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 | 12 | — |
| Target share | 8.2% | — |
| Catch rate | 75.0% | — |
| Success rate per target | 58.3% | — |
| Yards per target | 9.2 | — |
| Explosive catches | 16.7% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 25.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 4 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 1 | — |
Charting
Where Starling'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
Career
6 seasons at 3 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 |  Utah State#94 · 2-4 | 5 | 33% | 9 | 125 | 1 | 8.2% |
| 2024 |  Western Kentucky#82 · 8-6 | 5 | 3% | 3 | 56 | 0 | 2.8% |
| 2023 |  Virginia#101 · 3-9 | 1 | 4% | — | — | — | 12.0% |
| 2022 | Virginia#97 · 3-7 | 7 | 15% | 3 | 75 | 0 | 9.0% |
| 2021 | Virginia#66 · 6-6 | 3 | 4% | 4 | 93 | 1 | 3.0% |
| 2020 | Virginia#59 · 5-5 | 3 | 6% | 4 | 20 | 1 | 6.1% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Demick Starling's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Demick Starling'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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 |  Idaho State | L 17–29 | 6.5 | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 1 | 15 |
| 2 | @ Washington | L 14–16 | 5.4 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | @ Utah | L 0–33 | 5.6 | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 14 |
| 4 |  Troy | W 21–10 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 5 | @ Boise State | L 18–37 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 6 |  Washington State | W 17–16 | 6.6 | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 0 | 41 |
| 2026 · 4 games | 6.0 | 9 | 125 | 13.9 | 1 | 41 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 1 | — |
| Yards | 5 | 1151st / 1456 |
| Yards / carry | 5 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 5 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 9 | 631st / 1995 |
| Yards | 125 | 550th / 1981 |
| Yards / catch | 13.9 | — |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 346th / 825 |
| Long | 41 | — |
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 | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Idaho State | — | 89 | ~32 (10–44) | 4 | 36% |
| Wk 2 · Washington | — | 58 | ~13 (4–21) | 1 | 22% |
| Wk 3 · Utah | ✓ WR | 54 | ~30 (10–41) | 4 | 56% |
| Wk 4 · Troy | — | 59 | ~9 (3–15) | 1 | 15% |
| Wk 6 · Washington State | — | 58 | ~40 (26–49) | 5 | 69% |
| Season | 1 GS | 375 | 124 (70–163) | 15 | 33% |
Position Room
15 WRs on the Utah State roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Wood | WR | 36 | 472 | 5 | 29% | +0.55 | ||
| Javon Robinson | WR | 13 | 212 | 2 | 16% | +0.07 | ||
| Demick Starling | WR | 9 | 125 | 1 | 9% | +0.72 | ||
| 1 | Anthony Garcia | WR | SR | 7 | 46 | 0 | 8% | -0.29 |
| 4 | Nikko Boncore | WR | FR | 6 | 98 | 0 | 9% | +0.32 |
| 5 | Rex Haynes | WR | JR | 1 | 23 | 0 | 5% | -0.21 |
| Kaina Watson | WR | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3% | +2.20 | ||
| 7 | Kahanu Davis | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | Talan Arnett | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | Charlie Holbrook | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | LJ Johnson Jr. | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Cade Baker | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cade McCall | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Mavrik Chlarson | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Trent Call | 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. Utah State depth chart →