#3
Akron · 2026

Kyan Mason

WRSophomore5' 9", 155 lbsCleveland, OH
Akron Zips1-6 · TDC #131
Snap share
58%
4 of 7 started · likely 36–71%
Receptions
18
271st of 1995 in FBS
Rec. yards
205
335th of 1981 in FBS
Yards / catch
11.4
288th of 461 in FBS
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
-0.00
307th 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

39 plays · -0.2 total EPA · 307th of 317 qualifying WR/TEs
All plays-0.00
Passing-0.01
Rushing+0.19
1st down-0.01
2nd down-0.12
3rd down+0.65
Standard downs-0.08
Passing downs+0.14
MasonWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays8%
Pass plays16%
Run plays1%
1st down10%
2nd down7%
3rd down6%
Standard downs8%
Passing downs9%
MasonWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets34—
Target share18.1%209th / 523
Catch rate47.1%475th / 523
Success rate per target23.5%507th / 523
Yards per target5.4462nd / 523
Explosive catches8.8%337th / 523
Deep-target rate26.5%—
3rd-down targets5—
Red-zone targets2—

Charting

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

Targets
37
18 caught (49%)
Avg. depth of target
13.4
air yards per target
YAC per catch
3.5
63 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
142
of 205 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
27%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted37 targets charted

49% comp13.4 avg. depth3.5 YAC/catch27% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 4 targets (11%), 4 caught (100%), 6 yds, 1.5 per target4100% · 6yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (5%), 1 caught (50%), 2 yds, 1.0 per target250% · 2yLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 2 targets (5%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0yLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: 1 targets (3%), 1 caught (100%), -1 yds, -1.0 per target1100% · -1yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 1 caught (100%), 5 yds, 5.0 per target1100% · 5yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 5 targets (14%), 4 caught (80%), 63 yds, 12.6 per target580% · 63yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 3 targets (8%), 1 caught (33%), 17 yds, 5.7 per target333% · 17yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 30+ air yards: 4 targets (11%), 2 caught (50%), 77 yds, 19.3 per target450% · 77yRight, Behind air yards: 2 targets (5%), 2 caught (100%), 1 yds, 0.5 per target2100% · 1yRight, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (5%), 1 caught (50%), 7 yds, 3.5 per target250% · 7yRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 15–19 air yards: 5 targets (14%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target50% · 0yRight, 20–29 air yards: 3 targets (8%), 1 caught (33%), 28 yds, 9.3 per target333% · 28yRight, 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 · Akron

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (4 of Mason’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
16
8 caught (50%)
Avg. depth of target
11.6
air yards per target
YAC per catch
2.4
19 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
82
of 101 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
13%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted16 targets charted

60% comp11.6 avg. depth2.4 YAC/catch13% 20+ air yds4–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 3 targets (19%), 2 caught (67%), 8 yds, 2.7 per target367% · 8yLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (6%), 1 caught (100%), 14 yds, 14.0 per target1100% · 14yLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: 2 targets (13%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0yLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (6%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 2 targets (13%), 2 caught (100%), 26 yds, 13.0 per target2100% · 26yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 4 targets (25%), 2 caught (50%), 38 yds, 9.5 per target450% · 38yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: noneRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (6%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 15–19 air yards: 2 targets (13%), 1 caught (50%), 15 yds, 7.5 per target250% · 15yRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 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 since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farAkron#131 · 1-6758%18205018.1%
2025Akron#120 · 5-71262%33481513.3%
2024Akron#119 · 4-811%12813.0%

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

Game Log

Kyan Mason'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: 7.1 vs UNLV (Week 4)0 of 7 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1@Wake ForestL 16–385.03103.307
2Robert MorrisW 45–102.8122.002
3@MinnesotaL 7–416.15326.4017
4UNLVL 10–387.137324.3046
5@Central MichiganL 17–416.03268.7017
6Eastern MichiganL 23–255.311919.0019
7@Miami (OH)L 14–346.324321.5031
2026 · 7 games5.51820511.4046

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries1—
Yards111017th / 1456
Yards / carry11—
Touchdowns0—
Long11—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions18271st / 1995
Yards205335th / 1981
Yards / catch11.4288th / 461
Touchdowns0—
Long46—

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 involvedPenaltiesSnap share
Wk 1 · Wake Forest—68~25 (8–34)3·37%
Wk 2 · Robert Morris✓ WR70~8 (2–13)1·11%
Wk 3 · Minnesota✓ WR60~51 (34–60)11·85%
Wk 4 · UNLV✓ WR59~53 (35–59)9·90%
Wk 5 · Central Michigan✓ WR68~47 (31–57)7·69%
Wk 6 · Eastern Michigan—58~40 (26–49)4·69%
Wk 7 · Miami (OH)—70~41 (27–50)3259%
Season4 GS453265 (165–322)38258%

Position Room

15 WRs on the Akron roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
Marcel WilliamsWR313323——
3Kyan MasonWRSO18205016%-0.00
4Miles BurrisWRJR17169111%+0.32
87Gentz HilburnWRSO87008%+0.19
8Brandon HillsWRJR68116%+0.66
14Luke SivonWRFR530014%+0.30
9Jean Louis IIIWRJR49404%+0.97
Marcel WilliamsWR4380——
5Titus MyersWRJR21314%+0.29
16Paul DavisWRSO11303%+1.42
12Cameron MonteiroWRSO—————
15Jaborree RigginsWRFR—————
80Jalen HightowerWRSO—————
82Troy HazudaWRFR—————
88Dominic MonzWRSO—————

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. Akron depth chart →