchdowns2172nd / 825
Long23—

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 involvedSnap share
Wk 2 · Georgia—74~32 (15–46)343%
Wk 4 · Mercyhurst—65~18 (8–26)128%
Wk 5 · New Mexico State—74~26 (12–37)135%
Wk 6 · Missouri State—75~30 (14–43)240%
Wk 7 · Sam Houston✓ TE74~46 (39–56)362%
Season1 GS505152 (105–204)1030%

Position Room

7 TEs on the Western Kentucky roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
19Lofton HowardTEJR1513118%+0.32
14CC EzirimTESR812509%+0.49
87Coleson ArendsTEJR88025%+0.74
44Griffin ReimerTESO—————
81Arlando Crafton Jr.TEFR—————
88Aiden MillerTEJR—————
89Cross NimmoTEFR—————

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. Western Kentucky depth chart →