#5
UConn · 2026

Shamar Porter

WRSenior6' 3", 210 lbsNashville, TN
UConn Huskies3-3 · TDC #78
Snap share
40%
likely 25–49%
Receptions
11
520th of 1994 in FBS
Rec. yards
235
271st of 1980 in FBS
Yards / catch
21.4
Rec. TD
2
171st of 824 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.87
19 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

19 plays · +16.6 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.87
Passing+0.87
1st down-0.50
2nd down+2.05
3rd down+1.71
Standard downs+0.72
Passing downs+1.14
PorterWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays5%
Pass plays10%
Run plays0%
1st down4%
2nd down4%
3rd down6%
Standard downs5%
Passing downs5%
PorterWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets17—
Target share11.0%—
Catch rate52.9%—
Success rate per target52.9%—
Yards per target13.0—
Explosive catches29.4%—
Deep-target rate35.3%—
3rd-down targets3—
Red-zone targets0—

Charting

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

Targets
19
11 caught (58%)
Avg. depth of target
16.1
air yards per target
YAC per catch
4.4
48 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
187
of 235 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
32%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted19 targets charted

58% comp16.1 avg. depth4.4 YAC/catch32% 20+ air yds2–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 1 targets (5%), 1 caught (100%), 12 yds, 12.0 per target1100% · 12yLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 2 targets (11%), 1 caught (50%), 12 yds, 6.0 per target250% · 12yLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: 2 targets (11%), 1 caught (50%), 39 yds, 19.5 per target250% · 39yLeft, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (5%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 1 caught (100%), 3 yds, 3.0 per target1100% · 3yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 1 caught (100%), 38 yds, 38.0 per target1100% · 38yMiddle, 30+ air yards: 2 targets (11%), 2 caught (100%), 83 yds, 41.5 per target2100% · 83yRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: noneRight, 5–9 air yards: 5 targets (26%), 3 caught (60%), 28 yds, 5.6 per target560% · 28yRight, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 1 caught (100%), 20 yds, 20.0 per target1100% · 20yRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 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.
2025 charting · UConn

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (5 of Porter’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
8
5 caught (63%)
Avg. depth of target
6.8
air yards per target
YAC per catch
4.8
24 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
31
of 55 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted8 targets charted

55% comp6.8 avg. depth4.8 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds1–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (25%), 2 caught (100%), 12 yds, 6.0 per target2100% · 12yLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 2 targets (25%), 1 caught (50%), 31 yds, 15.5 per target250% · 31yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 1 targets (13%), 1 caught (100%), 2 yds, 2.0 per target1100% · 2yRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (13%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (25%), 1 caught (50%), 10 yds, 5.0 per target250% · 10yRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 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.

Career

4 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farUConn#78 · 3-3640%11235211.0%
2025UConn#75 · 9-41132%1823417.3%
2024UConn#77 · 9-4614%611338.3%
2023Kentucky#41 · 7-61—————

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Shamar Porter's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Shamar Porter'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

6.1 avg. game scoreBest: 7.3 vs Maryland (Week 2)0 of 6 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1LafayetteW 56–74.611111.0011
2MarylandL 14–387.336220.7139
3@Southern MissW 48–207.025025.0138
4@Miami (OH)L 21–246.826130.5053
5SyracuseL 41–424.711212.0012
6@TempleW 34–206.123919.5030
2026 · 6 games6.11123521.4253

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions11520th / 1994
Yards235271st / 1980
Yards / catch21.4—
Touchdowns2171st / 824
Long53—

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

GameTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · Lafayette72~15 (5–21)221%
Wk 2 · Maryland52~30 (10–41)358%
Wk 3 · Southern Miss71~41 (27–50)458%
Wk 4 · Miami (OH)60~36 (11–49)560%
Wk 5 · Syracuse75~23 (7–31)331%
Wk 6 · Temple63~14 (4–23)222%
Season393159 (99–193)1940%

Position Room

17 WRs on the UConn roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
19Javon BrownWRJR14202212%+0.76
Ryder TreadwayWR14217010%+0.41
5Shamar PorterWRSR11235210%+0.87
Jediyah WilloughbyWR11195110%+0.17
Ky WilsonWR787016%+0.15
21Raymond Liggins IIIWRFR68017%+1.07
9Julian AllenWRJR53006%-0.65
14Cam AbshireWRSR33615%-0.08
16Kamren FlowersWRSO13003%+2.54
8Zy'marion LangWRJR———6%-0.53
18Emanuel RossWRSO—————
25Daniel RoseWRSO—————
81Logan BarnesWRFR———4%-0.46
82Logan BurbankWRFR—————
84Johnny GingeruhaWRFR—————
85Drew KronWRSR—————
Teddy WilliamsWR———3%-0.99

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. UConn depth chart →