Receiver, Southern Illinois, 2022–⁠24

Dayton Mitchell

Number
No. 82
Height
5′11″
Weight
185 lb
Class (2024)
Freshman
Hometown
Platte City, MO

Dayton Mitchell played receiver at Southern Illinois (2022–⁠24).

Returns

SeasonTeamPRYdsTD
2023Southern Illinois360
2024*Southern Illinois3320
Career6380

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.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Southern Illinois82WRYr 1
2023Southern Illinois82WRYr 2
2024Southern Illinois82WRFr. (Yr 3)5′11″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
2022Southern Illinois (FCS)50.62––3.1–
2023Southern Illinois (FCS)30.88––2.6–

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

2024 Southern Illinois 2 games, 3 returns, 32 yards
DateOpponentResultPRYds
Nov 9vs.Youngstown StateW 37–⁠3320
Nov 23vs.Murray StateW 62–⁠0132
2023 Southern Illinois 2 games, 3 catches, 32 yards
DateOpponentResultPRYds
Sep 2vs.Austin PeayW 49–⁠231−2
Sep 16atSoutheast Missouri StateW 26–⁠2528
2022 Southern Illinois 2 games, 5 catches, 44 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultPRYds
Sep 3atIncarnate WordL 29–⁠64––
Oct 15vs.Western IllinoisW 30–⁠7––

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

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