#89
Iowa State · 2026

Ty Claiborne

WRSenior6' 2", 215 lbsLenexa, KS
Iowa State Cyclones3-3 · TDC #45
Snap share
46%
1 of 5 started · likely 26–60%
Receptions
10
584th of 1995 in FBS
Rec. yards
103
644th of 1981 in FBS
Yards / catch
10.3
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
+0.41
14 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

14 plays · +5.7 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.41
Passing+0.41
1st down+0.55
2nd down+0.26
3rd down+0.48
Standard downs+0.61
Passing downs+0.15
ClaiborneWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays4%
Pass plays10%
Run plays0%
1st down3%
2nd down5%
3rd down5%
Standard downs4%
Passing downs6%
ClaiborneWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets14—
Target share10.7%—
Catch rate71.4%—
Success rate per target64.3%—
Yards per target7.4—
Explosive catches0.0%—
Deep-target rate14.3%—
3rd-down targets3—
Red-zone targets0—

Charting

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

Targets
14
10 caught (71%)
Avg. depth of target
7.6
air yards per target
YAC per catch
5.8
58 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
45
of 103 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
14%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted14 targets charted

71% comp7.6 avg. depth5.8 YAC/catch14% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (14%), 2 caught (100%), 12 yds, 6.0 per target2100% · 12yLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (7%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (7%), 1 caught (100%), 17 yds, 17.0 per target1100% · 17yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (7%), 1 caught (100%), 7 yds, 7.0 per target1100% · 7yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (7%), 1 caught (100%), 15 yds, 15.0 per target1100% · 15yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (7%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 1 targets (7%), 1 caught (100%), 5 yds, 5.0 per target1100% · 5yRight, 0–4 air yards: 3 targets (21%), 2 caught (67%), 21 yds, 7.0 per target367% · 21yRight, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (14%), 2 caught (100%), 26 yds, 13.0 per target2100% · 26yRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (7%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 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.

Game Log

Ty Claiborne'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

5.2 avg. game scoreBest: 5.9 at BYU (Week 6)0 of 5 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1Southeast Missouri StateW 38–10—no stats recorded
2@IowaL 13–165.011515.0015
3Bowling GreenW 55–75.722814.0017
4UtahL 17–313.6155.005
5West VirginiaW 45–425.73248.0012
6@BYUL 10–245.933110.3014
2026 · 5 games5.21010310.3017

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions10584th / 1995
Yards103644th / 1981
Yards / catch10.3—
Touchdowns0—
Long17—

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 involvedSnap share
Wk 2 · Iowa✓ WR53~31 (10–42)358%
Wk 3 · Bowling Green—63~34 (11–47)254%
Wk 4 · Utah—73~11 (3–18)115%
Wk 5 · West Virginia—76~51 (34–62)467%
Wk 6 · BYU—57~42 (28–51)474%
Season1 GS370169 (96–222)1446%

Position Room

14 WRs on the Iowa State roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
9Omari HayesWRSR17208116%+0.40
2Cody JacksonWRSR10191113%+0.61
11Dominic OverbyWRSO10212119%+0.34
89Ty ClaiborneWRSR10103010%+0.41
13Jamal Polite Jr.WRFR78819%+0.33
4Carter PabstWRSO124011%+1.27
8Evan BoydWRJR1606%-0.48
23Carson RobbinsWRSO11106%+1.39
12Braden GoellnerWRSR—————
17Jordyn BaileyWRJR—————
33Zach EskildsenWRFR—————
34Jeffrey RobertsWRFR—————
82Trevor FortenberryWRJR—————
86Ray CoffeyWRSR—————

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 State depth chart →