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Penn State · Through Week 8

Chase Sowell

#0 · WR · Fr. · 6'3" · 203 lbs · Humble, TX

#25

of 368 wide receivers · Top 7%

+1.92

points added per game vs an average WR

Receiving +1.927 games
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What the numbers say about Chase

  • •Top 10% of wide receivers in points added per target (+0.83).
  • •Cooling off: +0.69 points per play over his last three games, down from +0.92 for the season.
  • •Ranks #25 of 368 wide receivers (top 7%) with +1.92 points added per game.

What people are saying about Chase

Updated Oct 24
  • •Sowell had a career-best day in Penn State's loss to Michigan, and coverage describes his performance as dazzling and dominant despite the result. Onward State ↗
  • •Writers highlight Sowell's breakout season, with Sports Illustrated tying his growth to his personal history of overcoming adversity. Sports Illustrated ↗
  • •Coaches and reporters said Sowell played phenomenally against Michigan, while he himself said he was not satisfied with his output. StateCollege.com ↗

Summaries of recent news coverage in our own words. Tap a source to read the original.

Against every FBS WR

Where he ranks among qualified players at his position.

  • EPA per target0.83Top 10%
  • Target success rate57.1%Top 21%
  • Catch rate65.3%Top 42%
  • Yards per target10.0Top 23%
  • Average depth of target9.9Top 34%
  • Yards after catch4.8Top 50%
  • Target share23.2%Top 19%

What he does best

  • EPA per target (Top 10%)
  • Target share (Top 19%)
  • Target success rate (Top 21%)

What to work on

  • Yards after catch (Top 50%, his lowest mark)
  • Catch rate (Top 42%, his lowest mark)
  • Short targets (+0.62 per play, vs +1.35 deep targets)

No true weak spots at his position, so these are his lowest marks.

Coaching notes

  • Short vs deep. Best: deep targets (+1.35 per play). Toughest: short targets (+0.62).
  • By down. Best: 2nd down (+1.17 per play). Toughest: 1st down (+0.49).
  • Standard vs passing downs. Best: passing downs (+0.97 per play). Toughest: standard downs (+0.72).
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Situational splits

Points added per play (adjusted for opponents) and success rate in each situation.

By down

  • 2nd down+1.17 EPA · 67% succ · 24 plays
  • 1st down+0.49 EPA · 59% succ · 17 plays
  • 3rd/4th down+0.53 EPA · 25% succ · 8 plays

Standard vs passing downs

  • Standard downs+0.72 EPA · 64% succ · 28 plays
  • Passing downs+0.97 EPA · 48% succ · 21 plays

Red zone

  • Red zone+0.77 EPA · 50% succ · 4 plays

Against top defenses

  • vs everyone else+0.71 EPA · 56% succ · 25 plays
  • vs top-40 defenses+0.95 EPA · 58% succ · 24 plays

Short vs deep

  • Short targets+0.62 EPA · 57% succ · 35 plays
  • Deep targets+1.35 EPA · 57% succ · 14 plays

Season stats

TgtRecCatch%Rec YdsY/TgtRec TDaDOTYACTgt Shr
493265.3%48910.029.94.823.2%

Game log

WkOpponentReceivingEPA/play
1vsMarshall2/2, 33 yds, 0 TD+1.16
2atTemple5/7, 58 yds, 1 TD+0.48
3vsBuffalo1/3, 35 yds, 0 TD+2.05
4vsWisconsin6/9, 73 yds, 0 TD+0.70
5atNorthwestern3/7, 44 yds, 0 TD+0.22
6vsUSC4/6, 95 yds, 0 TD+0.75
7atMichigan11/15, 151 yds, 1 TD+1.10