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 | 8 | — |
| Target share | 6.9% | — |
| Catch rate | 25.0% | — |
| Success rate per target | 25.0% | — |
| Yards per target | 3.6 | — |
| Explosive catches | 12.5% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 12.5% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 0 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 1 | — |
Charting
Where Butler's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted8 targets charted
2025 charting · Old Dominion
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (5 of Butler’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted9 targets charted
Career
3 seasons at 2 schools 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 |  Kansas#38 · 2-4 | 5 | 31% | 2 | 29 | 0 | 6.9% |
| 2025 |  Old Dominion#32 · 10-3 | 6 | 52% | 9 | 59 | 1 | 8.4% |
| 2023 | Old Dominion#94 · 6-7 | 8 | 37% | 9 | 44 | 0 | 4.9% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Jailen Butler's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Jailen Butler'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 |  Long Island University | W 51–6 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 2 |  Missouri | L 21–38 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 3 | vs Arizona State | L 17–24 | 6.5 | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 24 |
| 5 |  Middle Tennessee | W 55–0 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 6 | @ Utah | L 24–41 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 7 | @ Kansas State | L 24–35 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 2026 · 1 game | 6.5 | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 24 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 2 | 1397th / 1995 |
| Yards | 29 | 1282nd / 1981 |
| Yards / catch | 14.5 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 24 | — |
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 | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Long Island University | ✓ TE | 76 | ~26 (12–37) | 1 | · | 34% |
| Wk 2 · Missouri | — | 66 | ~25 (12–36) | 1 | · | 38% |
| Wk 3 · Arizona State | ✓ TE | 73 | ~57 (48–69) | 5 | · | 78% |
| Wk 5 · Middle Tennessee | — | 83 | · | · | 1 | — |
| Wk 6 · Utah | — | 58 | ~23 (11–33) | 1 | 1 | 40% |
| Season | 2 GS | 416 | 131 (90–176) | 8 | 2 | 31% |
Position Room
7 TEs on the Kansas roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | Carson Bruhn | TE | SO | 7 | 85 | 0 | 10% | -0.12 |
| 87 | Leyton Cure | TE | SR | 3 | 74 | 0 | 7% | +0.48 |
| 9 | Jailen Butler | TE | SR | 2 | 29 | 0 | 6% | -0.29 |
| 14 | Mikey Pauley | TE | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 81 | Quinton Conley | TE | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 83 | Conlee Hovey | TE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 85 | Carter Moses | TE | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
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 depth chart →