Receiver, Montana State, 2024–⁠26

Dane Steel

Number
No. 84
Height
5′10″
Weight
185 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Sheridan, WY

Dane Steel plays receiver for Montana State. Last time out, at Eastern Washington: 4 catches, 19 yards. Steel leads Montana State in receiving touchdowns this season.

2026 so far

29 catches, 449 yards, 5 TD

Last game: 4 catches, 19 yards at Eastern Washington, W 56–⁠20

Next game: vs. Weber State, Oct 24

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 174@UTU
  2. 52BTLR
  3. 38@NEV
  4. 62CCSU
  5. 34NAU
  6. 70@IDHO
  7. 19@EWU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

8catches, career highat Utah Tech, 2026174receiving yards, career highat Utah Tech, 2026

Team titles: Big Sky champions, 2024 and 2025

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2025Montana State3950112.8342
2026Montana State2944915.5555
Career6895014.0855

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024Montana State84WRFr.
2025Montana State84WRSo.
2026Montana State84WRJr.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
2025Montana State (FCS)510.8093rd (n=1040)0.4641.06%
2026Montana State (FCS)380.8189th (n=829)0.4330.99%

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

2026 Montana State 7 games, 29 catches, 449 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 29atUtah TechW 54–⁠08174155–
Sep 5vs.ButlerW 51–⁠24252129–
Sep 12atNevadaW 20–⁠7338124–
Sep 19vs.Central ConnecticutW 35–⁠30462131–
Sep 26vs.Northern ArizonaW 28–⁠14334016–
Oct 2atIdahoL 34–⁠355701205
Oct 17atEastern WashingtonW 56–⁠2041907–
2025 Montana State 14 games, 39 catches, 501 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30atOregonL 13–⁠591707–
Sep 6vs.South Dakota StateL 24–⁠30349034–
Sep 13vs.San DiegoW 41–⁠7544018–
Sep 27vs.Eastern WashingtonW 57–⁠3329013–
Oct 4atNorthern ArizonaW 34–⁠10345019–
Oct 11vs.Idaho StateW 48–⁠14227115–
Oct 25atCal PolyW 34–⁠17219011–
Nov 1atNorthern ColoradoW 55–⁠7558019–
Nov 8vs.Weber StateW 66–⁠14223013–
Nov 22atMontanaW 31–⁠28454127–
Dec 6vs.YaleW 21–⁠13218015–
Dec 12vs.Stephen F. AustinW 44–⁠28368042–
Dec 20 ✦vs.MontanaW 48–⁠23219012–
Jan 5 ✦vs.Illinois StateW 35–⁠34241133–
2024 Montana State 1 game, 3 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31atUtah TechW 31–⁠7––––3

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

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