#15
Marshall · 2026

Josiah McLaurin

WRSophomore6' 1", 186 lbsClinton, NC
Marshall Thundering Herd4-3 · TDC #112
Snap share
13%
likely 6–17%
Receptions
5
988th of 1995 in FBS
Rec. yards
57
977th of 1981 in FBS
Yards / catch
11.4
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
+0.21
8 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

8 plays · +1.7 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.21
Passing+0.21
1st down-0.01
2nd down+0.64
3rd down-0.22
Standard downs+0.27
Passing downs-0.22
McLaurinWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays4%
Pass plays7%
Run plays0%
1st down4%
2nd down4%
3rd down2%
Standard downs4%
Passing downs1%
McLaurinWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets7—
Target share5.8%—
Catch rate57.1%—
Success rate per target57.1%—
Yards per target7.6—
Explosive catches14.3%—
Deep-target rate28.6%—
3rd-down targets1—
Red-zone targets1—

Charting

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

Targets
8
5 caught (63%)
Avg. depth of target
14.1
air yards per target
YAC per catch
3.8
19 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
38
of 57 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
25%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted8 targets charted

63% comp14.1 avg. depth3.8 YAC/catch25% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: 2 targets (25%), 1 caught (50%), 28 yds, 14.0 per target250% · 28yLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (13%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 3 targets (38%), 3 caught (100%), 25 yds, 8.3 per target3100% · 25yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (13%), 1 caught (100%), 4 yds, 4.0 per target1100% · 4yRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (13%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 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.

Career

3 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnaps
2026 so farMarshall#112 · 4-3313%
2025Maryland#84 · 4-832%
2024Maryland#81 · 4-847%

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

Game Log

Josiah McLaurin'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

5.5 avg. game scoreBest: 6.0 vs Coastal Carolina (Week 6)0 of 2 games at 8.0+
ReceivingReturns
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLongKRKR ydsPRPR ydsTD
1@Penn StateL 0–45—no stats recorded
2Middle TennesseeW 28–26—no stats recorded
3@Missouri StateW 30–24—no stats recorded
4Gardner-WebbW 36–35—no stats recorded
5@James MadisonL 17–455.12147.0010·····
6Coastal CarolinaL 21–276.034314.3028··26·
8South AlabamaW 20–13—no stats recorded
2026 · 2 games5.555711.4028··26·

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions5988th / 1995
Yards57977th / 1981
Yards / catch11.4—
Touchdowns0—
Long28—
Fumbles2026FBS rank
Fumbles1—
Lost0—
Recovered0—
Punt returns2026FBS rank
Returns2—
Yards6—
Average3—
Touchdowns0—
Long8—

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

GameTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSpecial teamsSnap share
Wk 5 · James Madison81~28 (9–38)4·35%
Wk 6 · Coastal Carolina78~26 (8–36)3233%
Wk 8 · South Alabama66~11 (3–18)1·17%
Season48665 (30–84)8213%

Position Room

14 WRs on the Marshall roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
5Xayvion Turner-BradshawWRSR25335415%+0.68
2Adrian NortonWRSR21235016%+0.20
20Owen SweeneyWRSO17202110%+0.42
0De'Andre TamarezWRSR10161010%+0.67
3Chris CulliverWRJR86009%-0.23
9Christian HamiltonWRJR538012%-0.08
15Josiah McLaurinWRSO55707%+0.21
13Brennan ChambersWRFR—————
14Demarcus LaceyWRSR—————
16Jalyn AbercrombieWRFR—————
18Justin HaggertyWRJR—————
19Tony MartinWRJR—————
23Chase MasseyWRSO—————
24Aiden BurkeWRFR—————

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. Marshall depth chart →