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 | 20 | — |
| Target share | 12.7% | 408th / 523 |
| Catch rate | 65.0% | 265th / 523 |
| Success rate per target | 60.0% | 90th / 523 |
| Yards per target | 9.8 | 129th / 523 |
| Explosive catches | 10.0% | 296th / 523 |
| Deep-target rate | 20.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 4 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 3 | — |
Charting
Where Zee's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted21 targets charted
2025 charting · Iowa
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (6 of Zee’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted15 targets charted
Career
3 seasons 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 |  Iowa#20 · 5-1 | 6 | 67% | 16 | 247 | 3 | 12.7% |
| 2025 | Iowa#14 · 9-4 | 8 | 33% | 15 | 219 | 2 | 14.3% |
| 2024 | Iowa#21 · 8-5 | 6 | 32% | 14 | 176 | 3 | 9.5% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Reece Vander Zee's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Reece Vander Zee'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 | Returns | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long | KR | KR yds | PR | PR yds | TD |
| 1 |  Northern Illinois | W 40–0 | 5.9 | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 | · | · | 2 | 16 | · |
| 2 |  Iowa State | W 16–13 | 6.2 | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 13 | · | · | 2 | 23 | · |
| 3 |  Northern Iowa | W 55–0 | 4.8 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 4 | @ Michigan | W 20–19 | 7.9 | 5 | 66 | 13.2 | 2 | 16 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 5 |  Ohio State | L 14–31 | 6.0 | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 18 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 6 | @ Washington | W 41–24 | 7.5 | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 1 | 31 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2026 · 6 games | 6.4 | 16 | 247 | 15.4 | 3 | 31 | · | · | 4 | 39 | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 16 | 324th / 1995 |
| Yards | 247 | 251st / 1981 |
| Yards / catch | 15.4 | 95th / 461 |
| Touchdowns | 3 | 93rd / 825 |
| Long | 31 | — |
| Punt returns | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Returns | 4 | — |
| Yards | 39 | — |
| Average | 9.8 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 15 | — |
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 | Special teams | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Northern Illinois | ✓ WR | 78 | ~53 (35–65) | 4 | 2 | · | 68% |
| Wk 2 · Iowa State | ✓ WR | 59 | ~46 (30–56) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 78% |
| Wk 3 · Northern Iowa | ✓ WR | 64 | ~9 (3–15) | 1 | · | · | 14% |
| Wk 4 · Michigan | ✓ WR | 58 | ~47 (31–57) | 5 | · | · | 81% |
| Wk 5 · Ohio State | ✓ WR | 52 | ~44 (29–52) | 6 | · | · | 85% |
| Wk 6 · Washington | ✓ WR | 57 | ~46 (30–56) | 4 | · | · | 81% |
| Season | 6 GS | 368 | 245 (206–285) | 24 | 4 | 1 | 67% |
Position Room
14 WRs on the Iowa roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Tony Diaz | WR | JR | 28 | 329 | 1 | 27% | +0.08 |
| 2 | Reece Vander Zee | WR | JR | 16 | 247 | 3 | 3% | +2.57 |
| 8 | Evan James | WR | SO | 7 | 58 | 0 | 7% | -0.18 |
| 0 | Jarriett Buie | WR | JR | 5 | 63 | 0 | 6% | +0.47 |
| 7 | Dayton Howard | WR | SR | 1 | 11 | 0 | 8% | +0.04 |
| 1 | KJ Parker | WR | JR | — | — | — | 4% | -0.47 |
| 6 | Xavier Stinson | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Brody Schaffer | WR | FR | — | — | — | 3% | -0.79 |
| 12 | Diondre Smith | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Alex Eichmann | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 83 | Jackson Naeve | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 84 | Apollo Payne | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 88 | Lance Beeghley | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 89 | Isaiah Oliver | 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. Iowa depth chart →