#2Will Pauling

WR·Wisconsin·2024

Will Pauling is a Slot Specialist WR for Wisconsin. Will's 2024 season produced 35.7 total EPA across 42 plays.

What projects, and what doesn't · WRs · held out 2019-2025

How well one season predicts the next, measured on seasons the model never trained on. 1.00 would be perfectly predictable; 0.00 means last year told us nothing.

Usage share (volume)0.47
Beats guessing the WR average by 16%. n=6,302 WR seasons
EPA per play (efficiency)0.09
Not projectable — we do not forecast this. n=5,767 WR seasons
Total EPA (value)0.45
Beats guessing the WR average by 12%. n=5,767 WR seasons

Across all positions, usage carries year to year at 0.47 and efficiency at 0.07. So Will Pauling's projection is a projection of opportunity — how much of the offense he runs through. How well he converts it is something this model does not claim to know a year in advance, and the number above is why.

2024 Production

Receiving

42 Receptions407 Rec yards3 Rec TD9.7 Yards/rec

Performance Analysis · 2024 · vs WR peers

Efficiency100
Volume21
Explosiveness18
Consistency86
Pass-Down20

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 consistency86th %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.
▸8 high-impact games (EPA/play > 0.4) this season — elite ceiling.
▸Strong second-half surge — EPA/play improved 0.20 from the first to second half of the season.
▸Peak game: 1.23 EPA/play in Wk 7 vs Rutgers (SP+ 6).

NIL Market Tier· 2024

On3 valuation ↗

Elite

Top-3 player at position nationally. Collective + national brand deals.

Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.

Historical Comparables · WR · efficiency + volume + value

Players from 2013–2025 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
DeAndre Hughes	Air Force	2021	60	0.470	1.3	28.2
Keytaon Thompson	Mississippi State	2017	70	0.460	1.2	32.2
Bert Emanuel Jr.	Central Michigan	2022	53	0.460	1.6	24.4
Savion Williams	TCU	2024	56	0.450	1.1	25.2

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 · x-axis: weekabove 0 = added points · below = lost

Wk	Opponent	Result	Opp SP+	Rec	Rec Yds	Avg	Rec TD	Long	EPA/play
1	vsWestern Michigan	W28-14	-10.2	6	60	10.0	0	17	0.69
2	vsSouth Dakota	W27-13	—	4	48	12.0	0	21	1.18
3	vsAlabama	L10-42	25.0	9	83	9.2	1	25	0.85
5	@USC	L21-38	11.9	2	11	5.5	0	13	-0.02
7	@Rutgers	W42-7	6.4	4	49	12.3	1	17	1.23
8	vsNorthwestern	W23-3	-8.2	5	51	10.2	0	19	0.54
9	vsPenn State	L13-28	24.6	8	79	9.9	0	28	0.83
10	@Iowa	L10-42	15.8	2	17	8.5	0	10	0.98
12	vsOregon	L13-16	26.0	2	9	4.5	1	7	1.16

Usage & Situational · Pro

Snap-share proxy

Overall

7.2%

Passing plays

14.9%

Rushing plays

0.6%

Standard downs

5.7%

Passing downs

11.0%

EPA by down type

Standard downs: 0.93
Passing downs: 0.75
Pass / Rush EPA: 0.91 / -0.29

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