Tight end, Virginia Tech, 2017–⁠19

Dalton Keene

Number
No. 29
Height
6′4″
Weight
251 lb
Class (2019)
Junior
Hometown
Littleton, CO
Born
Apr 14, 1999

Dalton Keene played tight end at Virginia Tech (2017–⁠19). The New England Patriots took Keene in round 3, No. 101 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
341
Receiving yards, 2018 (Virginia Tech, 6–⁠7)
Drafted
No. 101
Round 3, 2020 NFL Draft (New England Patriots)

Career highs

82receiving yards, career highat Duke, 20183receiving touchdowns, career highat Miami, 2019

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Virginia Tech1016716.7040
2018Virginia Tech2834112.2367
2019Virginia Tech2023611.8527
Career5874412.8867

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Virginia Tech29TEFr.
2018Virginia Tech29TESo.
2019Virginia Tech29TEJr.6′4″251

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
2017Virginia Tech100.71––7.1–
2018Virginia Tech330.7377th (n=497)0.5324.14%
2019Virginia Tech350.5449th (n=499)0.5418.86%

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

2019 Virginia Tech 9 games, 20 catches, 236 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31atBoston CollegeL 28–⁠35413010–
Sep 14vs.FurmanW 24–⁠17214011–
Oct 5atMiamiW 42–⁠35573326–
Oct 12vs.Rhode IslandW 34–⁠17453118–
Oct 19vs.North CarolinaW 43–⁠4111801825
Nov 2atNotre DameL 20–⁠21––––2
Nov 23vs.PittsburghW 28–⁠0245027–
Nov 29atVirginiaL 30–⁠391140146
Dec 31 ✦vs.KentuckyL 30–⁠371616–
2018 Virginia Tech 11 games, 28 catches, 341 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 8vs.William & MaryW 62–⁠171707–
Sep 22atOld DominionL 35–⁠49116016–
Sep 29atDukeW 31–⁠14282167–
Oct 13atNorth CarolinaW 22–⁠191111–
Oct 25vs.Georgia TechL 28–⁠49327012–
Nov 3vs.Boston CollegeL 21–⁠31365024–
Nov 10atPittsburghL 22–⁠52426010–
Nov 17vs.MiamiL 14–⁠38333115–
Nov 23vs.VirginiaW 34–⁠31145045–
Dec 1vs.MarshallW 41–⁠2052008–
Dec 31 ✦vs.CincinnatiL 31–⁠3541907–
2017 Virginia Tech 6 games, 10 catches, 167 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 16atEast CarolinaW 64–⁠17114014–
Sep 23vs.Old DominionW 38–⁠0110010–
Sep 30vs.ClemsonL 17–⁠312403–
Oct 7atBoston CollegeW 23–⁠10466029–
Oct 21vs.North CarolinaW 59–⁠7133033–
Oct 28vs.DukeW 24–⁠3140040–

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2020
Height6′4⅛″
Weight253 lb
Arm length32¼″
Hand size9¾″
40-yard dash4.71 s
10-yard split1.63 sW
Vertical jump34″
Broad jump10′5″
Bench press21 reps
3-cone drill7.07 s
20-yard shuttle4.19 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

1 season, 3 games with a stat; latest team: Houston Texans.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2020New England Patriots33160

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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