Receiver, Ole Miss (from Western Kentucky), 2019–⁠23

Dayton Wade

Number
No. 19
Height
5′9″
Weight
175 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Atlanta, GA
Born
Sep 8, 2000

Dayton Wade played receiver at Western Kentucky (2019–⁠21) and Ole Miss (2022–⁠23).

Career highs

8catches, career highthree times; last vs. Vanderbilt, 2023120receiving yards, career highvs. Vanderbilt, 2023

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020Western Kentucky211808.6019
2022Ole Miss2730911.4339
2023Ole Miss5583015.1458
Career1031,31912.8758

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2019Western Kentucky2620170
2020Western Kentucky91470320
2022Ole Miss153070–––
2023Ole Miss–––230
Career2651606120

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Western Kentucky19WRYr 1
2020Western Kentucky19WRYr 2
2021Western Kentucky19WRYr 3
2022Ole Miss19WRYr 4
2023Ole Miss19WRSr. (Yr 5)5′9″175

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
2020Western Kentucky340.083rd (n=346)0.552.69%
2022Ole Miss410.5125th (n=683)0.7120.96%
2023Ole Miss730.8050th (n=681)0.8058.78%

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

2023 Ole Miss 13 games, 55 catches, 830 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 2vs.MercerW 73–⁠71230–––
Sep 9atTulaneW 37–⁠2071060–––
Sep 16vs.Georgia TechW 48–⁠233860–––
Sep 23atAlabamaL 10–⁠245880–––
Sep 30vs.LSUW 55–⁠497641–––
Oct 7vs.ArkansasW 27–⁠204231–––
Oct 21atAuburnW 28–⁠211120––2
Oct 28vs.VanderbiltW 33–⁠781201–––
Nov 4vs.Texas A&MW 38–⁠354800–––
Nov 11atGeorgiaL 17–⁠523450–––
Nov 18vs.UL MonroeW 35–⁠371081–––
Nov 23atMississippi StateW 17–⁠72140–––
Dec 30 ✦vs.Penn StateW 38–⁠253610–––
2022 Ole Miss 13 games, 27 catches, 309 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 3vs.TroyW 28–⁠103140113–
Sep 10vs.Central ArkansasW 59–⁠32540130–
Sep 17atGeorgia TechW 42–⁠0–––123–
Sep 24vs.TulsaW 35–⁠27–––221–
Oct 1vs.KentuckyW 22–⁠19–––251–
Oct 8atVanderbiltW 52–⁠28–––375–
Oct 15vs.AuburnW 48–⁠342441250–
Oct 22atLSUL 20–⁠45–––115–
Oct 29atTexas A&MW 31–⁠285201–––
Nov 12vs.AlabamaL 24–⁠302160–––
Nov 19atArkansasL 27–⁠42200–––
Nov 24vs.Mississippi StateL 22–⁠248881–––
Dec 28 ✦vs.Texas TechL 25–⁠423730229–
2020 Western Kentucky 7 games, 21 catches, 180 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 12atLouisvilleL 21–⁠35–––239–
Sep 19vs.LibertyL 24–⁠30–––5731
Oct 3atMiddle TennesseeW 20–⁠177660––1
Oct 10vs.MarshallL 14–⁠3885801141
Oct 17atUABL 14–⁠374460121–
Nov 21vs.Florida InternationalW 38–⁠21––––––
Dec 26 ✦vs.Georgia StateL 21–⁠392100–––
2019 Western Kentucky 3 games, 3 returns, 69 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Oct 5atOld DominionW 20–⁠3–––––1
Oct 26atMarshallL 23–⁠26–––143–
Nov 2vs.Florida AtlanticL 24–⁠35–––119–

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2024
Height5′9¼″
Weight176 lb
Arm length29¼″
Hand size9⅜″
Wingspan72⅞″
40-yard dash4.46 s
10-yard split1.56 s
Vertical jump37½″
Broad jump10′5″
Bench press11 reps
3-cone drill7.06 s
20-yard shuttle4.21 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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