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 | 37 | — |
| Target share | 22.4% | 114th / 522 |
| Catch rate | 75.7% | 94th / 522 |
| Success rate per target | 51.4% | 215th / 522 |
| Yards per target | 8.2 | 251st / 522 |
| Explosive catches | 8.1% | 357th / 522 |
| Deep-target rate | 5.4% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 8 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 4 | — |
Charting
Where Derry's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted37 targets charted
Game Log
Josh Derry'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 |  Bethune-Cookman | W 73–6 | 6.4 | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 0 | 26 |
| 2 | @ Pittsburgh | L 7–12 | 4.6 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 |  Georgia State | W 44–30 | 5.6 | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 17 |
| 4 |  TCU | W 21–13 | 6.3 | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 0 | 22 |
| 5 | @ Houston | L 17–27 | 8.3 | 7 | 101 | 14.4 | 1 | 49 |
| 6 | @ Oklahoma State | L 28–42 | 8.1 | 11 | 84 | 7.6 | 1 | 15 |
| 2026 · 6 games | 6.6 | 28 | 304 | 10.9 | 2 | 49 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 28 | 96th / 1994 |
| Yards | 304 | 162nd / 1980 |
| Yards / catch | 10.9 | 315th / 461 |
| Touchdowns | 2 | 171st / 824 |
| Long | 49 | — |
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 | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Bethune-Cookman | ✓ WR | 60 | ~41 (27–50) | 3 | 68% |
| Wk 2 · Pittsburgh | ✓ WR | 54 | ~30 (10–41) | 4 | 56% |
| Wk 3 · Georgia State | ✓ WR | 56 | ~40 (26–49) | 4 | 71% |
| Wk 4 · TCU | ✓ WR | 53 | ~38 (12–52) | 4 | 72% |
| Wk 5 · Houston | — | 59 | ~49 (32–59) | 9 | 83% |
| Wk 6 · Oklahoma State | — | 83 | ~69 (45–83) | 13 | 83% |
| Season | 4 GS | 365 | 267 (224–311) | 37 | 73% |
Position Room
13 WRs on the UCF roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Josh Derry | WR | SR | 28 | 304 | 2 | 21% | +0.55 |
| 9 | Waden Charles | WR | SO | 16 | 199 | 2 | 14% | +0.37 |
| 6 | Ric'Darious Farmer | WR | SO | 13 | 147 | 0 | 11% | +0.34 |
| 2 | Tyren Hornes | WR | FR | 10 | 111 | 1 | 8% | +0.28 |
| 3 | Jonathan Bibbs | WR | SO | 5 | 74 | 1 | 6% | +0.32 |
| 13 | Caleb Rollerson | WR | SO | 4 | 38 | 1 | 5% | +0.66 |
| 82 | Jordyn Bridgewater | WR | SO | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4% | -0.47 |
| 23 | Jordan Nunuha | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | Andrea Parisi | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 80 | Elijah Hardy | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 81 | Zack Palmer | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 85 | Carson Hinshaw | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 86 | Chase Hinshaw | 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. UCF depth chart →