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 | 6 | — |
| Target share | 6.9% | — |
| Catch rate | 83.3% | — |
| Success rate per target | 33.3% | — |
| Yards per target | 3.3 | — |
| Explosive catches | 0.0% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 0.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 0 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 3 | — |
Where Walsh's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | Minnesota#66 · 4-2 | 6 | 31% |
| 2025 | Minnesota#63 · 8-5 | 3 | 5% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Pierce Walsh's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Pierce Walsh'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
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 6 | 876th / 1995 |
| Yards | 47 | 1066th / 1981 |
| Yards / catch | 7.8 | — |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 346th / 825 |
| Long | 27 | — |
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 | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Eastern Illinois | ✓ TE | 71 | ~39 (18–56) | 2 | 55% |
| Wk 2 · Mississippi State | ✓ TE | 63 | ~34 (16–49) | 3 | 54% |
| Wk 3 · Akron | ✓ TE | 63 | · | · | — |
| Wk 4 · Washington | ✓ TE | 62 | · | · | — |
| Wk 5 · Michigan | — | 65 | ~45 (38–54) | 2 | 69% |
| Wk 6 · Purdue | ✓ TE | 52 | · | · | — |
| Season | 5 GS | 376 | 118 (64–157) | 7 | 31% |
7 TEs on the Minnesota roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierce Walsh | TE | 6 | 47 | 1 | 7% | +0.24 | ||
| 82 | Julian Johnson | TE | JR | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3% | -0.31 |
| 87 | Kaden Helms | TE | SR | 2 | 13 | 0 | 4% | +0.17 |
| Roman Voss | TE | 2 | 44 | 1 | 4% | +1.28 | ||
| 44 | George Rohl | TE | FR | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | +0.39 |
| 83 | Sam Peters | TE | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 88 | Jacob Simpson | TE | JR | — | — | — | 3% | -0.83 |
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. Minnesota depth chart →