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 | 16 | — |
| Target share | 17.4% | 234th / 527 |
| Catch rate | 43.8% | 501st / 527 |
| Success rate per target | 43.8% | 331st / 527 |
| Yards per target | 10.3 | 107th / 527 |
| Explosive catches | 25.0% | 30th / 527 |
| Deep-target rate | 18.8% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 6 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 3 | — |
Charting
Where Jr.'s plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted21 targets charted
Game Log
Derrick Salley Jr.'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
Nicholls
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 13 | 429th / 1995 |
| Yards | 248 | 254th / 1981 |
| Yards / catch | 19.1 | 14th / 463 |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 347th / 830 |
| Long | 45 | — |
| Fumbles | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fumbles | 1 | — |
| Lost | 1 | — |
| Recovered | 0 | — |
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 | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Nicholls | 71 | ~49 (32–60) | 5 | · | 69% |
| Wk 4 · Cincinnati | 79 | ~64 (42–78) | 11 | 1 | 81% |
| Wk 6 · Houston | 59 | ~31 (10–42) | 2 | · | 53% |
| Wk 7 · Kansas | 75 | ~52 (34–63) | 5 | · | 69% |
| Season | 423 | 196 (165–231) | 23 | 1 | 46% |
Position Room
12 WRs on the Kansas State roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaron Tibbs | WR | 25 | 268 | 3 | 20% | +0.60 | ||
| 5 | Josh Manning | WR | SR | 19 | 197 | 2 | 18% | +0.19 |
| 15 | Derrick Salley Jr. | WR | JR | 13 | 248 | 1 | 17% | +0.37 |
| Brandon White | WR | 13 | 78 | 1 | 12% | +0.09 | ||
| Izaiah Williams | WR | 2 | 21 | 0 | 4% | +0.43 | ||
| 17 | Adonis Moise | WR | SO | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4% | -0.09 |
| 6 | Sterling Lockett | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | Kaprice Keith | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | Max Lovett | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Larry Porter IV | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 84 | Isaac Koch | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 85 | Nash Morrison | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
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. Kansas State depth chart →