#8
Utah · 2026

Mana Carvalho

WRSophomore5' 9", 175 lbsLaie, HI
Utah Utes6-0 · TDC #8
Snap share
9%
likely 4–12%
Receptions
2
1401st of 1995 in FBS
Rec. yards
38
1165th of 1981 in FBS
Yards / catch
19.0
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
-0.74
4 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

4 plays · -3.0 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays-0.74
Passing-0.74
1st down+0.16
2nd down+0.84
Standard downs-1.27
Passing downs+0.84
CarvalhoWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays3%
Pass plays6%
Run plays0%
1st down3%
2nd down2%
3rd down0%
Standard downs3%
Passing downs2%
CarvalhoWR/TE average

Career

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

SeasonTeamGSnaps
2026 so farUtah#8 · 6-059%
2025Utah#7 · 11-28—

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

Game Log

Mana Carvalho'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

4.8 avg. game scoreBest: 6.1 vs Idaho (Week 1)0 of 2 games at 8.0+
ReceivingReturns
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLongKRKR ydsPRPR ydsTD
1IdahoW 66–146.112323.0023··233·
2ArkansasW 43–10—no stats recorded
3Utah StateW 33–03.611515.0015··26·
4@Iowa StateW 31–17—·······29·
6KansasW 41–24—·······16·
7@ColoradoW 27–24—·······315·
2026 · 5 games4.823819.0023··1069·

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions21401st / 1995
Yards381165th / 1981
Yards / catch19—
Touchdowns0—
Long23—
Punt returns2026FBS rank
Returns10—
Yards69—
Average6.9—
Touchdowns0—
Long25—

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 1 · Idaho75~26 (8–36)3235%
Wk 3 · Utah State74~12 (4–20)1216%
Wk 4 · Iowa State60··2—
Wk 6 · Kansas78··1—
Wk 7 · Colorado80··3—
Season42938 (17–50)4109%

Position Room

13 WRs on the Utah roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
7Braden PeganWRSR32422625%+0.56
11Ricky JohnsonWRSO16233112%+0.51
Creed WhittemoreWR15253013%+0.60
12Larry SimmonsWRSR59505%+1.04
8Mana CarvalhoWRSO23806%-0.74
0Kyri ShoelsWRSR11103%-0.47
18Tobias MerriweatherWRSR—————
30Matt ClarkWRJR—————
37Peyton RiceWRSR—————
39Junior CoughlinWRSO—————
80Bryson BakerWRSO—————
82Max AusmusWRSO—————
Daidren ZippererWR———3%-3.88

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. Utah depth chart →