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Northwestern, 2012–15
Dan Vitale
- Number
- No. 40
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 235 lb
- Hometown
- Wheaton, IL
- Born
- Oct 26, 1993, in Wheaton, Illinois
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Dan Vitale played at Northwestern (2012–15). The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took Vitale in round 6, No. 197 overall in the 2016 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
9catches, career highat Michigan State, 2012113receiving yards, career highat Penn State, 20142receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Ball State, 2015Honors
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Northwestern | 28 | 288 | 10.3 | 2 | 41 |
| 2013 | Northwestern | 34 | 382 | 11.2 | 3 | 53 |
| 2014 | Northwestern | 40 | 402 | 10.1 | 2 | 28 |
| 2015 | Northwestern | 33 | 355 | 10.8 | 4 | 66 |
| Career | 135 | 1,427 | 10.6 | 11 | 66 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here).
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Northwestern | 40 | |||
| 2013 | Northwestern | 40 | |||
| 2014 | Northwestern | 40 | |||
| 2015 | Northwestern | 40 | 6′2″ | 235 |
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.
Game by game
2015 Northwestern 12 games, 33 catches, 355 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Stanford | W 16–6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – |
| Sep 12 | vs. Eastern Illinois | W 41–0 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 17 | – |
| Sep 19 | at Duke | W 19–10 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 21 | – |
| Sep 26 | vs. Ball State | W 24–19 | 5 | 108 | 2 | 66 | – |
| Oct 3 | vs. Minnesota | W 27–0 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 19 | – |
| Oct 10 | at Michigan | L 0–38 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | – |
| Oct 17 | vs. Iowa | L 10–40 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Oct 24 | at Nebraska | W 30–28 | 5 | 55 | 1 | 37 | – |
| Nov 7 | vs. Penn State | W 23–21 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 18 | – |
| Nov 14 | vs. Purdue | W 21–14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | – |
| Nov 21 | at Wisconsin | W 13–7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | – |
| Nov 28 | vs. Illinois | W 24–14 | 3 | 32 | 1 | 19 | – |
2014 Northwestern 11 games, 40 catches, 402 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. California | L 24–31 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 13 | – |
| Sep 6 | vs. Northern Illinois | L 15–23 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 25 | – |
| Sep 20 | vs. Western Illinois | W 24–7 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 8 | – |
| Sep 27 | atPenn State | W 29–6 | 7 | 113 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs.Wisconsin | W 20–14 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 16 | – |
| Oct 11 | atMinnesota | L 17–24 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 13 | – |
| Oct 18 | vs.Nebraska | L 17–38 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 13 | – |
| Nov 8 | vs.Michigan | L 9–10 | 6 | 41 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Nov 15 | at Notre Dame | W 43–40 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 17 | – |
| Nov 22 | atPurdue | W 38–14 | 4 | 43 | 1 | 25 | – |
| Nov 29 | vs.Illinois | L 33–47 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 9 | – |
2013 Northwestern 12 games, 34 catches, 382 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | atCalifornia | W 44–30 | 5 | 101 | 0 | 53 | – |
| Sep 7 | vs. Syracuse | W 48–27 | 4 | 42 | 1 | 20 | – |
| Sep 14 | vs. Western Michigan | W 38–17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | – |
| Sep 21 | vs. Maine | W 35–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Oct 5 | vs. Ohio State | L 30–40 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| Oct 12 | atWisconsin | L 6–35 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Oct 19 | vs.Minnesota | L 17–20 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 6 | – |
| Oct 26 | atIowa | L 10–17 | 4 | 52 | 1 | 31 | 17 |
| Nov 2 | atNebraska | L 24–27 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 28 | – |
| Nov 16 | vs.Michigan | L 19–27 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | – |
| Nov 23 | vs. Michigan State | L 6–30 | 5 | 58 | 0 | 39 | 8 |
| Nov 30 | atIllinois | W 37–34 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 11 | – |
2012 Northwestern 9 games, 28 catches, 288 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | atSyracuse | W 42–41 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | – |
| Sep 8 | vs. Vanderbilt | W 23–13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | – |
| Sep 15 | vs. Boston College | W 22–13 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Sep 22 | vs. South Dakota | W 38–7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | – |
| Oct 13 | atMinnesota | W 21–13 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Oct 20 | vs.Nebraska | L 28–29 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 10 | – |
| Nov 10 | atMichigan | L 31–38 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 23 | 2 |
| Nov 17 | atMichigan State | W 23–20 | 9 | 110 | 0 | 41 | – |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Mississippi State | W 34–20 | 7 | 82 | 0 | 34 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2016 Senior Bowl (South team, won 27–16).
| Drill | Combine 2016 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′0⅞″ |
| Weight | 239 lb |
| Arm length | 31¾″ |
| Hand size | 9¾″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.60 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.59 sW |
| Vertical jump | 38½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′3″ |
| Bench press | 30 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.12 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.12 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
4 seasons, 29 games with a stat; latest team: New England Patriots.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Cleveland Browns | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Cleveland Browns | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Green Bay Packers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Green Bay Packers | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 29 | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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