#5
Fresno State · 2026

Josiah Freeman

WRSenior6' 4", 200 lbsSoledad, CA
Fresno State Bulldogs4-3 · TDC #77
Snap share
82%
7 of 7 started · likely 69–96%
Receptions
31
69th of 1995 in FBS
Rec. yards
424
65th of 1981 in FBS
Yards / catch
13.7
171st of 461 in FBS
Rec. TD
2
172nd of 825 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.58
120th 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

55 plays · +31.7 total EPA · 120th of 317 qualifying WR/TEs
All plays+0.58
Passing+0.55
Rushing+1.22
1st down+0.18
2nd down+0.95
3rd down+0.52
Standard downs+0.86
Passing downs+0.37
FreemanWR/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 plays1%
1st down5%
2nd down18%
3rd down21%
Standard downs8%
Passing downs24%
FreemanWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets52—
Target share28.1%31st / 523
Catch rate59.6%353rd / 523
Success rate per target48.1%264th / 523
Yards per target7.9273rd / 523
Explosive catches11.5%242nd / 523
Deep-target rate9.6%—
3rd-down targets17—
Red-zone targets5—

Charting

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

Targets
53
31 caught (58%)
Avg. depth of target
8.2
air yards per target
YAC per catch
6.2
187 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
207
of 394 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
10%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted52 targets charted

58% comp8.2 avg. depth6.2 YAC/catch10% 20+ air yds2–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 2 targets (4%), 2 caught (100%), 27 yds, 13.5 per target2100% · 27yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 4 targets (8%), 4 caught (100%), 50 yds, 12.5 per target4100% · 50yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 5 targets (10%), 4 caught (80%), 38 yds, 7.6 per target580% · 38yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 5 targets (10%), 2 caught (40%), 38 yds, 7.6 per target540% · 38yLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (2%), 1 caught (100%), 28 yds, 28.0 per target1100% · 28yLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: 1 targets (2%), 1 caught (100%), 3 yds, 3.0 per target1100% · 3yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (2%), 1 caught (100%), 5 yds, 5.0 per target1100% · 5yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 3 targets (6%), 1 caught (33%), 8 yds, 2.7 per target333% · 8yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (2%), 1 caught (100%), 17 yds, 17.0 per target1100% · 17yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (2%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (2%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, Behind air yards: 3 targets (6%), 2 caught (67%), 10 yds, 3.3 per target367% · 10yRight, 0–4 air yards: 6 targets (12%), 1 caught (17%), 5 yds, 0.8 per target617% · 5yRight, 5–9 air yards: 11 targets (21%), 6 caught (55%), 97 yds, 8.8 per target1155% · 97yRight, 10–14 air yards: 3 targets (6%), 1 caught (33%), 11 yds, 3.7 per target333% · 11yRight, 15–19 air yards: 2 targets (4%), 2 caught (100%), 32 yds, 16.0 per target2100% · 32yRight, 20–29 air yards: 2 targets (4%), 1 caught (50%), 25 yds, 12.5 per target250% · 25yRight, 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 · Fresno State

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (6 of Freeman’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
48
27 caught (56%)
Avg. depth of target
9.0
air yards per target
YAC per catch
6.7
180 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
149
of 329 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
10%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted48 targets charted

61% comp9.0 avg. depth6.7 YAC/catch10% 20+ air yds6–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 4 targets (8%), 4 caught (100%), 15 yds, 3.8 per target4100% · 15yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 4 targets (8%), 3 caught (75%), 31 yds, 7.8 per target475% · 31yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 5 targets (10%), 2 caught (40%), 17 yds, 3.4 per target540% · 17yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 2 targets (4%), 1 caught (50%), 10 yds, 5.0 per target250% · 10yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 3 targets (6%), 2 caught (67%), 37 yds, 12.3 per target367% · 37yLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (2%), 1 caught (100%), 6 yds, 6.0 per target1100% · 6yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 3 targets (6%), 1 caught (33%), 12 yds, 4.0 per target333% · 12yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (2%), 1 caught (100%), 12 yds, 12.0 per target1100% · 12yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (2%), 1 caught (100%), 37 yds, 37.0 per target1100% · 37yMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 3 targets (6%), 3 caught (100%), 58 yds, 19.3 per target3100% · 58yRight, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (4%), 2 caught (100%), 8 yds, 4.0 per target2100% · 8yRight, 5–9 air yards: 9 targets (19%), 5 caught (56%), 73 yds, 8.1 per target956% · 73yRight, 10–14 air yards: 6 targets (13%), 1 caught (17%), 13 yds, 2.2 per target617% · 13yRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: 2 targets (4%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0yRight, 30+ air yards: 2 targets (4%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0y
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

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

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farFresno State#77 · 4-3782%31424228.1%
2025Fresno State#73 · 9-41273%52642625.6%
2024Fresno State#85 · 6-737%895210.0%
2023Fresno State#65 · 9-4920%1924918.3%

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

Game Log

Josiah Freeman'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

7.4 avg. game scoreBest: 8.2 at San José State (Week 3)1 of 6 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1@USCL 0–39—no stats recorded
2Sacramento StateW 49–37.9610016.7028
3@San José StateW 26–108.269515.8121
4RiceW 38–247.666611.0119
5@Washington StateW 26–67.77618.7019
6Boise StateL 31–386.635317.7025
7@San Diego StateL 23–266.534916.3025
2026 · 6 games7.43142413.7228

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries2—
Yards17917th / 1456
Yards / carry8.5—
Touchdowns1359th / 631
Long14—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions3169th / 1995
Yards42465th / 1981
Yards / catch13.7171st / 461
Touchdowns2172nd / 825
Long28—

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 involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · USC✓ WR45~31 (10–42)369%
Wk 2 · Sacramento State✓ WR63~50 (33–61)779%
Wk 3 · San José State✓ WR68~58 (38–68)885%
Wk 4 · Rice✓ WR68~54 (35–66)879%
Wk 5 · Washington State✓ WR68~56 (37–68)1182%
Wk 6 · Boise State✓ WR51~46 (30–51)1190%
Wk 7 · San Diego State✓ WR65~56 (37–65)786%
Season7 GS428351 (294–409)5582%

Position Room

12 WRs on the Fresno State roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
5Josiah FreemanWRSR31424225%+0.58
0Ezekiel AvitWRJR22373415%+0.67
1Jahlil McClainWRJR19204114%+0.48
11Jayon FarrarWRSR84507%+0.11
19Harold DuvallWRSO234013%+0.22
10Jordan Malau'uluWRSO12302%+0.91
25Keynan CottonWRFR1403%-0.02
80Jaylen GarrisonWRSR11703%+0.78
18Isaiah DillonWRFR—————
39Tyler BeckerWRJR—————
81Xavier OwensWRFR—————
82Darrian AndersonWRSR———3%-0.35

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. Fresno State depth chart →