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 | 7.6% | — |
| Catch rate | 58.3% | — |
| Success rate per target | 41.7% | — |
| Yards per target | 4.8 | — |
| Explosive catches | 0.0% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 16.7% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 3 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 3 | — |
Charting
Where James'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
Game Log
Evan James'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 | Returns | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long | KR | KR yds | PR | PR yds | TD |
| 1 |  Northern Illinois | W 40–0 | — | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 3 | 108 | 1 |
| 2 |  Iowa State | W 16–13 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 3 |  Northern Iowa | W 55–0 | 6.3 | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 18 | · | · | 4 | 40 | · |
| 4 | @ Michigan | W 20–19 | 4.3 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 11 | · | · | 1 | 1 | · |
| 5 |  Ohio State | L 14–31 | — | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | 3 | · |
| 6 | @ Washington | W 41–24 | 3.9 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | · | · | 3 | 24 | · |
| 2026 · 6 games | 4.4 | 7 | 58 | 8.3 | 0 | 18 | · | · | 12 | 176 | 1 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 7 | 787th / 1994 |
| Yards | 58 | 964th / 1980 |
| Yards / catch | 8.3 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 18 | — |
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 0 | — |
| Solo | 0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 1 | — |
| Fumbles | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fumbles | 2 | — |
| Lost | 0 | — |
| Recovered | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Returns | 12 | — |
| Yards | 176 | — |
| Average | 14.7 | — |
| Touchdowns | 1 | — |
| Long | 77 | — |
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 | Special teams | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Northern Illinois | — | 78 | ~26 (8–36) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 33% |
| Wk 2 · Iowa State | — | 59 | ~25 (8–34) | 1 | · | · | 42% |
| Wk 3 · Northern Iowa | — | 64 | ~37 (12–51) | 3 | 4 | · | 58% |
| Wk 4 · Michigan | ✓ WR | 58 | ~32 (10–44) | 2 | 1 | · | 55% |
| Wk 5 · Ohio State | ✓ WR | 52 | ~28 (9–38) | 2 | 1 | · | 54% |
| Wk 6 · Washington | — | 57 | ~31 (10–42) | 2 | 3 | · | 54% |
| Season | 2 GS | 368 | 179 (111–217) | 13 | 12 | 1 | 49% |
Position Room
14 WRs on the Iowa roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Tony Diaz | WR | JR | 28 | 329 | 1 | 27% | +0.08 |
| 2 | Reece Vander Zee | WR | JR | 16 | 247 | 3 | 3% | +2.57 |
| 8 | Evan James | WR | SO | 7 | 58 | 0 | 7% | -0.18 |
| 0 | Jarriett Buie | WR | JR | 5 | 63 | 0 | 6% | +0.47 |
| 7 | Dayton Howard | WR | SR | 1 | 11 | 0 | 8% | +0.04 |
| 1 | KJ Parker | WR | JR | — | — | — | 4% | -0.47 |
| 6 | Xavier Stinson | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Brody Schaffer | WR | FR | — | — | — | 3% | -0.79 |
| 12 | Diondre Smith | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Alex Eichmann | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 83 | Jackson Naeve | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 84 | Apollo Payne | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 88 | Lance Beeghley | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 89 | Isaiah Oliver | 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. Iowa depth chart →