#18
Troy · 2026

Howard Kinchen

WRSenior6' 3", 190 lbsLafayette, LA
Troy Trojans3-3 · TDC #109
Snap share
30%
4 of 4 started · likely 24–36%
Receptions
13
424th of 1995 in FBS
Rec. yards
147
488th of 1981 in FBS
Yards / catch
11.3
292nd of 461 in FBS
Rec. TD
2
172nd of 825 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.65
19 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

19 plays · +12.3 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.65
Passing+0.65
1st down+0.58
2nd down+0.56
3rd down+0.78
Standard downs+0.81
Passing downs+0.37
KinchenWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays8%
Pass plays18%
Run plays0%
1st down5%
2nd down9%
3rd down16%
Standard downs7%
Passing downs11%
KinchenWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets19—
Target share18.4%199th / 523
Catch rate68.4%199th / 523
Success rate per target52.6%193rd / 523
Yards per target7.7291st / 523
Explosive catches5.3%427th / 523
Deep-target rate21.1%—
3rd-down targets7—
Red-zone targets1—

Charting

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

Targets
19
13 caught (68%)
Avg. depth of target
10.4
air yards per target
YAC per catch
4.5
59 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
88
of 147 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
21%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted19 targets charted

68% comp10.4 avg. depth4.5 YAC/catch21% 20+ air yds2–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (5%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 1 caught (100%), 5 yds, 5.0 per target1100% · 5yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 1 targets (5%), 1 caught (100%), 4 yds, 4.0 per target1100% · 4yRight, 0–4 air yards: 3 targets (16%), 3 caught (100%), 18 yds, 6.0 per target3100% · 18yRight, 5–9 air yards: 5 targets (26%), 4 caught (80%), 25 yds, 5.0 per target580% · 25yRight, 10–14 air yards: 3 targets (16%), 3 caught (100%), 40 yds, 13.3 per target3100% · 40yRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: 3 targets (16%), 1 caught (33%), 55 yds, 18.3 per target333% · 55yRight, 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

Howard Kinchen'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

6.6 avg. game scoreBest: 7.8 at Missouri (Week 3)0 of 3 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1Sam HoustonW 24–21—no stats recorded
2Alabama StateW 34–17—no stats recorded
3@MissouriL 17–277.858016.0155
4@Utah StateL 10–217.46589.7114
6Southern MissW 55–344.6294.505
7@LouisianaL 6–33—no stats recorded
2026 · 3 games6.61314711.3255

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions13424th / 1995
Yards147488th / 1981
Yards / catch11.3292nd / 461
Touchdowns2172nd / 825
Long55—

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 3 · Missouri✓ WR72~58 (38–71)1081%
Wk 4 · Utah State✓ WR81~31 (10–42)738%
Wk 6 · Southern Miss✓ WR80~38 (12–52)248%
Wk 7 · Louisiana✓ WR54··—
Season4 GS421127 (99–150)1930%

Position Room

13 WRs on the Troy roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
17Jace PettyWRSR16174015%+0.20
8TK KeyesWRJR13282316%+0.57
18Howard KinchenWRSR13147218%+0.65
4Noreel WhiteWRJR12176014%-0.06
5Mojo DortchWRSR108908%+0.30
15TJ LottWRSR775112%+0.09
2Jywon BoydWRJR33809%+0.61
7Kristian TateWRSR———3%-0.58
12Hayden JacksonWRSR—————
13Ky McNultyWRJR—————
81Jah'Marren JacksonWRSO—————
82Dylan DensonWRFR—————
84Andrew LeslieWRSO—————

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. Troy depth chart →