Receiver, Indiana State, 2018–⁠23

Dakota Caton

Number
No. 1
Height
5′10″
Weight
185 lb
Class (2023)
Junior
Hometown
Sullivan, IN

Dakota Caton played receiver at Indiana State (2018–⁠23).

Career highs

6catches, career highthree times; last at North Dakota, 202384receiving yards, career highat North Dakota, 20232receiving touchdowns, career highat Youngstown State, 2022

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Indiana State2115.508
2022Indiana State2227212.4253
2023Indiana State3941310.6350
Career6369611.0553

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2018*Indiana State4630–––
2019Indiana State1170140
2022Indiana State1123706410
2023Indiana State15350010700
Career316670171150

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short. 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.PosClassHtWt
2019Indiana State1WRYr 2
2022Indiana State1WRYr 5
2023Indiana State1WRJr. (Yr 6)5′10″185

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
2019Indiana State (FCS)30.40––1.2–
2022Indiana State (FCS)131.01––13.1–
2023Indiana State (FCS)480.6632nd (n=681)0.8031.77%

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

2023 Indiana State 11 games, 39 catches, 413 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 31vs.Eastern IllinoisL 0–⁠276700378–
Sep 8atIndianaL 7–⁠412601171
Sep 16atBall StateL 7–⁠453591258–
Sep 30atMurray StateL 28–⁠3021901191
Oct 7vs.Northern IowaL 20–⁠2743212653
Oct 14atIllinois StateL 7–⁠444390121–
Oct 21vs.South DakotaL 3–⁠174470––1
Oct 28atNorth DakotaL 33–⁠3668413651
Nov 4vs.Youngstown StateL 7–⁠1921501161
Nov 11vs.Western IllinoisW 27–⁠64280––2
Nov 18atSouthern IllinoisL 9–⁠382140111–
2022 Indiana State 9 games, 22 catches, 272 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 1vs.North AlabamaW 17–⁠141602471
Sep 10atPurdueL 0–⁠561−60––1
Oct 1atNorthern IowaL 14–⁠206710––1
Oct 8vs.North Dakota StateL 26–⁠314290244–
Oct 15atYoungstown StateL 42–⁠4838323781
Oct 22vs.Illinois StateL 21–⁠27–––––1
Nov 5vs.North DakotaL 7–⁠421160––1
Nov 12atWestern IllinoisW 21–⁠03290121–
Nov 19vs.Missouri StateL 7–⁠243440347–

No box score in the source for Oct 29 at South Dakota State, so that game is not listed.

2019 Indiana State 1 game, 2 catches, 11 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 31atKansasL 17–⁠2421101171

No box score in the source for Sep 7 vs. Dayton; Sep 14 vs. Eastern Kentucky; Sep 21 vs. Eastern Illinois; Oct 5 at South Dakota; Oct 12 vs. Western Illinois; Oct 19 vs. South Dakota State; Oct 26 at Illinois State; Nov 2 vs. Southern Illinois; Nov 9 at Northern Iowa; Nov 16 vs. Youngstown State; Nov 23 at Missouri State, so those games are not listed.

2018 Indiana State 1 game, 4 returns, 63 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 8atLouisvilleL 7–⁠31–––463–

No box score in the source for Aug 30 vs. Quincy; Sep 15 at Eastern Illinois; Sep 27 vs. Northern Iowa; Oct 6 at South Dakota State; Oct 13 vs. Missouri State; Oct 20 at Southern Illinois; Oct 27 at Youngstown State; Nov 3 vs. South Dakota; Nov 10 vs. Illinois State; Nov 17 at Western Illinois, so those games are not listed.

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

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