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 | 38 | — |
| Target share | 23.2% | 97th / 524 |
| Catch rate | 60.5% | 341st / 524 |
| Success rate per target | 55.3% | 147th / 524 |
| Yards per target | 10.5 | 97th / 524 |
| Explosive catches | 15.8% | 135th / 524 |
| Deep-target rate | 26.3% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 13 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 6 | — |
Where McMillan'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 (5 of McMillan’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
4 seasons at 2 schools 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 | Kansas#38 · 2-4 | 6 | 67% | 23 | 400 | 4 | 23.2% |
| 2025 | Buffalo#109 · 5-7 | 12 | 76% | 62 | 981 | 3 | 22.9% |
| 2024 | Buffalo#86 · 9-4 | 1 | 7% | 5 | 76 | 1 | 41.7% |
| 2023 | Buffalo#116 · 3-9 | 7 | 19% | 13 | 180 | 1 | 8.2% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Nik McMillan's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Nik McMillan'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 | W 51–6 | 8.8 | 6 | 130 | 21.7 | 1 | 46 | |
| 2 | L 21–38 | 7.0 | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 1 | 32 | |
| 3 | vs | L 17–24 | 6.4 | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 | 18 |
| 5 | W 55–0 | 5.8 | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 23 | |
| 6 | @ | L 24–41 | 7.9 | 4 | 89 | 22.3 | 1 | 36 |
| 7 | @ | L 24–35 | 7.3 | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 1 | 18 |
| 2026 · 6 games | 7.2 | 23 | 400 | 17.4 | 4 | 46 | ||
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 23 | 158th / 1995 |
| Yards | 400 | 82nd / 1981 |
| Yards / catch | 17.4 | 44th / 461 |
| Touchdowns | 4 | 42nd / 826 |
| Long | 46 | — |
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 · Long Island University | ✓ WR | 76 | ~47 (31–57) | 7 | · | 62% |
| Wk 2 · Missouri | ✓ WR | 66 | ~50 (33–61) | 7 | · | 76% |
| Wk 3 · Arizona State | — | 73 | ~62 (41–73) | 8 | · | 85% |
| Wk 5 · Middle Tennessee | — | 83 | ~29 (9–40) | 4 | · | 35% |
| Wk 6 · Utah | ✓ WR | 58 | ~46 (30–56) | 6 | · | 79% |
| Wk 7 · Kansas State | ✓ WR | 60 | ~45 (30–55) | 6 | 1 | 75% |
| Season | 4 GS | 416 | 279 (234–325) | 38 | 1 | 67% |
14 WRs on the Kansas roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Nik McMillan | WR | SR | 23 | 400 | 4 | 21% | +0.75 |
| 7 | Cam Pickett | WR | SR | 17 | 193 | 0 | 25% | +0.07 |
| 0 | Nahzae Cox | WR | SR | 7 | 208 | 2 | 11% | +0.69 |
| 3 | Keaton Kubecka | WR | JR | 6 | 67 | 0 | 9% | +0.29 |
| 11 | Tate Nagy | WR | SO | 6 | 101 | 2 | 9% | +0.75 |
| 12 | Bryson Hayes | WR | FR | 5 | 106 | 0 | 8% | +0.71 |
| 13 | Nate Sims | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Tyren Parker | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | Corbin Glasco | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | AJ Batiste | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 80 | Griffin Baker | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 82 | Isreal Moses V | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 86 | Donald Collier | WR | SO | — | — | — | 0% | +0.83 |
| 89 | Jackson Cook | WR | 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. Kansas depth chart →