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Sam Houston · 2026

Grady O'Neill

WRSenior5' 9", 170 lbsPrior Lake, MN
Sam Houston Bearkats1-6 · TDC #126
Snap share
71%
6 of 7 started · likely 59–83%
Receptions
30
77th of 1995 in FBS
Rec. yards
274
203rd of 1981 in FBS
Yards / catch
9.1
389th of 461 in FBS
Rec. TD
2
172nd of 826 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.25
244th of 317 WR/TEs

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

49 plays · +12.2 total EPA · 244th of 317 qualifying WR/TEs
All plays+0.25
Passing+0.25
1st down+0.06
2nd down-0.10
3rd down+0.77
Standard downs-0.13
Passing downs+0.61
O'NeillWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays11%
Pass plays19%
Run plays0%
1st down8%
2nd down12%
3rd down17%
Standard downs8%
Passing downs16%
O'NeillWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets46—
Target share21.0%135th / 524
Catch rate58.7%364th / 524
Success rate per target39.1%397th / 524
Yards per target5.8436th / 524
Explosive catches4.3%446th / 524
Deep-target rate2.2%—
3rd-down targets16—
Red-zone targets5—

Charting

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

Targets
49
29 caught (59%)
Avg. depth of target
5.6
air yards per target
YAC per catch
4.7
135 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
136
of 271 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
2%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted48 targets charted

59% comp5.6 avg. depth4.7 YAC/catch2% 20+ air yds2–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 1 targets (2%), 1 caught (100%), 1 yds, 1.0 per target1100% · 1yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 8 targets (17%), 4 caught (50%), 26 yds, 3.3 per target850% · 26yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 3 targets (6%), 2 caught (67%), 14 yds, 4.7 per target367% · 14yLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 4 targets (8%), 3 caught (75%), 28 yds, 7.0 per target475% · 28yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 8 targets (17%), 4 caught (50%), 34 yds, 4.3 per target850% · 34yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 8 targets (17%), 5 caught (63%), 77 yds, 9.6 per target863% · 77yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (2%), 1 caught (100%), 37 yds, 37.0 per target1100% · 37yMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 5 targets (10%), 5 caught (100%), 24 yds, 4.8 per target5100% · 24yRight, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (4%), 2 caught (100%), 6 yds, 3.0 per target2100% · 6yRight, 5–9 air yards: 5 targets (10%), 1 caught (20%), 6 yds, 1.2 per target520% · 6yRight, 10–14 air yards: 3 targets (6%), 1 caught (33%), 18 yds, 6.0 per target333% · 18yRight, 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.
2025 charting · Sam Houston

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (6 of O'Neill’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
47
26 caught (55%)
Avg. depth of target
8.5
air yards per target
YAC per catch
3.3
85 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
182
of 267 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
6%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted47 targets charted

55% comp8.5 avg. depth3.3 YAC/catch6% 20+ air yds1–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 3 targets (6%), 2 caught (67%), 3 yds, 1.0 per target367% · 3yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 6 targets (13%), 4 caught (67%), 30 yds, 5.0 per target667% · 30yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (4%), 1 caught (50%), 9 yds, 4.5 per target250% · 9yLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: 2 targets (4%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0yLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (4%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 8 targets (17%), 4 caught (50%), 43 yds, 5.4 per target850% · 43yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 8 targets (17%), 5 caught (63%), 66 yds, 8.3 per target863% · 66yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 6 targets (13%), 3 caught (50%), 53 yds, 8.8 per target650% · 53yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 1 targets (2%), 1 caught (100%), -2 yds, -2.0 per target1100% · -2yRight, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (4%), 2 caught (100%), 26 yds, 13.0 per target2100% · 26yRight, 5–9 air yards: 4 targets (9%), 3 caught (75%), 21 yds, 5.3 per target475% · 21yRight, 10–14 air yards: 2 targets (4%), 1 caught (50%), 18 yds, 9.0 per target250% · 18yRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (2%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 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.

Career

3 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farSam Houston#126 · 1-6771%30274221.0%
2025Sam Houston#134 · 2-101163%38392118.8%
2024Wisconsin#58 · 5-72—————

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Grady O'Neill's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Grady O'Neill'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

6.2 avg. game scoreBest: 8.0 at Troy (Week 1)1 of 7 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1@TroyL 21–248.078612.3137
2TulsaL 17–236.956212.4018
3NichollsW 59–07.05448.8118
4@Texas TechL 14–495.85244.8011
6@LibertyL 3–356.233913.0027
7Western KentuckyL 3–164.3351.705
8New Mexico StateL 24–305.12147.0011
2026 · 7 games6.2302749.1237

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions3077th / 1995
Yards274203rd / 1981
Yards / catch9.1389th / 461
Touchdowns2172nd / 826
Long37—

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 · Troy—70~54 (35–66)877%
Wk 2 · Tulsa✓ WR64~49 (32–60)777%
Wk 3 · Nicholls✓ WR75~45 (30–55)660%
Wk 4 · Texas Tech✓ WR67~53 (35–65)879%
Wk 6 · Liberty✓ WR59~24 (8–33)441%
Wk 7 · Western Kentucky✓ WR57~47 (31–57)982%
Wk 8 · New Mexico State✓ WR52~43 (28–52)883%
Season6 GS444315 (264–367)5071%

Position Room

13 WRs on the Sam Houston roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
7Grady O'NeillWRSR30274219%+0.25
2Chris ReedWRSR18293315%+0.13
5Kyan Berry-JohnsonWRJR18195110%+0.42
3Tim Burns Jr.WRSR15329313%+0.77
0Darrick Bledsoe IIIWRSR108128%+0.62
12Kamari MaxwellWRSO613914%+0.71
1Aviyon Smith-MackWRSR1303%-0.41
4Alijah CasonWRJR—————
11Kaleb MitchellWRSO—————
13Ty SextonWRFR—————
19Konner DandridgeWRFR—————
84Matthew TatumWRSR—————
88Terrence Guillory IIWRJR—————

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. Sam Houston depth chart →