Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 16 | — |
| Target share | 11.0% | — |
| Catch rate | 81.2% | — |
| Success rate per target | 43.8% | — |
| Yards per target | 6.4 | — |
| Explosive catches | 12.5% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 12.5% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 4 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 2 | — |
Charting
Where Dowling's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted17 targets charted
2025 charting · Massachusetts
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (4 of Dowling’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted14 targets charted
Career
2 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 |  Massachusetts#129 · 4-3 | 7 | 46% | 14 | 111 | 3 | 11.0% |
| 2025 | Massachusetts#136 · 0-12 | 10 | 47% | 20 | 199 | 3 | 13.4% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Max Dowling's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Max Dowling'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
| Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 | @ Rutgers | W 37–21 | 5.1 | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 |  Sacred Heart | W 37–10 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 3 |  Stonehill | W 36–14 | 5.8 | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | @ Sacramento State | W 35–6 | 6.5 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 |  Eastern Michigan | L 14–38 | 8.0 | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 1 | 34 |
| 6 |  Miami (OH) | L 19–20 | 6.9 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 1 | 21 |
| 7 | @ Buffalo | L 18–25 | 5.2 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2026 · 6 games | 6.3 | 14 | 111 | 7.9 | 3 | 34 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 14 | 383rd / 1994 |
| Yards | 111 | 605th / 1980 |
| Yards / catch | 7.9 | 425th / 461 |
| Touchdowns | 3 | 93rd / 824 |
| Long | 34 | — |
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
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Rutgers | — | 63 | ~29 (13–41) | 3 | · | 46% |
| Wk 2 · Sacred Heart | — | 40 | · | · | 1 | — |
| Wk 3 · Stonehill | — | 60 | ~44 (37–53) | 4 | · | 73% |
| Wk 4 · Sacramento State | ✓ TE | 53 | ~28 (13–40) | 3 | · | 53% |
| Wk 5 · Eastern Michigan | — | 52 | ~27 (13–39) | 3 | · | 52% |
| Wk 6 · Miami (OH) | — | 65 | ~26 (12–37) | 1 | · | 40% |
| Wk 7 · Buffalo | — | 72 | ~33 (15–47) | 3 | · | 46% |
| Season | 1 GS | 405 | 187 (143–261) | 17 | 1 | 46% |
Position Room
7 TEs on the Massachusetts roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Max Dowling | TE | SR | 14 | 111 | 3 | 11% | +0.46 |
| 83 | Reece Adkins | TE | SR | 12 | 115 | 0 | 9% | +0.75 |
| 86 | Jax Markovich | TE | SO | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4% | +0.68 |
| 18 | Matt Ogunniyi | TE | JR | — | — | — | 5% | -0.92 |
| 87 | Owen Anderson | TE | SR | — | — | — | 7% | -0.81 |
| 88 | John Condakes | TE | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 89 | Matthew Tybor | TE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
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. Massachusetts depth chart →