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 | 21 | — |
| Target share | 17.1% | 248th / 522 |
| Catch rate | 61.9% | 318th / 522 |
| Success rate per target | 38.1% | 410th / 522 |
| Yards per target | 6.3 | 406th / 522 |
| Explosive catches | 9.5% | 309th / 522 |
| Deep-target rate | 14.3% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 7 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 3 | — |
Charting
Where Thacker's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted23 targets charted
2025 charting · Ball State
Career
3 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Ball State#133 · 2-5 | 5 | 45% | 15 | 152 | 0 | 17.1% |
| 2025 | Ball State#132 · 4-8 | 3 | 7% | 3 | 29 | 1 | 4.8% |
| 2024 | Ball State#125 · 3-9 | 2 | 3% | — | — | — | 2.5% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Isaiah Thacker's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Isaiah Thacker'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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 | @ Ohio State | L 3–56 | 4.6 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 |  Stony Brook | W 41–17 | 6.1 | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 0 | 14 |
| 3 | @ Liberty | L 15–51 | 6.4 | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 | 14 |
| 4 | @ Kent State | L 13–26 | 5.7 | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 20 |
| 5 |  Toledo | L 24–39 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 6 | @ Northwestern | L 14–45 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 7 | @ Bowling Green | W 32–31 | 6.2 | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | 29 |
| 2026 · 5 games | 5.8 | 15 | 152 | 10.1 | 0 | 29 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 2 | — |
| Yards | 7 | 1097th / 1453 |
| Yards / carry | 3.5 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 5 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 15 | 355th / 1994 |
| Yards | 152 | 475th / 1980 |
| Yards / catch | 10.1 | 356th / 461 |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 29 | — |
| Fumbles | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fumbles | 1 | — |
| Lost | 0 | — |
| 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 | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Ohio State | — | 60 | ~21 (7–29) | 3 | 35% |
| Wk 2 · Stony Brook | ✓ WR | 68 | ~54 (35–66) | 8 | 79% |
| Wk 3 · Liberty | — | 56 | ~43 (28–52) | 5 | 77% |
| Wk 4 · Kent State | — | 54 | ~42 (28–51) | 6 | 78% |
| Wk 7 · Bowling Green | — | 66 | ~39 (12–53) | 3 | 59% |
| Season | 1 GS | 443 | 199 (113–262) | 25 | 45% |
Position Room
12 WRs on the Ball State roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donovan Hamilton | WR | JR | 22 | 273 | 1 | 16% | +0.78 |
| 10 | Jamarion McDougle | WR | SR | 21 | 201 | 1 | 17% | +0.11 |
| 5 | Jabari Smith | WR | SR | 19 | 196 | 2 | 16% | +0.81 |
| 11 | Isaiah Thacker | WR | SR | 15 | 152 | 0 | 16% | +0.25 |
| 7 | CJ Nelson | WR | SR | 11 | 83 | 0 | 9% | +0.23 |
| 14 | Elisha Durham | WR | SO | 4 | 68 | 0 | 5% | +0.53 |
| 83 | Eli Hohlt | WR | SR | 3 | 30 | 1 | 6% | +0.46 |
| 15 | Tayshon Bardo | WR | FR | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2% | +0.62 |
| DJ Young | WR | 1 | 21 | 0 | 2% | +1.12 | ||
| 8 | Corey Thompson Jr. | WR | SR | — | — | — | 8% | -0.65 |
| 80 | Derion Talbert | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 85 | Ace Cooper | WR | FR | — | — | — | 0% | +0.46 |
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. Ball State depth chart →