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2026 · THROUGH WK 8

TE · #45 · RS-JR · 6′6″ · 250 LBTE · NORTH CAROLINA · #45 · RS-JR · 6′6″ · 250 LB

Jelani Thurman

North Carolina Tar Heels · ACC · OC Bobby Petrino

Hometown
Fairburn, GA
High school
Langston Hughes
Class
Junior

REC

2673rd pctl · 121st of 439

YDS

31465th pctl · 156th of 439

TD

490th pctl · 44th of 439

Target share

28.4%94th pctl · 26th of 439

Game log

6 GAMES · 44 TARGETS2026 · 6 GAMES · 44 TARGETS · EPA RAW

Game log
Wk
Opponent
Result
Line
Rec/Tgt
Yds
TD
Long
EPA/Tgt
aDOT
1vs TCUW15–10 · +7.5W15–10+7.54/894035+0.365.5
2East Tennessee StateW35–3 · −36W35–3−364/471125+1.305.8
3at ClemsonL20–28 · +3L20–28+33/918012−0.575.6
4BYE
4BYE
4BYE
4BYE
4BYE
5Notre DameL26–37 · +21L26–37+215/850215+0.6310.8
6at PittsburghW21–17 · +3.5W21–17+3.56/82917−0.300.3
7at DukeW24–20 · +3W24–20+34/752014+0.529.1
8SyracuseNEXTSAT 7:30 · ACC NetworkSAT 7:30 · ACC Network
8SyracuseNEXTSAT 7:30 · ACC NetworkSAT 7:30 · ACC Network
8SyracuseNEXTSAT 7:30 · ACC NetworkSAT 7:30 · ACC Network
8SyracuseNEXTSAT 7:30 · ACC NetworkSAT 7:30 · ACC Network
8SyracuseNEXTSAT 7:30 · ACC NetworkSAT 7:30 · ACC Network

Splits

SEASON EPA/TGT +0.21SEASON · 44 TARGETS · SEASON EPA/TGT +0.21

Splits
Split
TGT
Share
EPA/Tgt
vs Sznvs season
SR
passing downs2ND & 8+ · 3RD/4TH & 5+2ND & 8+ · 3RD/4TH & 5+1227%+0.37+0.1633%
red zoneINSIDE THE 20 · 9 TGTINSIDE THE 20920%+0.26+0.0533%
standard downsNOT PASSING DOWNSNOT PASSING DOWNS3273%+0.15−0.0650%
deep20+ AIR YDS · 4 TGT20+ AIR YDS49%+0.17−0.0450%
3rd & long7+ YDS TO GO · 4 TGT7+ YDS TO GO49%+1.24+1.0350%

SEASON · 44 TARGETS

Percentiles

VS 439 QUALIFIED WR/TES

Percentiles vs 439 qualified wr/tes
Stat
Value
Pctl
VS WR/TES
Pctl
REC267373
YDS3146565
TD49090
Target share28.4%9494
Air-yard share22.9%6565
WOPR0.598787
YPTPA1.958181
EPA/target+0.212424

Next game

WEEK 8 · KENAN STADIUM

vs Syracuse

SAT 7:30 PM · ACC Network · CHAPEL HILL

model −7.3
Win prob67%

Availability

WK 8 REPORT · FRI 8:00 PM

Injury reportA
Target share28%

Last game · Wk 7 at Duke

4–52REC–YDS · 0 TD

Season · 6 games

REC
26
REC YDS
314
REC TD
4