TeamsPlayers
Statboy Sports
← Wide Receivers

Florida Atlantic · Through Week 8

Easton Messer

#8 · WR · Fr. · 5'9" · 190 lbs · Louisville, KY

#56

of 368 wide receivers · Top 15%

+1.18

points added per game vs an average WR

Rushing +0.03Receiving +1.157 games
Compare to another player

What the numbers say about Easton

  • •#4 among 121 qualified wide receivers on deep targets (+2.17 points per play).
  • •Heating up: +0.78 points per play over his last three games, up from +0.52 for the season.
  • •Top 14% of wide receivers in catch rate (73.9%).

Against every FBS WR

Where he ranks among qualified players at his position.

  • EPA per target0.52Top 43%
  • Target success rate52.2%Top 38%
  • Catch rate73.9%Top 14%
  • Yards per target9.6Top 27%
  • Average depth of target5.1Bottom 16%
  • Yards after catch6.1Top 23%
  • Target share30.5%Top 3%

What he does best

  • Target share (Top 3%)
  • Catch rate (Top 14%)
  • Yards after catch (Top 23%)

What to work on

  • EPA per target (Top 43%, his lowest mark)
  • Target success rate (Top 38%, his lowest mark)
  • Short targets (+0.17 per play, vs +2.17 deep targets)

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

Coaching notes

  • Short vs deep. Best: deep targets (+2.17 per play). Toughest: short targets (+0.17).
  • Standard vs passing downs. Best: passing downs (+1.28 per play). Toughest: standard downs (+0.08).
  • By down. Best: 3rd/4th down (+1.35 per play). Toughest: 1st down (+0.21).
Share this graphicPreview ↗His scouting card as an Instagram-ready image

Players like Messer

The closest matches at his position across every stat, not just the total.

Situational splits

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

By down

  • 2nd down+0.40 EPA · 50% succ · 28 plays
  • 1st down+0.21 EPA · 52% succ · 27 plays
  • 3rd/4th down+1.35 EPA · 57% succ · 14 plays

Standard vs passing downs

  • Standard downs+0.08 EPA · 50% succ · 44 plays
  • Passing downs+1.28 EPA · 56% succ · 25 plays

Red zone

  • Red zone+0.63 EPA · 33% succ · 6 plays

Against top defenses

  • vs everyone else+0.56 EPA · 56% succ · 59 plays
  • vs top-40 defenses+0.23 EPA · 30% succ · 10 plays

Short vs deep

  • Short targets+0.17 EPA · 49% succ · 57 plays
  • Deep targets+2.17 EPA · 67% succ · 12 plays

Season stats

TgtRecCatch%Rec YdsY/TgtRec TDaDOTYACTgt Shr
695173.9%6639.655.16.130.5%

Game log

WkOpponentReceivingEPA/play
1atFlorida4/10, 49 yds, 0 TD+0.23
2vsNavy8/9, 179 yds, 2 TD+1.38
3vsFlorida International7/11, 83 yds, 0 TD+0.14
4atUL Monroe4/6, 15 yds, 0 TD-0.43
5vsTexas Southern4/5, 88 yds, 1 TD+1.20
7atArmy12/14, 87 yds, 1 TD+0.33
8vsRice12/14, 162 yds, 1 TD+0.81