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Zay Hilliard

WRFreshman6' 3", 210 lbsJacksonville, FL★★★ 2026 recruit · #2743 nationally
Georgia Southern Eagles3-4 · TDC #93
Snap share
4%
likely 1–7%
Receptions
2
1397th of 1995 in FBS
Rec. yards
23
1389th of 1981 in FBS
Yards / catch
11.5
Rec. TD
1
346th of 825 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.21
3 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

3 plays · +0.6 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.21
Passing+0.21
1st down+0.78
2nd down+0.08
3rd down-0.24
Standard downs+0.43
Passing downs-0.24
HilliardWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays2%
Pass plays4%
Run plays0%
1st down2%
2nd down2%
3rd down4%
Standard downs2%
Passing downs3%
HilliardWR/TE average

Game Log

Zay Hilliard'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

4.8 avg. game scoreBest: 6.0 at Coastal Carolina (Week 5)0 of 2 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1Charleston SouthernW 31–03.6155.005
2@ClemsonL 7–22—no stats recorded
3@Jacksonville StateL 27–31—no stats recorded
4HoustonL 28–42—no stats recorded
5@Coastal CarolinaW 31–246.011818.0118
6James MadisonL 24–27—no stats recorded
7@Old DominionW 23–15—no stats recorded
2026 · 2 games4.822311.5118

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions21397th / 1995
Yards231389th / 1981
Yards / catch11.5—
Touchdowns1346th / 825
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 · Charleston Southern79~11 (3–18)214%
Wk 5 · Coastal Carolina56~9 (3–15)116%
Season47820 (6–33)34%

Position Room

17 WRs on the Georgia Southern roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
19Josh DallasWRSR41323017%+0.36
Alex TaylorWR24342316%+0.33
18Andre Greene Jr.WRSR20172113%-0.20
Jeremiah WareWR1521408%+0.85
2Ashton HollinsWRSR14202213%+0.06
15Taylor BradshawWRSR54017%+0.57
21Zay HilliardWRFR22314%+0.21
12Cam KingWRJR11802%+0.65
13King PhillipsWRJR1504%-0.18
22Jarvis MathurinWRFR—————
24Peyton PlottWRSO—————
26Antavious MurphyWRJR—————
38Kevin DouglasWRSR—————
40Brandon PaulWRSO—————
42CJ DockeryWRFR—————
85Kam MikellWRJR—————
89Noble JohnsonWRSR—————

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. Georgia Southern depth chart →