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Syracuse · 2026

Tyshawn Russell

WRJunior5' 11", 195 lbsHarrisburg, PA
Syracuse Orange2-4 · TDC #68
Snap share
17%
likely 10–23%
Receptions
3
1249th of 1995 in FBS
Rec. yards
34
1219th of 1981 in FBS
Yards / catch
11.3
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
-0.22
7 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

7 plays · -1.5 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays-0.22
Passing-0.22
1st down-0.34
2nd down-0.95
3rd down+0.35
Standard downs-0.69
Passing downs+0.41
RussellWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays3%
Pass plays5%
Run plays0%
1st down2%
2nd down3%
3rd down7%
Standard downs2%
Passing downs4%
RussellWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets5—
Target share4.4%—
Catch rate40.0%—
Success rate per target20.0%—
Yards per target5.4—
Explosive catches0.0%—
Deep-target rate0.0%—
3rd-down targets3—
Red-zone targets0—

Charting

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

Targets
7
3 caught (43%)
Avg. depth of target
10.0
air yards per target
YAC per catch
2.0
6 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
28
of 34 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted7 targets charted

43% comp10.0 avg. depth2.0 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (14%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 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: 1 targets (14%), 1 caught (100%), 7 yds, 7.0 per target1100% · 7yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (14%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: noneRight, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (29%), 1 caught (50%), 9 yds, 4.5 per target250% · 9yRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: 2 targets (29%), 1 caught (50%), 18 yds, 9.0 per target250% · 18yRight, 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

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

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farSyracuse#68 · 2-4417%33404.4%
2025Syracuse#106 · 3-9313%98308.1%
2023South Carolina#60 · 5-7414%58113.6%

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

Game Log

Tyshawn Russell'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

4.9 avg. game scoreBest: 5.6 vs New Hampshire (Week 1)0 of 2 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1New HampshireW 66–35.622512.5018
2CaliforniaL 18–21—no stats recorded
3@PittsburghL 13–27—no stats recorded
5@UConnW 42–41—no stats recorded
6@VirginiaL 25–28—no stats recorded
7LouisvilleL 26–344.3199.009
2026 · 2 games4.933411.3018

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions31249th / 1995
Yards341219th / 1981
Yards / catch11.3—
Touchdowns0—
Long18—

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 · New Hampshire77~22 (7–30)329%
Wk 2 · California86~8 (2–13)19%
Wk 3 · Pittsburgh70~8 (2–13)111%
Wk 7 · Louisville84~45 (30–55)354%
Season48483 (47–109)817%

Position Room

16 WRs on the Syracuse roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
2Umari HatcherWRSR50784729%+0.71
6Darius JohnsonWRFR131140——
86Justus Ross-SimmonsWRSR1217008%+0.63
5Calvin Russell IIIWRFR867111%+0.16
Cole WeaverWR77305%+0.21
Darien WilliamsWR42506%-0.21
8Tyshawn RussellWRJR33405%-0.22
83Julian McFaddenWRFR21202%-0.15
14Zamondre MerriweatherWRJR1203%-0.68
13Matthew OuttenWRFR———1%-0.10
15Amare' GoughWRFR—————
17Elijah MooreWRSO———3%-0.29
18Phoenix HenriquezWRFR———3%-0.58
85BJ GarrettWRFR—————
87Nate EdwardsWRSO—————
Terrell WilfongWR———3%-0.94

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. Syracuse depth chart →