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 | 44 | — |
| Target share | 28.4% | 29th / 524 |
| Catch rate | 59.1% | 359th / 524 |
| Success rate per target | 45.5% | 304th / 524 |
| Yards per target | 7.1 | 336th / 524 |
| Explosive catches | 11.4% | 256th / 524 |
| Deep-target rate | 9.1% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 7 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 9 | — |
Charting
Where Thurman's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted44 targets charted
2025 charting · Ohio State
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (2 of Thurman’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted2 targets charted
Career
4 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 |  North Carolina#54 · 4-2 | 6 | 77% | 26 | 314 | 4 | 28.4% |
| 2025 |  Ohio State#2 · 12-2 | 6 | 12% | 7 | 84 | 1 | 3.7% |
| 2024 | Ohio State#1 · 14-2 | 4 | 8% | 4 | 42 | 1 | 4.1% |
| 2023 | Ohio State#4 · 11-2 | 1 | 3% | 2 | 18 | 0 | — |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Jelani Thurman's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Jelani Thurman'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
East Tennessee State
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 26 | 118th / 1995 |
| Yards | 314 | 153rd / 1981 |
| Yards / catch | 12.1 | 246th / 461 |
| Touchdowns | 4 | 42nd / 826 |
| Long | 35 | — |
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 · TCU | ✓ TE | 57 | ~45 (38–54) | 8 | · | 79% |
| Wk 2 · East Tennessee State | ✓ TE | 53 | ~32 (15–46) | 4 | 2 | 60% |
| Wk 3 · Clemson | ✓ TE | 69 | ~61 (52–69) | 9 | · | 88% |
| Wk 5 · Notre Dame | — | 51 | ~35 (16–50) | 8 | · | 69% |
| Wk 6 · Pittsburgh | — | 51 | ~43 (36–51) | 8 | · | 84% |
| Wk 7 · Duke | ✓ TE | 64 | ~48 (41–58) | 7 | · | 75% |
| Season | 4 GS | 345 | 264 (226–315) | 44 | 2 | 77% |
Position Room
5 TEs on the North Carolina roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | Jelani Thurman | TE | JR | 26 | 314 | 4 | 26% | +0.24 |
| 84 | Shamar Easter | TE | JR | 7 | 137 | 2 | 9% | +0.86 |
| 87 | Carson Sneed | TE | FR | 1 | 11 | 0 | 4% | -0.06 |
| 85 | Dream Rashad | TE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 88 | Deems May | 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. North Carolina depth chart →