#3

Tristian Gardner

WRSophomore6' 2", 185 lbsDallas, TX
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers2-5 · TDC #112
Snap share
67%
5 of 7 started · likely 56–78%
Receptions
18
276th of 1995 in FBS
Rec. yards
257
239th of 1981 in FBS
Yards / catch
14.3
144th of 463 in FBS
Rec. TD
2
174th of 830 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.41
181st of 315 WR/TEs

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

37 plays · +15.3 total EPA · 181st of 315 qualifying WR/TEs
All plays+0.41
Passing+0.41
1st down-0.08
2nd down-0.07
3rd down+2.13
Standard downs-0.17
Passing downs+1.02
GardnerWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays8%
Pass plays17%
Run plays0%
1st down7%
2nd down8%
3rd down12%
Standard downs6%
Passing downs12%
GardnerWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets37—
Target share18.3%202nd / 527
Catch rate48.6%473rd / 527
Success rate per target40.5%382nd / 527
Yards per target6.9357th / 527
Explosive catches13.5%193rd / 527
Deep-target rate27.0%—
3rd-down targets10—
Red-zone targets2—

Charting

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

Targets
37
18 caught (49%)
Avg. depth of target
14.8
air yards per target
YAC per catch
2.3
42 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
215
of 257 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
27%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted37 targets charted

49% comp14.8 avg. depth2.3 YAC/catch27% 20+ air yds2–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 1 caught (100%), 8 yds, 8.0 per target1100% · 8yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 3 targets (8%), 1 caught (33%), 10 yds, 3.3 per target333% · 10yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 2 targets (5%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 3 targets (8%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target30% · 0yLeft, 30+ air yards: 3 targets (8%), 1 caught (33%), 39 yds, 13.0 per target333% · 39yMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 5 targets (14%), 3 caught (60%), 42 yds, 8.4 per target560% · 42yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 1 caught (100%), 21 yds, 21.0 per target1100% · 21yMiddle, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (3%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, Behind air yards: 1 targets (3%), 1 caught (100%), 3 yds, 3.0 per target1100% · 3yRight, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (5%), 2 caught (100%), 4 yds, 2.0 per target2100% · 4yRight, 5–9 air yards: 4 targets (11%), 3 caught (75%), 21 yds, 5.3 per target475% · 21yRight, 10–14 air yards: 4 targets (11%), 2 caught (50%), 35 yds, 8.8 per target450% · 35yRight, 15–19 air yards: 2 targets (5%), 2 caught (100%), 47 yds, 23.5 per target2100% · 47yRight, 20–29 air yards: 2 targets (5%), 1 caught (50%), 27 yds, 13.5 per target250% · 27yRight, 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 · Missouri State

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

Charted targets
20
12 caught (60%)
Avg. depth of target
12.8
air yards per target
YAC per catch
4.0
48 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
148
of 196 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
20%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted20 targets charted

67% comp12.8 avg. depth4.0 YAC/catch20% 20+ air yds6–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (10%), 2 caught (100%), 12 yds, 6.0 per target2100% · 12yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 2 targets (10%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 1 caught (100%), 19 yds, 19.0 per target1100% · 19yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (5%), 1 caught (100%), 34 yds, 34.0 per target1100% · 34yMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 1 caught (100%), 5 yds, 5.0 per target1100% · 5yMiddle, 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: 2 targets (10%), 2 caught (100%), 58 yds, 29.0 per target2100% · 58yMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (10%), 2 caught (100%), 21 yds, 10.5 per target2100% · 21yRight, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (10%), 1 caught (50%), 20 yds, 10.0 per target250% · 20yRight, 10–14 air yards: 2 targets (10%), 2 caught (100%), 27 yds, 13.5 per target2100% · 27yRight, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 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

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

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farCoastal Carolina#112 · 2-5767%18257218.3%
2025Missouri State#108 · 7-61243%30465611.5%

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

Game Log

Tristian Gardner'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

6.0 avg. game scoreBest: 7.9 vs Liberty (Week 4)0 of 7 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1@West VirginiaL 24–316.434715.7019
2FordhamW 45–75.612626.0026
3@DelawareL 14–225.522211.0014
4LibertyL 17–347.948621.5139
5Georgia SouthernL 24–316.133712.3027
6@MarshallW 27–213.9242.007
7App StateL 32–356.733511.7121
2026 · 7 games6.01825714.3239

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions18276th / 1995
Yards257239th / 1981
Yards / catch14.3144th / 463
Touchdowns2174th / 830
Long39—

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

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedPenaltiesSnap share
Wk 1 · West Virginia✓ WR64~42 (28–51)6·66%
Wk 2 · Fordham✓ WR69~39 (12–53)4·57%
Wk 3 · Delaware—61~35 (11–48)4·57%
Wk 4 · Liberty—64~42 (28–51)6·66%
Wk 5 · Georgia Southern✓ WR69~55 (36–67)8180%
Wk 6 · Marshall✓ WR63~44 (29–54)4·70%
Wk 7 · App State✓ WR61~44 (29–54)5·72%
Season5 GS451301 (253–351)37167%

Position Room

14 WRs on the Coastal Carolina roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
3Tristian GardnerWRSO18257217%+0.41
0Karmello EnglishWRSR17184217%+0.27
1Robby WashingtonWRJR16282214%+0.35
8Clayton Coppock Jr.WRSO14250312%+0.43
14Colton HintonWRSR13297410%+1.43
5Goldie LawrenceWRJR511125%+1.04
82Nathan SchuesslerWRJR1603%+0.18
6Krosse JohnsonWRSO———3%-0.14
80Trishstin GlassWRSO—————
81Dwayne WhiteWRSO—————
83KD HainsworthWRFR—————
84Joshua ParkerWRFR———6%-0.17
87Jayden JohnsonWRFR—————
89Tamarion LaFortuneWRSO—————

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. Coastal Carolina depth chart →