Receiver, The Citadel (from Campbell), 2022–⁠24

Dervon Pesnell

Number
No. 7
Height
6′4″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2024)
Junior
Hometown
Moncks Corner, SC

Dervon Pesnell played receiver at Campbell (2022) and The Citadel (2023–⁠24).

Career highs

86receiving yards, career highat Charleston Southern, 2024

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Campbell5469.2014
2023The Citadel8627.8019
2024The Citadel2444318.5154
Career3755114.9154

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Campbell7WRFr.
2023The Citadel7WRSo.
2024The Citadel7WRJr.6′4″205

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
2022Campbell (FCS)20.34––0.7–
2023The Citadel (FCS)90.10––0.9–
2024The Citadel (FCS)241.41––33.85%

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 The Citadel 9 games, 24 catches, 443 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31atCharleston SouthernW 22–⁠21386039–
Sep 7vs.South Carolina StateL 20–⁠23272051–
Sep 21atMercerL 21–⁠38269054–
Sep 28vs.East Tennessee StateL 17–⁠34533011–
Oct 5vs.FurmanL 16–⁠17465148–
Oct 12atWestern CarolinaL 16–⁠30232023–
Oct 26vs.SamfordW 28–⁠11342027–
Nov 9vs.ChattanoogaL 7–⁠31216011–
Nov 16atWoffordW 30–⁠17128028–
2023 The Citadel 6 games, 8 catches, 62 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 16atChattanoogaL 3–⁠481505–
Oct 7atFurmanL 14–⁠281707−22
Oct 14vs.VMIL 13–⁠17218011–
Oct 28atSamfordL 7–⁠37119019–
Nov 4vs.MercerL 16–⁠381707–
Nov 18atEast Tennessee StateL 23–⁠352604–
2022 Campbell 4 games, 5 catches, 46 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Oct 1vs.North Carolina CentralW 48–⁠181606–
Oct 8vs.Charleston SouthernW 34–⁠281909–
Oct 15vs.Robert MorrisW 41–⁠1021709–
Oct 29atNorth Carolina A&TL 38–⁠45114014–

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

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