#15

Mekhi Collins

WRSenior6' 4", 215 lbsNorth Mankato, MN
North Dakota State Bison6-1 · TDC #69
Snap share
56%
5 of 7 started · likely 35–68%
Receptions
14
385th of 1995 in FBS
Rec. yards
208
324th of 1981 in FBS
Yards / catch
14.9
119th of 461 in FBS
Rec. TD
3
93rd of 825 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.55
26 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

26 plays · +14.3 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.55
Passing+0.55
1st down-0.04
2nd down+0.53
3rd down+0.64
Standard downs+0.61
Passing downs+0.47
CollinsWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays6%
Pass plays15%
Run plays0%
1st down5%
2nd down6%
3rd down7%
Standard downs4%
Passing downs8%
CollinsWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets24—
Target share15.6%301st / 523
Catch rate54.2%420th / 523
Success rate per target50.0%222nd / 523
Yards per target8.2257th / 523
Explosive catches12.5%216th / 523
Deep-target rate25.0%—
3rd-down targets7—
Red-zone targets4—

Charting

Where Collins's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
26
14 caught (54%)
Avg. depth of target
15.3
air yards per target
YAC per catch
4.6
64 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
144
of 208 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
23%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted26 targets charted

54% comp15.3 avg. depth4.6 YAC/catch23% 20+ air yds3–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 1 caught (100%), 21 yds, 21.0 per target1100% · 21yLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 1 caught (100%), 44 yds, 44.0 per target1100% · 44yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 3 targets (12%), 2 caught (67%), 25 yds, 8.3 per target367% · 25yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (4%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (8%), 2 caught (100%), 15 yds, 7.5 per target2100% · 15yRight, 5–9 air yards: 8 targets (31%), 5 caught (63%), 41 yds, 5.1 per target863% · 41yRight, 10–14 air yards: 3 targets (12%), 2 caught (67%), 24 yds, 8.0 per target367% · 24yRight, 15–19 air yards: 2 targets (8%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0yRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: 4 targets (15%), 1 caught (25%), 38 yds, 9.5 per target425% · 38y
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.

Game Log

Mekhi Collins'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

6.0 avg. game scoreBest: 6.9 vs Fordham (Week 1)0 of 7 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1Jacksonville StateW 33–74.611111.0011
1FordhamW 38–06.944110.3112
2@Air ForceW 38–326.814444.0144
3@Sacramento StateW 31–106.013838.0038
5WyomingW 28–05.933010.0013
6@UNLVL 7–135.12115.506
7NevadaW 31–176.623316.5121
2026 · 7 games6.01420814.9344

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions14385th / 1995
Yards208324th / 1981
Yards / catch14.9119th / 461
Touchdowns393rd / 825
Long44—
Defense2026FBS rank
Tackles14244th / 5408
Solo1—
Tackles for loss0—
Sacks0—
QB hurries0—
Passes defended0—
Defensive TD0—

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 involvedPlays madeSnap share
Wk 1 · Jacksonville State✓ WR68~41 (27–50)4·60%
Wk 1 · Fordham✓ WR68~41 (27–50)6·60%
Wk 2 · Air Force—60~32 (10–44)2·53%
Wk 3 · Sacramento State✓ WR59~40 (26–49)4·68%
Wk 5 · Wyoming✓ WR70~41 (27–50)4·59%
Wk 6 · UNLV✓ WR61~41 (27–50)4167%
Wk 7 · Nevada—70~21 (7–29)2·30%
Season5 GS456257 (160–312)26156%

Position Room

17 WRs on the North Dakota State roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
Jackson WilliamsWR28432123%+0.64
15Mekhi CollinsWRSR14208315%+0.55
21Chris KielWRFR910829%+0.76
17Isiah St. RomainWRSO7480——
84Logan ConklinWRSO47217%+0.76
3Jeremiah PattersonWRSR31707%-0.17
11Jordan McCantsWRSR38815%+1.07
83Cade OstermanWRJR22304%+1.63
Dylan VokalWR1703%+1.19
12Myles EllisWRFR—————
19John GoresWRSR—————
20Drake SchlosserWRFR—————
23Kye SchlichtingWRFR—————
27Joaquin JordanWRFR—————
80Jacob KilzerWRSO—————
82SJ GreenWRFR—————
89Tochi OkoroWRJR—————

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. North Dakota State depth chart →