Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Career
2 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Arkansas#65 · 3-4 | 3 | 14% |
| 2025 |  LSU#39 · 7-6 | 1 | 2% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Jelani Watkins's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Jelani Watkins'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
| Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 |  North Alabama | W 31–14 | 5.4 | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | @ Utah | L 10–43 | 4.2 | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 |  Georgia | L 17–45 | 4.6 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |  Tulsa | W 34–6 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||||
| 5 | @ Texas A&M | L 7–34 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||||
| 6 |  Tennessee | L 17–24 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||||
| 7 | @ Vanderbilt | W 31–21 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||||
| 2026 · 3 games | 4.7 | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 8 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 3 | — |
| Yards | 27 | 780th / 1458 |
| Yards / carry | 9 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 16 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 4 | 1118th / 1995 |
| Yards | 20 | 1451st / 1981 |
| Yards / catch | 5 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 8 | — |
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 | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · North Alabama | 83 | ~41 (27–50) | 3 | 49% |
| Wk 2 · Utah | 76 | ~7 (2–11) | 1 | 9% |
| Wk 3 · Georgia | 62 | ~20 (6–27) | 3 | 32% |
| Season | 480 | 68 (32–88) | 7 | 14% |
Position Room
15 WRs on the Arkansas roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Chris Marshall | WR | SR | 43 | 601 | 2 | 26% | +0.61 |
| 4 | Ismael Cisse | WR | SR | 8 | 96 | 2 | 7% | +0.16 |
| 9 | Jamari Hawkins | WR | SR | 8 | 126 | 0 | 5% | +0.81 |
| 19 | Antonio Jordan | WR | SO | 8 | 99 | 0 | 6% | +0.01 |
| 3 | CJ Brown | WR | JR | 7 | 83 | 0 | 8% | -0.11 |
| 8 | Donovan Faupel | WR | SR | 7 | 87 | 0 | 5% | +0.26 |
| 11 | Monte Harrison | WR | JR | 5 | 84 | 0 | 6% | +0.05 |
| Jelani Watkins | WR | 4 | 20 | 0 | 3% | +0.61 | ||
| 1 | Courtney Crutchfield | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Jude Hall | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 80 | Dequane Prevo | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 82 | Ben Pupplo | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 86 | Maurice Gleaton Jr. | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 87 | Cory Henderson Jr. | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 88 | Blair Irvin III | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
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. Arkansas depth chart →