Receiver, Fresno State, 2011–⁠14

Dillon Root

Number
No. 11
Height
6′0″
Hometown
Visalia, CA

Dillon Root played receiver at Fresno State (2011–⁠14).

Team titles: Mountain West champions, 2012 and 2013

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2012Fresno State27336.5147
2014Fresno State10858.5029
Career1215813.2147

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2013Fresno State285880
2014Fresno State254830
Career531,0710

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2011Fresno State11WR
2012Fresno State11WR
2013Fresno State11WR
2014Fresno State11WR6′0″

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
2013Fresno State1-0.11––-0.1–
2014Fresno State200.36––7.34%

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

2014 Fresno State 11 games, 10 catches, 85 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Sep 6atUtahL 27–⁠592250361
Sep 13vs.NebraskaL 19–⁠5523805115
Sep 20vs.Southern UtahW 56–⁠16210––
Sep 26atNew MexicoW 35–⁠24–––115
Oct 3vs.San Diego StateW 24–⁠13–––489
Oct 10atUNLVL 27–⁠30140356
Oct 17atBoise StateL 27–⁠372110342
Nov 1vs.WyomingL 17–⁠45–––249
Nov 8vs.San José StateW 38–⁠24160221
Nov 22atNevadaW 40–⁠20–––235
Dec 24 ✦vs.RiceL 6–⁠30–––––
2013 Fresno State 9 games, 28 returns, 588 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Aug 29vs.RutgersW 52–⁠51–––7181
Sep 7vs.Cal PolyW 41–⁠25–––––
Sep 20vs.Boise StateW 41–⁠40–––6124
Sep 28atHawai’iW 42–⁠37–––387
Oct 5atIdahoW 61–⁠14–––237
Oct 19vs.UNLVW 38–⁠14–––115
Oct 26atSan Diego StateW 35–⁠28–––357
Nov 2vs.NevadaW 41–⁠23–––470
Nov 9atWyomingW 48–⁠10–––217
2012 Fresno State 2 games, 2 catches, 73 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Sep 29vs.San Diego StateW 52–⁠401260––
Nov 3vs.Hawai’iW 45–⁠101471––

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

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