Shane Tucker Stats, EPA & Player Profile — Middle Tennessee

Performance Analysis · 2017 · vs WR peers

Player type

Slot Specialist WR

The offense's primary passing-down weapon — routes, separation, and reliability on 3rd down define this role.

3rd-down converterRoute technicianHigh passing-down share

Peer percentiles

Opponent-adjusted EPA (WEPA/play)100th %ile · elite

Game-to-game consistency76th %ile · above avg

Key findings

▸Top-10% efficiency among WRs — elite opponent-adjusted EPA rate.
▸Limited usage share suggests a rotational or specialist role.
▸High game-to-game consistency — reliable floor each week.
▸7 high-impact games (EPA/play > 0.4) this season — elite ceiling.
▸Strong second-half surge — EPA/play improved 0.84 from the first to second half of the season.
▸Peak game: 2.95 EPA/play in Wk 10 vs UTEP (SP+ -27).

Historical Comparables · WR · efficiency + volume + value

Players from 2014–2024 matched on EPA efficiency, play volume, and adjusted value tier — not just one metric.

Player	Team	Yr	Plays	WEPA/play	Line val	Total EPA
Quadree Henderson	Pittsburgh	2016	63	0.530	1.6	33.4

Comps are statistical — efficiency, volume, and value tier all factor in. Style and conference context differ.

Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week

EPA per play, by weekabove 0 = added points · below = lost

Wk	Opponent	Result	Opp SP+	Rec	Rec Yds	Avg	Rec TD	Long	EPA/play
1	vsVanderbilt	L6-28	0.6	1	9	9.0	0	9	-0.03
2	@Syracuse	W30-23	4.0	3	25	8.3	1	11	1.17
3	@Minnesota	L3-34	0.4	3	31	10.3	0	25	0.14

Usage & Situational · Pro

Snap-share proxy

Overall

5.6%

Passing plays

9.7%

Rushing plays

1.0%

Standard downs

3.5%

Passing downs

9.6%

EPA by down type

Standard downs: 1.01
Passing downs: 0.87
Pass / Rush EPA: 1.03 / -0.24

Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).

Career · rolling EPA, game by game

Per-game EPA5-game avg

2014 — 2015 · 21 games

Season	Team	Line value	WEPA/play	YoY Δ	Total EPA
2014	Middle Tennessee	1.6	0.320	—	31.0
2015	Middle Tennessee	0	0.040	-0.28	4.5

Chart shows per-game EPA (bars) and rolling 5-game average (line). Season breaks marked with dashed lines. Line value = est. points over replacement per game.

Shane Tucker

Middle Tennessee

Position: WR
Jersey: #1
Class: —
Ht / Wt: 6'0", 220 lb
Hometown: Memphis, TN

2017 Season

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Plays

Usage

Last Game

vs Arkansas StateWk 1

EPA 1.3

Rec 4 · Rec Yds 63 · Avg 15.8 · Rec TD 1

#1Shane Tucker

2017 Production