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Oregon · 2026

Messiah Hampton

WRFreshman6' 1", 190 lbsRochester, NY★★★★ 2026 recruit · #148 nationally
Oregon Ducks4-2 · TDC #10
Snap share
57%
3 of 5 started · likely 48–68%
Receptions
18
271st of 1994 in FBS
Rec. yards
161
454th of 1980 in FBS
Yards / catch
8.9
394th of 461 in FBS
Rec. TD
2
171st of 824 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.40
191st of 318 WR/TEs

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

27 plays · +10.8 total EPA · 191st of 318 qualifying WR/TEs
All plays+0.40
Passing+0.40
1st down+0.30
2nd down-0.05
3rd down+0.90
Standard downs+0.36
Passing downs+0.47
HamptonWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays7%
Pass plays15%
Run plays0%
1st down8%
2nd down5%
3rd down11%
Standard downs7%
Passing downs9%
HamptonWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets23—
Target share14.8%330th / 522
Catch rate60.9%334th / 522
Success rate per target39.1%397th / 522
Yards per target4.9481st / 522
Explosive catches8.7%341st / 522
Deep-target rate13.0%—
3rd-down targets8—
Red-zone targets2—

Charting

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

Targets
27
18 caught (67%)
Avg. depth of target
9.1
air yards per target
YAC per catch
1.7
31 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
130
of 161 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
11%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted27 targets charted

67% comp9.1 avg. depth1.7 YAC/catch11% 20+ air yds2–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 1 targets (4%), 1 caught (100%), 3 yds, 3.0 per target1100% · 3yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 1 caught (100%), 6 yds, 6.0 per target1100% · 6yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 3 targets (11%), 2 caught (67%), 12 yds, 4.0 per target367% · 12yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 1 caught (100%), 13 yds, 13.0 per target1100% · 13yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 2 targets (7%), 1 caught (50%), 17 yds, 8.5 per target250% · 17yLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 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: noneRight, Behind air yards: 1 targets (4%), 1 caught (100%), 3 yds, 3.0 per target1100% · 3yRight, 0–4 air yards: 6 targets (22%), 5 caught (83%), 25 yds, 4.2 per target683% · 25yRight, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (7%), 2 caught (100%), 18 yds, 9.0 per target2100% · 18yRight, 10–14 air yards: 4 targets (15%), 2 caught (50%), 23 yds, 5.8 per target450% · 23yRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: 3 targets (11%), 2 caught (67%), 41 yds, 13.7 per target367% · 41yRight, 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.

Game Log

Messiah Hampton'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

5.8 avg. game scoreBest: 8.0 vs Portland State (Week 3)1 of 5 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1Boise StateW 34–27—no stats recorded
2@Oklahoma StateL 31–395.933110.3020
3Portland StateW 84–08.067111.8217
4@USCW 41–276.45408.0021
6UCLAL 15–175.23144.707
7NebraskaW 17–143.6155.005
2026 · 5 games5.8181618.9221

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions18271st / 1994
Yards161454th / 1980
Yards / catch8.9394th / 461
Touchdowns2171st / 824
Long21—

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 2 · Oklahoma State—59~41 (27–50)469%
Wk 3 · Portland State—94~57 (37–69)761%
Wk 4 · USC✓ WR68~59 (39–68)887%
Wk 6 · UCLA✓ WR61~45 (30–55)674%
Wk 7 · Nebraska✓ WR76~40 (26–49)253%
Season3 GS421242 (204–286)2757%

Position Room

14 WRs on the Oregon roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
7Evan StewartWRSR27352419%+0.19
1Dakorien MooreWRSO25347421%+0.07
15Messiah HamptonWRFR18161215%+0.40
3Jeremiah McClellanWRJR7170117%+1.01
10Jalen LottWRFR42909%+0.52
13Gatlin BairWRFR32506%0.00
83Hudson LewisWRFR32505%+0.11
89Brady BidwellWRJR21217%+0.61
2Iverson HooksWRSR1602%+0.19
82Nathan McCoy IIWRSO11104%+0.16
30Aaron BidwellWRSO—————
80Dillon GreshamWRJR—————
84Jovon McRae IIWRSO—————
88Jack ResslerWRJR—————

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. Oregon depth chart →