#30
Alabama · 2026

Derek Meadows

WRSophomore6' 5", 212 lbsLas Vegas, NV
Alabama Crimson Tide5-2 · TDC #7
Snap share
25%
1 of 4 started · likely 14–33%
Receptions
6
876th of 1995 in FBS
Rec. yards
70
863rd of 1981 in FBS
Yards / catch
11.7
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
-0.14
6 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

6 plays · -0.8 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays-0.14
Passing-0.14
1st down-0.04
2nd down-0.35
3rd down-0.30
Standard downs-0.14
MeadowsWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays2%
Pass plays5%
Run plays0%
1st down3%
2nd down1%
3rd down2%
Standard downs3%
Passing downs0%
MeadowsWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets7—
Target share6.5%—
Catch rate71.4%—
Success rate per target57.1%—
Yards per target9.0—
Explosive catches14.3%—
Deep-target rate0.0%—
3rd-down targets1—
Red-zone targets0—

Charting

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

Targets
9
6 caught (67%)
Avg. depth of target
9.0
air yards per target
YAC per catch
0.7
2 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
24
of 26 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted5 targets charted

67% comp9.0 avg. depth0.7 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (20%), 1 caught (100%), 3 yds, 3.0 per target1100% · 3yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (40%), 1 caught (50%), 5 yds, 2.5 per target250% · 5yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (20%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 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: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: noneRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (20%), 1 caught (100%), 18 yds, 18.0 per target1100% · 18yRight, 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

Derek Meadows'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

5.4 avg. game scoreBest: 6.4 vs East Carolina (Week 1)0 of 3 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1East CarolinaW 48–106.434414.7031
2@KentuckyW 45–17—no stats recorded
3Florida StateW 50–36—no stats recorded
4South CarolinaW 49–18—no stats recorded
5@Mississippi StateW 56–23—no stats recorded
6GeorgiaL 17–205.211818.0018
7@TennesseeL 10–264.5284.005
2026 · 3 games5.467011.7031

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions6876th / 1995
Yards70863rd / 1981
Yards / catch11.7—
Touchdowns0—
Long31—

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 1 · East Carolina—80~55 (36–67)469%
Wk 5 · Mississippi State—61~10 (3–16)116%
Wk 6 · Georgia—61~12 (4–20)120%
Wk 7 · Tennessee✓ WR57~36 (11–49)363%
Season1 GS446113 (64–149)925%

Position Room

16 WRs on the Alabama roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
3Lotzeir BrooksWRSO26415116%+0.61
1Ryan Coleman-WilliamsWRJR23415416%+0.54
Rico ScottWR22278319%+0.29
30Derek MeadowsWRSO67005%-0.14
5Noah RogersWRSR35505%+1.24
8Cederian MorganWRFR12113%+2.63
14Tyler HendersonWRJR—————
21Maurice Mathis Jr.WRFR—————
23MJ ChirgwinWRSR—————
24Amari SabbWRFR—————
27Elijah MurrayWRSR—————
31Cooper MollisonWRJR—————
33Preston LandryWRSR—————
37Tailan HallWRJR—————
42Ben JacksonWRSO—————
83Warner RossWRSR—————

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. Alabama depth chart →