#85
Baylor · 2026

Matthew Klopfenstein

TESenior6' 4", 248 lbsScottsdale, AZ
Baylor Bears4-2 · TDC #46
Snap share
30%
5 of 6 started · likely 21–40%
Receptions
5
985th of 1995 in FBS
Rec. yards
32
1247th of 1981 in FBS
Yards / catch
6.4
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
-0.31
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 · -2.5 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays-0.31
Passing-0.31
1st down-0.23
2nd down+0.55
Standard downs-0.23
Passing downs-0.36
KlopfensteinWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays2%
Pass plays3%
Run plays0%
1st down2%
2nd down3%
3rd down0%
Standard downs1%
Passing downs3%
KlopfensteinWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets8—
Target share3.9%—
Catch rate62.5%—
Success rate per target12.5%—
Yards per target4.0—
Explosive catches0.0%—
Deep-target rate12.5%—
3rd-down targets0—
Red-zone targets2—

Charting

Where Klopfenstein'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
7.9
air yards per target
YAC per catch
1.4
7 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
25
of 32 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
13%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted8 targets charted

63% comp7.9 avg. depth1.4 YAC/catch13% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (13%), 1 caught (100%), 4 yds, 4.0 per target1100% · 4yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (25%), 1 caught (50%), 11 yds, 5.5 per target250% · 11yLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (13%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (25%), 1 caught (50%), 9 yds, 4.5 per target250% · 9yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 1 targets (13%), 1 caught (100%), 3 yds, 3.0 per target1100% · 3yRight, 0–4 air yards: noneRight, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (13%), 1 caught (100%), 5 yds, 5.0 per target1100% · 5yRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 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.
2025 charting · Baylor

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

Charted targets
9
5 caught (56%)
Avg. depth of target
7.2
air yards per target
YAC per catch
3.4
17 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
32
of 49 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted9 targets charted

62% comp7.2 avg. depth3.4 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds1–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (11%), 1 caught (100%), 4 yds, 4.0 per target1100% · 4yLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (22%), 1 caught (50%), 7 yds, 3.5 per target250% · 7yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (11%), 1 caught (100%), 11 yds, 11.0 per target1100% · 11yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 2 targets (22%), 1 caught (50%), 20 yds, 10.0 per target250% · 20yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (22%), 1 caught (50%), 7 yds, 3.5 per target250% · 7yRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (11%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 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

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

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farBaylor#46 · 4-2630%53203.9%
2025Baylor#70 · 5-7520%87316.3%
2024Baylor#40 · 8-5417%66215.6%
2023Baylor#102 · 3-936%31503.9%

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

Game Log

Matthew Klopfenstein'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

4.4 avg. game scoreBest: 5.6 at Arizona State (Week 5)0 of 4 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1vsAuburnL 16–173.2133.003
2Prairie View A&MW 44–34.9199.009
3Louisiana TechW 36–19—no stats recorded
4ColoradoW 23–13—no stats recorded
5@Arizona StateW 55–195.62157.5011
7TCUL 6–174.0155.005
2026 · 4 games4.45326.4011

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions5985th / 1995
Yards321247th / 1981
Yards / catch6.4—
Touchdowns0—
Long11—

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 · Auburn✓ TE98~40 (34–48)241%
Wk 2 · Prairie View A&M✓ TE84~18 (8–26)121%
Wk 3 · Louisiana Tech✓ TE67··—
Wk 4 · Colorado✓ TE74~21 (10–30)128%
Wk 5 · Arizona State✓ TE79~43 (36–52)354%
Wk 7 · TCU—86~24 (11–34)128%
Season5 GS488146 (101–196)830%

Position Room

5 TEs on the Baylor roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
10Tony LivingstonTESR98016%+0.63
86Hawkins PolleyTESR810715%+0.85
85Matthew KlopfensteinTESR53203%-0.31
46Parker AlmanzaTEFR11202%+2.91
Kai WesleyTE———5%-0.40

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. Baylor depth chart →