Receiver, Iowa, 2023–⁠26

Dayton Howard

Lettered 2025 (school media guide)

Number
No. 7
Height
6′5″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Kansas City, MO

Dayton Howard plays receiver for Iowa. Last time out, against Northern Iowa: 1 catch, 11 yards.

2026 so far

1 catch, 11 yards

Last game: 1 catch, 11 yards vs. Northern Iowa, W 55–⁠0

Next game: at Minnesota, Oct 24

Receiving

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024Iowa46115.3133
2025Iowa89111.4142
2026Iowa11111.0011
Career1316312.5242

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Iowa7WRFr.
2024Iowa7WRSo.
2025Iowa7WRJr.
2026Iowa7WRSr.6′5″215

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
2024Iowa42.03––8.1–
2025Iowa120.83––9.9–
2026Iowa20.04––0.1–

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 Iowa 1 game, 1 catch, 11 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 19vs.Northern IowaW 55–⁠0111011
2025 Iowa 6 games, 8 catches, 91 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 13vs.MassachusettsW 47–⁠721108
Sep 19atRutgersW 38–⁠28142042
Sep 27vs.IndianaL 15–⁠20221011
Nov 15atUSCL 21–⁠261212
Nov 28atNebraskaW 40–⁠161909
Dec 31 ✦vs.VanderbiltW 34–⁠271606
2024 Iowa 4 games, 4 catches, 61 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 12vs.WashingtonW 40–⁠16133133
Oct 19atMichigan StateL 20–⁠321808
Oct 26vs.NorthwesternW 40–⁠141808
Nov 8atUCLAL 17–⁠20112012

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

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