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 | 45 | — |
| Target share | 28.7% | 27th / 523 |
| Catch rate | 55.6% | 402nd / 523 |
| Success rate per target | 42.2% | 357th / 523 |
| Yards per target | 6.9 | 355th / 523 |
| Explosive catches | 8.9% | 336th / 523 |
| Deep-target rate | 26.7% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 10 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 2 | — |
Charting
Where Diaz's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted44 targets charted
Game Log
Tony Diaz'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
| Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 |  Northern Illinois | W 40–0 | 8.1 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 84 | 12.0 | 1 | 24 |
| 2 |  Iowa State | W 16–13 | 7.8 | · | · | · | · | · | 8 | 95 | 11.9 | 0 | 56 |
| 3 |  Northern Iowa | W 55–0 | 5.7 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 19 |
| 4 | @ Michigan | W 20–19 | 6.4 | · | · | · | · | · | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 |  Ohio State | L 14–31 | 7.0 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 0 | 25 |
| 6 | @ Washington | W 41–24 | 5.9 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 13 |
| 2026 · 6 games | 6.8 | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | 10 | 28 | 329 | 11.8 | 1 | 56 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 4 | — |
| Yards | 36 | 708th / 1456 |
| Yards / carry | 9 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 10 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 28 | 97th / 1995 |
| Yards | 329 | 138th / 1981 |
| Yards / catch | 11.8 | 266th / 461 |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 346th / 825 |
| Long | 56 | — |
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 | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Northern Illinois | ✓ WR | 78 | ~68 (45–78) | 14 | · | 87% |
| Wk 2 · Iowa State | ✓ WR | 59 | ~54 (35–59) | 12 | · | 92% |
| Wk 3 · Northern Iowa | ✓ WR | 64 | ~36 (11–49) | 3 | · | 56% |
| Wk 4 · Michigan | ✓ WR | 58 | ~53 (35–58) | 10 | 1 | 91% |
| Wk 5 · Ohio State | ✓ WR | 52 | ~45 (30–52) | 9 | · | 87% |
| Wk 6 · Washington | ✓ WR | 57 | ~46 (30–56) | 5 | · | 81% |
| Season | 6 GS | 368 | 302 (253–352) | 53 | 1 | 82% |
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 →