Putting Up Numbers· college football

Ryan Niblett’s receiving yards at home and away

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Against his share of what his opponents usually allowed receivers, Ryan Niblett was 0.1 yards over at home and 0.1 yards under away in 2026, 6 games against 1. The plain averages are 0.3 and 0.0, a difference of 0.3. All 3 night games were at home. All 4 unranked opponents were at home. Both top-10 opponents were at home.

One game away is one game, not a sample, but maybe you can find something if you squint.

receiving yards a game over expected

The games

at homeaway
Ryan Niblett’s games, 2026, each marked at home or away
SideDateGameResultreceiving yardsExpected
Sep 5, 2026vsTexas StateW00.3
Sep 12, 2026vsOhio StateW00.2
Sep 19, 2026vsUTSAW00.2
Sep 26, 2026@TennesseeW00.1
Oct 10, 2026vsOklahoma (neutral)L00.1
Oct 17, 2026vsFloridaL00.3
Oct 24, 2026vsOle MissW20.2
Oct 31, 2026vsMississippi StateW00.2

Method

  • Expected is what the opponent allowed receivers in its other 2026 games, plus 6.9 for the home team (half the league’s home edge for receivers that season), nothing at a neutral site, scaled to his share of his team’s receivers’ receiving yards in his games, 0%.
  • Each expected number is then fit to the season’s games: a game bears out about 98% of the difference the model predicts.