#11

Jalen Mickens

WRSophomore5' 9", 187 lbsWillis, TX
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs4-2 · TDC #80
Snap share
82%
6 of 6 started · likely 69–95%
Receptions
32
57th of 1995 in FBS
Rec. yards
476
43rd of 1981 in FBS
Yards / catch
14.9
119th of 461 in FBS
Rec. TD
3
93rd of 826 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.56
131st 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

53 plays · +29.5 total EPA · 131st of 317 qualifying WR/TEs
All plays+0.56
Passing+0.58
Rushing+0.42
1st down+0.70
2nd down+0.37
3rd down+0.79
Standard downs+0.64
Passing downs+0.47
MickensWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays13%
Pass plays25%
Run plays4%
1st down10%
2nd down12%
3rd down24%
Standard downs10%
Passing downs21%
MickensWR/TE average

Advanced

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

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries6—
Success rate83.3%—
Explosive run rate33.3%—
Stuffed at the line0.0%—
First downs4—
Red-zone carries2—
Goal-line carries2—
ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets43—
Target share26.9%44th / 524
Catch rate62.8%304th / 524
Success rate per target44.2%321st / 524
Yards per target7.7293rd / 524
Explosive catches9.3%322nd / 524
Deep-target rate14.0%—
3rd-down targets15—
Red-zone targets2—

Charting

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

Targets
47
31 caught (66%)
Avg. depth of target
8.7
air yards per target
YAC per catch
7.2
217 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
178
of 395 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
15%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted46 targets charted

66% comp8.7 avg. depth7.2 YAC/catch15% 20+ air yds3–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 4 targets (9%), 4 caught (100%), 24 yds, 6.0 per target4100% · 24yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 7 targets (15%), 4 caught (57%), 25 yds, 3.6 per target757% · 25yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (4%), 2 caught (100%), 36 yds, 18.0 per target2100% · 36yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (2%), 1 caught (100%), 14 yds, 14.0 per target1100% · 14yLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (2%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (4%), 2 caught (100%), 7 yds, 3.5 per target2100% · 7yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (4%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 6 targets (13%), 4 caught (67%), 88 yds, 14.7 per target667% · 88yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (2%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 4 targets (9%), 1 caught (25%), 67 yds, 16.8 per target425% · 67yMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 2 targets (4%), 2 caught (100%), 11 yds, 5.5 per target2100% · 11yRight, 0–4 air yards: 5 targets (11%), 5 caught (100%), 29 yds, 5.8 per target5100% · 29yRight, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (2%), 1 caught (100%), 6 yds, 6.0 per target1100% · 6yRight, 10–14 air yards: 4 targets (9%), 2 caught (50%), 29 yds, 7.3 per target450% · 29yRight, 15–19 air yards: 2 targets (4%), 1 caught (50%), 28 yds, 14.0 per target250% · 28yRight, 20–29 air yards: 2 targets (4%), 1 caught (50%), 31 yds, 15.5 per target250% · 31yRight, 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 · Louisiana Tech

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (5 of Mickens’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
16
10 caught (63%)
Avg. depth of target
8.5
air yards per target
YAC per catch
2.8
28 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
49
of 77 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
13%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted16 targets charted

68% comp8.5 avg. depth2.8 YAC/catch13% 20+ air yds1–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 1 targets (6%), 1 caught (100%), 3 yds, 3.0 per target1100% · 3yLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: 3 targets (19%), 2 caught (67%), 17 yds, 5.7 per target367% · 17yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (6%), 1 caught (100%), 22 yds, 22.0 per target1100% · 22yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (6%), 1 caught (100%), 15 yds, 15.0 per target1100% · 15yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (6%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (6%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (6%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 1 targets (6%), 1 caught (100%), 3 yds, 3.0 per target1100% · 3yRight, 0–4 air yards: 4 targets (25%), 4 caught (100%), 17 yds, 4.3 per target4100% · 17yRight, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (13%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0yRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 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.

Career

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

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farLouisiana Tech#80 · 4-2682%32476326.9%
2025Louisiana Tech#80 · 8-51039%20177112.6%

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

Game Log

Jalen Mickens'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

7.6 avg. game scoreBest: 9.2 vs Northwestern State (Week 1)2 of 6 games at 8.0+
RushingReceiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLongRecYdsY/RTDLong
1Northwestern StateW 80–69.223115.5028313344.3175
2@LSUL 14–457.5·····610116.8167
3@BaylorL 19–367.62147.011246315.8031
5ArmyW 31–296.8199.0098455.608
6LouisianaW 32–318.6133.01399210.2128
7@UL MonroeW 24–06.2·····24221.0024
2026 · 6 games7.66579.52283247614.9375

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries6—
Yards57584th / 1457
Yards / carry9.5—
Touchdowns2221st / 631
Long28—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions3257th / 1995
Yards47643rd / 1981
Yards / catch14.9119th / 461
Touchdowns393rd / 826
Long75—
Fumbles2026FBS rank
Fumbles1—
Lost1—
Recovered0—

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 involvedPenaltiesSnap share
Wk 1 · Northwestern State✓ WR58~40 (26–49)6·69%
Wk 2 · LSU✓ WR55~48 (32–55)9·87%
Wk 3 · Baylor✓ WR78~62 (41–75)10·79%
Wk 5 · Army✓ WR57~50 (33–57)10·88%
Wk 6 · Louisiana✓ WR77~67 (44–77)14187%
Wk 7 · UL Monroe✓ WR65~52 (34–63)5·80%
Season6 GS390319 (268–372)54182%

Position Room

13 WRs on the Louisiana Tech roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
11Jalen MickensWRSO32476325%+0.56
86Talyn ShettronWRJR17229114%+0.49
6Marcus Calwise Jr.WRJR14168012%+0.84
Jay WilkersonWR54414%+0.19
3Dedrick LatulasWRJR21014%+0.73
Luke WatkinsWR23814%-0.24
8David PierroWRSR1305%-0.92
88Johnnie Thiel IVWRFR11203%+1.03
17Dane BenedixWRSR—————
31Brayden CurryWRSO—————
83Carter HarrisWRFR—————
85Johnny Casey Jr.WRFR—————
89Chase GrosfeldWRJR—————

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. Louisiana Tech depth chart →