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 | 17 | — |
| Target share | 21.5% | 126th / 524 |
| Catch rate | 88.2% | 15th / 524 |
| Success rate per target | 70.6% | 12th / 524 |
| Yards per target | 12.9 | 25th / 524 |
| Explosive catches | 23.5% | 39th / 524 |
| Deep-target rate | 17.6% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 3 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 2 | — |
Charting
Where III's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted20 targets charted
2025 charting · Florida
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (3 of III’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted16 targets charted
Career
2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Florida#17 · 5-2 | 5 | 39% | 17 | 271 | 2 | 21.5% |
| 2025 | Florida#53 · 4-8 | 10 | 62% | 40 | 512 | 0 | 20.0% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Vernell Brown III's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Vernell Brown III'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 | Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long | KR | KR yds | PR | PR yds | TD |
| 1 |  Florida Atlantic | W 66–21 | 8.8 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 117 | 19.5 | 1 | 49 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2 |  Campbell | W 52–3 | 10.0 | · | · | · | · | · | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 1 | 24 | · | · | 4 | 173 | 2 |
| 3 | @ Auburn | W 44–39 | 7.2 | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 86 | 17.2 | 0 | 37 | · | · | 1 | 0 | · |
| 4 |  Ole Miss | W 52–28 | 5.8 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 19 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 5 | @ Missouri | L 17–45 | — | no stats recorded | ||||||||||||||
| 6 |  South Carolina | L 19–38 | — | no stats recorded | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | @ Texas | W 27–24 | — | no stats recorded | ||||||||||||||
| 2026 · 4 games | 8.0 | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 271 | 15.9 | 2 | 49 | · | · | 5 | 173 | 2 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 3 | — |
| Yards | 16 | 926th / 1457 |
| Yards / carry | 5.3 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 14 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 17 | 297th / 1995 |
| Yards | 271 | 209th / 1981 |
| Yards / catch | 15.9 | 74th / 461 |
| Touchdowns | 2 | 172nd / 826 |
| Long | 49 | — |
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 0 | — |
| Solo | 0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 2 | — |
| Punt returns | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Returns | 5 | — |
| Yards | 189 | — |
| Average | 37.8 | — |
| Touchdowns | 2 | — |
| Long | 70 | — |
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 | Special teams | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Florida Atlantic | — | 67 | ~53 (35–65) | 8 | · | 79% |
| Wk 2 · Campbell | ✓ WR | 62 | ~36 (11–49) | 4 | 5 | 58% |
| Wk 3 · Auburn | ✓ WR | 75 | ~56 (37–68) | 6 | 1 | 75% |
| Wk 4 · Ole Miss | ✓ WR | 76 | ~52 (34–63) | 5 | · | 68% |
| Wk 7 · Texas | ✓ WR | 81 | · | · | · | — |
| Season | 4 GS | 499 | 197 (166–232) | 23 | 6 | 39% |
Position Room
14 WRs on the Florida roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Wilson | WR | 29 | 403 | 3 | 19% | +0.87 | ||
| Bailey Stockton | WR | 27 | 289 | 2 | 15% | +0.70 | ||
| 1 | Vernell Brown III | WR | SO | 17 | 271 | 2 | 19% | +0.92 |
| 4 | TJ Abrams | WR | JR | 10 | 180 | 1 | 8% | +0.34 |
| Eric Singleton Jr. | WR | 10 | 93 | 0 | 12% | +0.11 | ||
| 5 | Micah Mays Jr. | WR | SR | 7 | 57 | 0 | 6% | +0.01 |
| 22 | Kahleil Jackson | WR | SR | 3 | 30 | 0 | 5% | +0.92 |
| Justin Williams | WR | 2 | 21 | 0 | 7% | +1.71 | ||
| 14 | Jaden Edgecombe | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Davian Groce | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | Jaylen Lloyd | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 81 | Mason Jordan | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 82 | Ace Ciongoli | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 88 | Marquez Daniel | 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. Florida depth chart →