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Purdue · Through Week 8

Xavier Townsend

#3 · WR · Fr. · 5'11" · 195 lbs · Tampa, FL

#82

of 368 wide receivers · Top 22%

+0.92

points added per game vs an average WR

Receiving +0.927 games
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What the numbers say about Xavier

  • •Top 5% of wide receivers in yards after catch (7.8).
  • •Cooling off: +0.23 points per play over his last three games, down from +0.62 for the season.
  • •Ranks #82 of 368 wide receivers (top 22%) with +0.92 points added per game.

Against every FBS WR

Where he ranks among qualified players at his position.

  • EPA per target0.63Top 27%
  • Target success rate50.0%Bottom 50%
  • Catch rate71.4%Top 21%
  • Yards per target8.6Top 43%
  • Average depth of target4.6Bottom 12%
  • Yards after catch7.8Top 5%
  • Target share19.0%Top 37%

What he does best

  • Yards after catch (Top 5%)
  • Catch rate (Top 21%)

What to work on

  • Target success rate (Bottom 50%, his lowest mark)
  • Yards per target (Top 43%, his lowest mark)
  • Vs everyone else (+0.07 per play, vs +0.91 vs top-40 defenses)

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

Coaching notes

  • Against top defenses. Best: vs top-40 defenses (+0.91 per play). Toughest: vs everyone else (+0.07).
  • By down. Best: 1st down (+0.89 per play). Toughest: 3rd/4th down (+0.39).
  • Standard vs passing downs. Best: standard downs (+0.81 per play). Toughest: passing downs (+0.40).
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Situational splits

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

By down

  • 1st down+0.89 EPA · 61% succ · 18 plays
  • 2nd down+0.48 EPA · 46% succ · 13 plays
  • 3rd/4th down+0.39 EPA · 36% succ · 11 plays

Standard vs passing downs

  • Standard downs+0.81 EPA · 58% succ · 24 plays
  • Passing downs+0.40 EPA · 39% succ · 18 plays

Red zone

  • Red zone+0.48 EPA · 25% succ · 4 plays

Against top defenses

  • vs top-40 defenses+0.91 EPA · 50% succ · 28 plays
  • vs everyone else+0.07 EPA · 50% succ · 14 plays

Short vs deep

  • Short targets+0.72 EPA · 54% succ · 39 plays
  • Deep targets-0.53 EPA · 0% succ · 3 plays

Season stats

TgtRecCatch%Rec YdsY/TgtRec TDaDOTYACTgt Shr
423071.4%3638.624.67.819.0%

Game log

WkOpponentReceivingEPA/play
1vsIndiana State7/8, 47 yds, 0 TD+0.14
2vsWake Forest6/8, 58 yds, 0 TD+0.76
3atUCLA6/6, 162 yds, 2 TD+2.97
4vsNotre Dame3/5, 9 yds, 0 TD-0.19
5atIllinois4/6, 24 yds, 0 TD-0.02
6vsMinnesota1/5, 8 yds, 0 TD-0.18
7vsWashington3/4, 55 yds, 0 TD+0.89