EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Rushing | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 45 | — |
| Success rate | 46.7% | 144th / 321 |
| Explosive run rate | 6.7% | 290th / 321 |
| Stuffed at the line | 6.7% | 21st / 321 |
| First downs | 8 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 9 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 1 | — |
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 6 | — |
| Target share | 9.4% | — |
| Catch rate | 100.0% | — |
| Success rate per target | 50.0% | — |
| Yards per target | 4.7 | — |
| Explosive catches | 0.0% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 0.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 1 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 0 | — |
Where Mataele's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (1 of Mataele’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Car | Rush yds | Y/C | Rush TD | Rush SR | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | Western Michigan#81 · 5-2 | 7 | 31% | 49 | 197 | 4.0 | 1 | 46.7% | 7 | 25 | 0 | 9.4% |
| 2025 | Western Michigan#67 · 10-4 | 12 | 18% | 57 | 252 | 4.4 | 3 | 46.2% | 5 | 8 | 0 | 6.5% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Lolo Mataele's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Lolo Mataele'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 | @ | L 12–13 | 4.4 | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | 8 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2 | W 49–14 | 5.3 | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | 16 | · | · | · | · | · | |
| 3 | @ | W 28–21 | 6.6 | 11 | 62 | 5.6 | 1 | 23 | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | L 7–32 | 5.8 | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 13 | |
| 5 | @ | W 20–17 | 2.3 | 8 | 5 | 0.6 | 0 | 9 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 6 | W 38–7 | 4.8 | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 7 | |
| 7 | @ | W 21–14 | 5.5 | 13 | 60 | 4.6 | 0 | 12 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2026 · 7 games | 5.0 | 49 | 197 | 4.0 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 0 | 13 | ||
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 49 | — |
| Yards | 197 | 292nd / 1453 |
| Yards / carry | 4 | 245th / 326 |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 359th / 630 |
| Long | 23 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 7 | 787th / 1994 |
| Yards | 25 | 1349th / 1980 |
| Yards / catch | 3.6 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 13 | — |
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 1 | 4239th / 5406 |
| Solo | 1 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
| Fumbles | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fumbles | 2 | — |
| Lost | 0 | — |
| Recovered | 0 | — |
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 | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Michigan | 67 | ~10 (2–19) | 4 | · | 15% |
| Wk 2 · Monmouth | 57 | ~12 (3–23) | 4 | 1 | 21% |
| Wk 3 · Rice | 63 | ~30 (20–39) | 13 | · | 48% |
| Wk 4 · Boise State | 51 | ~18 (12–23) | 7 | · | 35% |
| Wk 5 · Buffalo | 61 | ~22 (15–29) | 8 | · | 36% |
| Wk 6 · Kent State | 64 | ~16 (11–21) | 7 | · | 25% |
| Wk 7 · Central Michigan | 53 | ~19 (13–25) | 13 | · | 36% |
| Season | 416 | 127 (101–157) | 56 | 1 | 31% |
7 RBs on the Western Michigan roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Jalen Buckley | RB | SR | 102 | 542 | 5.3 | 7 | 9 | +0.20 |
| 24 | Lolo Mataele | RB | SR | 49 | 197 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -0.00 |
| 4 | Cole Cabana | RB | JR | 9 | 19 | 2.1 | 1 | 4 | -0.02 |
| 0 | AJ Green Jr. | RB | SR | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | -0.32 |
| 22 | Donovan Triplett | RB | FR | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | -0.27 |
| 21 | Chase Dawkins | RB | FR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | JR Hays | RB | SO | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 6+ plays per team game. Western Michigan depth chart →