#4
NC State · 2026

Vander Ploog

TESophomore6' 6", 253 lbsFullerton, CA
NC State Wolfpack3-3 · TDC #64
Snap share
5%
likely 2–7%
Receptions
2
1397th of 1995 in FBS
Rec. yards
25
1349th of 1981 in FBS
Yards / catch
12.5
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
+1.79
2 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

2 plays · +3.6 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+1.79
Passing+1.79
2nd down-0.08
3rd down+3.66
Passing downs+1.79
PloogWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays4%
Pass plays7%
Run plays0%
1st down0%
2nd down6%
3rd down8%
Standard downs0%
Passing downs11%
PloogWR/TE average

Game Log

Vander Ploog'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

6.3 avg. game scoreBest: 6.3 at Virginia (Week 1)0 of 1 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1@VirginiaL 8–346.322512.5021
2RichmondW 73–0—no stats recorded
3@VanderbiltL 31–35—no stats recorded
4App StateW 41–31—no stats recorded
5LouisvilleW 31–28—no stats recorded
6Wake ForestL 14–38—no stats recorded
2026 · 1 game6.322512.5021

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions21397th / 1995
Yards251349th / 1981
Yards / catch12.5—
Touchdowns0—
Long21—

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 · Virginia51~21 (10–30)241%
Season42421 (10–30)25%

Position Room

7 TEs on the NC State roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
19Preston DouglasTESO24286114%+0.72
86Hunter ProvienceTESR87426%+0.60
4Vander PloogTESO22507%+1.79
Tex VaughnTE29011%-0.26
44Gus RitcheyTESO—————
84Stephen BrownTEFR—————
87Ian FlyntTEJR—————

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. NC State depth chart →