Dredrick Snelson

WR · UCF 2018 · #5

Last confirmed: UCF, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′0″ · 206 lb · Miami, FL · Flanagan

Dredrick Snelson: WR · UCF · #5.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Trent BostickCharlotte · 2015 · 85% season match
Jordan WesterkampNebraska · 2015 · 81% season match
Jalen GuytonNorth Texas · 2017 · 81% season match
Trent SherfieldVanderbilt · 2017 · 80% season match
Zeriah BeasonOregon State · 2020 · 78% season match

Dredrick Snelson

WR · UCF · Jr · #5

Moves the chains on third down. Dredrick Snelson has played for two head coaches in three seasons at UCF. A game that shows it: 120 receiving yards and 4 receptions against Memphis — Week 14, 2018.

How he plays

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

UCF in the news

BYU releases updated depth chartRoundtable Oct 19
OSU changes depth chart for UCF gameSports Illustrated Oct 7

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2018	UCF	43	688	16.0	5
2017	UCF	46	695	15.1	8
2016	UCF	17	136	8.0	2
Career		106	1,519	14.3	15

Season	Team
2018	UCF	1	4	--	−1
2017	UCF	2	11	--	--
2016	UCF	1	1	22	--
Career		4	16	22	−1

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2018 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 56-17@ UConn	6	90	15.0	0	31
Wk 2	W 38-0vs South Carolina State	5	45	9.0	0	22
Wk 4	W 56-36vs Florida Atlantic	4	62	15.5	1	23
Wk 6	W 48-20vs SMU	6	72	12.0	1	21
Wk 7	W 31-30@ Memphis	2	34	17.0	0	22
Wk 8	W 37-10@ East Carolina	1	7	7.0	0	7
Wk 10	W 52-40vs Temple	3	46	15.3	1	23
Wk 11	W 35-24vs Navy	5	72	14.4	2	34	2 TD catches
Wk 12	W 38-13vs No. 19 Cincinnati	3	56	18.7	0	28
Wk 13	W 38-10@ South Florida	2	60	30.0	0	47
Wk 14	W 56-41vs Memphis	4	120	30.0	0	48	Season-high 120 yds
Bowl	L 32-40vs No. 11 LSU	2	24	12.0	0	17
Total		43	688	16.0	5	48

Signature game

Week 14 · 2018

W 56-41

vs Memphis

4 rec · 120 yds

Edged out Memphis at home in a shootout.

With D. Mack Jr. — 348 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · 59 rush yds (18 car) · 4 TD · G. McCrae — 206 rush yds (24 car) · 1 TD · 3 rec · 30 yds

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 13 · South Florida · 3rd and 8 · Q4 · EPA +4.27Darriel Mack Jr. pass complete to Dredrick Snelson for 47 yds to the SFla 31 for a
Week 14 · Memphis · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +4.05Darriel Mack Jr. pass complete to Dredrick Snelson for 48 yds to the Memph 28 for a
Week 14 · Memphis · 2nd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +3.86Darriel Mack Jr. pass complete to Dredrick Snelson for 48 yds to the Memph 31 for a
Week 6 · SMU · 3rd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +3.10McKenzie Milton pass complete to Dredrick Snelson for 18 yds to the SMU 44 for a
Week 6 · SMU · 3rd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +2.99McKenzie Milton pass complete to Dredrick Snelson for 14 yds for a TD (Matthew Wright KICK)
Week 11 · Navy · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.94McKenzie Milton pass complete to Dredrick Snelson for 34 yds for a TD (Matthew Wright KICK)

4 more plays

Week 2 · South Carolina State · 3rd and 3 · Q1 · EPA +2.86McKenzie Milton pass complete to Dredrick Snelson for 22 yds to the SCSt 38 for a
Week 4 · Florida Atlantic · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.83McKenzie Milton pass complete to Dredrick Snelson for 12 yds for a TD (Matthew Wright KICK)
Week 1 · LSU · 2nd and 13 · Q2 · EPA +2.66Darriel Mack Jr. pass complete to Dredrick Snelson for 7 yds to the LSU 49 for a LSU Penalty, Targeting (Grant Delpit) to the LSU 36 for a. Delpit ejected.
Week 10 · Temple · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.60Milton to Snelson: a 19-yard touchdown pass.

Teams and coaches

2016UCF6-7HC: Scott Frost · Run-leaning

2017UCF13-0HC: Scott Frost · Run-leaning

2018UCF12-1HC: Josh Heupel · Run-leaning, fast tempo

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

12 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: explosive rate (94th percentile). Strength: epa / target (88th percentile). Concern: rush yards (28th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#41 / 702 · 94th pct

23.3%

EPA / target#85 / 702 · 88th pct

0.85

Yards / catch#116 / 702 · 84th pct

15.9

TD rate#246 / 702 · 65th pct

6.7%

Catch rate#305 / 702 · 56th pct

70.0%

Box-score rates (7)

Yards / catch#110 / 550 · 79th pct

16.0

Rec yards#118 / 550 · 79th pct

688

Rec TDs#122 / 550 · 74th pct

Receptions#165 / 550 · 70th pct

Long catch#281 / 550 · 48th pct

Rush TDs#64 / 277 · 39th pct

Rush yards#192 / 277 · 28th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

78th → 88th percentile

Explosive rate

78th → 94th percentile

Catch rate

69th → 56th percentile

TD rate

90th → 65th percentile

Yards / catch

69th → 84th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2018 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	4.3	67.6	16.4	0.7
Road4g	2.8	47.8	17.2	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	4.2	54.5	13.4	0.3
Weeks 8+6g	3.0	60.2	19.2	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2018 season

Head Coach

Josh Heupel

Pass share

40.0%

393 pass / 589 run

Plays / game

75.5

13 games

Team sack rate

4.4%

431 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2018

43 catches and 1 carry in 12 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Dredrick Snelson

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

UCF in the news

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

43 catches and 1 carry in 12 games

Three seasons at UCF

His moves

2016 8 games