EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 8 | — |
| Target share | 3.9% | — |
| Catch rate | 62.5% | — |
| Success rate per target | 12.5% | — |
| Yards per target | 4.0 | — |
| Explosive catches | 0.0% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 12.5% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 0 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 2 | — |
Where Klopfenstein'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 (4 of Klopfenstein’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
4 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | Baylor#46 · 4-2 | 6 | 30% | 5 | 32 | 0 | 3.9% |
| 2025 | Baylor#70 · 5-7 | 5 | 20% | 8 | 73 | 1 | 6.3% |
| 2024 | Baylor#40 · 8-5 | 4 | 17% | 6 | 62 | 1 | 5.6% |
| 2023 | Baylor#102 · 3-9 | 3 | 6% | 3 | 15 | 0 | 3.9% |
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.
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
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 5 | 985th / 1995 |
| Yards | 32 | 1247th / 1981 |
| Yards / catch | 6.4 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 11 | — |
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 | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Auburn | ✓ TE | 98 | ~40 (34–48) | 2 | 41% |
| Wk 2 · Prairie View A&M | ✓ TE | 84 | ~18 (8–26) | 1 | 21% |
| Wk 3 · Louisiana Tech | ✓ TE | 67 | · | · | — |
| Wk 4 · Colorado | ✓ TE | 74 | ~21 (10–30) | 1 | 28% |
| Wk 5 · Arizona State | ✓ TE | 79 | ~43 (36–52) | 3 | 54% |
| Wk 7 · TCU | — | 86 | ~24 (11–34) | 1 | 28% |
| Season | 5 GS | 488 | 146 (101–196) | 8 | 30% |
5 TEs on the Baylor roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Tony Livingston | TE | SR | 9 | 80 | 1 | 6% | +0.63 |
| 86 | Hawkins Polley | TE | SR | 8 | 107 | 1 | 5% | +0.85 |
| 85 | Matthew Klopfenstein | TE | SR | 5 | 32 | 0 | 3% | -0.31 |
| 46 | Parker Almanza | TE | FR | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2% | +2.91 |
| Kai Wesley | TE | — | — | — | 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 →