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 | 7 | — |
| Target share | 9.0% | — |
| Catch rate | 57.1% | — |
| Success rate per target | 14.3% | — |
| Yards per target | 3.9 | — |
| Explosive catches | 0.0% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 0.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 3 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 1 | — |
Charting
Where Townsend's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted7 targets charted
2025 charting · Texas
Career
2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Texas#9 · 4-2 | 4 | 27% |
| 2025 | Texas#16 · 10-3 | 4 | 12% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Nick Townsend's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Nick Townsend'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 | Defense | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 |  Texas State | W 59–7 | 4.9 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2 |  Ohio State | W 24–23 | — | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 3 |  UTSA | W 30–6 | — | no stats recorded | ||||||||||||
| 4 | @ Tennessee | W 20–17 | — | no stats recorded | ||||||||||||
| 6 | vs Oklahoma | L 24–27 | 6.0 | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 9 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 7 |  Florida | L 24–27 | — | no stats recorded | ||||||||||||
| 2026 · 3 games | 5.5 | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 4 | 1115th / 1995 |
| Yards | 27 | 1313th / 1981 |
| Yards / catch | 6.8 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 9 | — |
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 1 | 4244th / 5408 |
| Solo | 1 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
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 | Plays made | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Texas State | ✓ TE | 70 | ~20 (9–29) | 1 | · | 1 | 29% |
| Wk 2 · Ohio State | — | 78 | · | · | 1 | · | — |
| Wk 6 · Oklahoma | ✓ TE | 63 | ~49 (42–59) | 4 | · | · | 78% |
| Wk 7 · Florida | ✓ TE | 50 | ~39 (18–50) | 2 | · | · | 78% |
| Season | 3 GS | 401 | 108 (59–144) | 7 | 1 | 1 | 27% |
Position Room
8 TEs on the Texas roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emaree Winston | TE | 6 | 70 | 0 | 9% | +0.22 | ||
| 81 | Nick Townsend | TE | SO | 4 | 27 | 0 | 8% | -0.09 |
| 83 | Spencer Shannon | TE | SR | 3 | 24 | 0 | 5% | +0.06 |
| 15 | Michael Masunas | TE | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 48 | Bryce Chambers | TE | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 82 | Ridge Barker | TE | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 87 | Will Randle | TE | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 88 | Charlie Jilek | 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. Texas depth chart →