#88
Notre Dame · 2026

James Flanigan

TESophomore6' 6", 253 lbsGreen Bay, WI
Notre Dame Fighting Irish6-1 · TDC #1
Snap share
31%
2 of 5 started · likely 21–42%
Receptions
5
991st of 1995 in FBS
Rec. yards
22
1409th of 1981 in FBS
Yards / catch
4.4
Rec. TD
1
347th of 830 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.23
9 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

9 plays · +2.1 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.23
Passing+0.23
1st down+0.04
2nd down+0.22
3rd down+0.55
Standard downs+0.27
Passing downs-0.09
FlaniganWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays3%
Pass plays6%
Run plays0%
1st down2%
2nd down3%
3rd down3%
Standard downs3%
Passing downs1%
FlaniganWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets8—
Target share6.5%—
Catch rate50.0%—
Success rate per target37.5%—
Yards per target2.4—
Explosive catches0.0%—
Deep-target rate0.0%—
3rd-down targets1—
Red-zone targets3—

Charting

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

Targets
9
5 caught (56%)
Avg. depth of target
3.8
air yards per target
YAC per catch
2.2
11 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
11
of 22 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted9 targets charted

56% comp3.8 avg. depth2.2 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds1–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (22%), 2 caught (100%), 6 yds, 3.0 per target2100% · 6yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (11%), 1 caught (100%), 7 yds, 7.0 per target1100% · 7yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (11%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (11%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (11%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 1 targets (11%), 1 caught (100%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target1100% · 0yRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (11%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (11%), 1 caught (100%), 9 yds, 9.0 per target1100% · 9yRight, 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.

Game Log

James Flanigan'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

4.6 avg. game scoreBest: 6.5 vs Wisconsin (Week 1)0 of 4 games at 8.0+
ReceivingDefense
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLongTklSoloTFLSacksHurPDINTTD
1vsWisconsinW 41–136.52105.017········
2RiceW 52–0—no stats recorded
3Michigan StateW 27–10—no stats recorded
4@PurdueW 49–104.9199.009········
5@North CarolinaW 37–26—no stats recorded
6StanfordW 58–73.2133.003········
7@BYUL 24–283.7100.000110000··
2026 · 4 games4.65224.419110000··

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions5991st / 1995
Yards221409th / 1981
Yards / catch4.4—
Touchdowns1347th / 830
Long9—
Defense2026FBS rank
Tackles14249th / 5416
Solo1—
Tackles for loss0—
Sacks0—
QB hurries0—
Passes defended0—
Defensive TD0—

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 involvedPlays madeSnap share
Wk 1 · Wisconsin✓ TE61~33 (15–47)3·54%
Wk 4 · Purdue—58~22 (10–31)1·38%
Wk 5 · North Carolina—75~30 (14–43)1·40%
Wk 6 · Stanford—75~29 (13–41)1·39%
Wk 7 · BYU✓ TE80~36 (17–51)3145%
Season2 GS481150 (103–202)9131%

Position Room

8 TEs on the Notre Dame roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
85Jack LarsenTEJR64409%+0.27
87Cooper FlanaganTESR64828%+0.00
88James FlaniganTESO52216%+0.23
Ty WashingtonTE21203%-0.20
24Ian PremerTEFR11404%+1.06
42Henry GarrityTESR—————
84Preston FryzelTEFR—————
89Austin RatiganTEFR—————

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. Notre Dame depth chart →