Receiver, James Madison (from North Carolina), 2010–⁠14

Sean Tapley

Number
No. 6
Height
6′1″
Hometown
Jacksonville, FL

Sean Tapley played receiver at North Carolina (2010–⁠13) and James Madison (2014).

Career highs

93receiving yards, career highvs. Middle Tennessee, 2013

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2012North Carolina2636113.9562
2013North Carolina2124111.5143
2014James Madison36220.7033
Career5066413.3662

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2011North Carolina81600–––
2012North Carolina317251–––
2013North Carolina92220–––
2014James Madison1180110
Career491,1251110

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2010North Carolina6WR
2011North Carolina6WR
2012North Carolina6WR
2013North Carolina6WR
2014James Madison6WR6′1″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2013North Carolina210.97––20.43%
2014James Madison (FCS)80.39––3.2–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2014 James Madison 1 game, 3 catches, 62 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 30atMarylandL 7–⁠5236201181

No box score in the source for Sep 6 at Lehigh; Sep 13 vs. Saint Francis; Sep 20 at Villanova; Sep 27 vs. Delaware; Oct 4 at UAlbany; Oct 11 vs. Towson; Oct 25 at Charlotte; Nov 1 vs. William & Mary; Nov 8 at Stony Brook; Nov 15 at Richmond; Nov 22 vs. Elon; Nov 29 vs. Liberty, so those games are not listed.

2013 North Carolina 11 games, 21 catches, 241 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 29atSouth CarolinaL 10–⁠27210488–
Sep 7vs.Middle TennesseeW 40–⁠204930–––
Sep 21atGeorgia TechL 20–⁠2823614115–
Oct 5atVirginia TechL 17–⁠273300–––
Oct 17vs.MiamiL 23–⁠27140–––
Oct 26vs.Boston CollegeW 34–⁠10140119–
Nov 2atNC StateW 27–⁠191250–––
Nov 9vs.VirginiaW 45–⁠142180–––
Nov 16atPittsburghW 34–⁠27––––––
Nov 23vs.Old DominionW 80–⁠20180–––
Dec 28 ✦vs.CincinnatiW 39–⁠174220–––
2012 North Carolina 12 games, 26 catches, 361 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 1vs.ElonW 62–⁠02190–––
Sep 8atWake ForestL 27–⁠284590121–
Sep 15atLouisvilleL 34–⁠3946206130–
Sep 22vs.East CarolinaW 27–⁠61621–––
Sep 29vs.IdahoW 66–⁠01361–––
Oct 6vs.Virginia TechW 48–⁠3424314152–
Oct 13atMiamiW 18–⁠14–––340–
Oct 20atDukeL 30–⁠332161478–
Oct 27vs.NC StateW 43–⁠353111234–
Nov 10vs.Georgia TechL 50–⁠684500499–
Nov 15atVirginiaW 37–⁠13–––242–
Nov 24vs.MarylandW 45–⁠383305129–
2011 North Carolina 6 games, 8 returns, 160 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 17vs.VirginiaW 28–⁠17–––111–
Sep 24atGeorgia TechL 28–⁠35–––356–
Oct 29vs.Wake ForestW 49–⁠24––––––
Nov 5atNC StateL 0–⁠13–––136–
Nov 17atVirginia TechL 21–⁠24–––112–
Dec 26 ✦vs.MissouriL 24–⁠41–––245–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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