EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (4 of Steptoe’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
4 seasons at 3 schools 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 | Minnesota#66 · 4-2 | 2 | 2% | 1 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | Tulsa#116 · 4-8 | 9 | 48% | 21 | 272 | 0 | 15.9% |
| 2024 | Tulsa#131 · 3-9 | 9 | 25% | 15 | 203 | 0 | 6.8% |
| 2023 | Purdue#79 · 4-8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Zion Steptoe's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Zion Steptoe'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
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 1 | 1613th / 1995 |
| Yards | 6 | 1797th / 1981 |
| Yards / catch | 6 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 6 | — |
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 | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Eastern Illinois | — | 71 | ~8 (2–13) | 1 | 11% |
| Wk 3 · Akron | ✓ WR | 63 | · | · | — |
| Season | 1 GS | 376 | 8 (2–13) | 1 | 2% |
12 WRs on the Minnesota roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Javon Tracy | WR | SR | 32 | 375 | 1 | 21% | +0.45 |
| 13 | Noah Jennings | WR | SR | 29 | 360 | 1 | 24% | +0.33 |
| 8 | Jalen Smith | WR | JR | 15 | 210 | 3 | 14% | +0.57 |
| 84 | Hayden Moore | WR | FR | 3 | 49 | 0 | 5% | +0.55 |
| 89 | Quayd Hendryx | WR | FR | 2 | 28 | 1 | 3% | +1.69 |
| 7 | Bradley Martino | WR | SO | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | +1.12 |
| 25 | Zion Steptoe | WR | SR | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | +0.36 |
| 3 | Perry Thompson | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Donielle Hayes | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | Braiden Stevens | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 81 | Josiah Dozier | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 85 | Rico Blassingame | 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. Minnesota depth chart →