Receiver, Ball State, 2022–⁠25

Dahya Patel

Lettered 2023–⁠25 (school media guide)

Number
No. 82
Height
6′1″
Weight
186 lb
Class (2025)
Junior
Hometown
Lawrence, IN

Dahya Patel played receiver at Ball State (2022–⁠25).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024Ball State712017.1133
2025Ball State11111.0111
Career813116.4233

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2023Ball State410000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Ball State82WRRS
2023Ball State82WRFr.
2024Ball State82WRSo.
2025Ball State82WRJr.6′1″186

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
2024Ball State71.69––11.9–
2025Ball State20.98––2.0–

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

2025 Ball State 1 game, 1 catch, 11 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 20atUConnL 25–⁠311111–––
2024 Ball State 4 games, 7 catches, 120 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 28atJames MadisonL 7–⁠633330–––
Oct 5vs.Western MichiganL 42–⁠451170–––
Nov 23vs.Bowling GreenL 13–⁠381180–––
Nov 29atOhioL 21–⁠422521–––
2023 Ball State 3 games, 4 tackles
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Oct 21vs.Central MichiganW 24–⁠17–––100
Nov 18vs.Kent StateW 34–⁠3–––100
Nov 25vs.Miami (OH)L 15–⁠17–––200

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

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