Receiver, Texas Tech, 2013–17
Dylan Cantrell
- Number
- No. 14
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 220 lb
- Hometown
- Whitehouse, TX
- Born
- Jun 29, 1994
Dylan Cantrell played receiver at Texas Tech (2013–17). The Los Angeles Chargers took Cantrell in round 6, No. 191 overall in the 2018 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
11catches, career hightwice; last vs. Baylor, 2017160receiving yards, career highvs. Arizona State, 20172receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Arizona State, 2017Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Texas Tech | 9 | 70 | 7.8 | 1 | 16 |
| 2014 | Texas Tech | 20 | 312 | 15.6 | 2 | 40 |
| 2016 | Texas Tech | 58 | 675 | 11.6 | 8 | 54 |
| 2017 | Texas Tech | 71 | 816 | 11.5 | 7 | 42 |
| Career | 158 | 1,873 | 11.9 | 18 | 54 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Texas Tech | 14 | WR | ||
| 2014 | Texas Tech | 14 | WR | ||
| 2015 | Texas Tech | 14 | WR | ||
| 2016 | Texas Tech | 14 | WR | ||
| 2017 | Texas Tech | 14 | WR | 6′3″ | 220 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Texas Tech | 8 | 0.49 | – | – | 4.0 | – |
| 2014 | Texas Tech | 31 | 0.55 | 55th (n=496) | 0.52 | 17.1 | 4% |
| 2016 | Texas Tech | 88 | 0.46 | 39th (n=489) | 0.52 | 40.7 | 10% |
| 2017 | Texas Tech | 112 | 0.52 | 50th (n=507) | 0.52 | 57.8 | 11% |
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
2017 Texas Tech 13 games, 71 catches, 816 yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 56–10 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 13 | – |
| Sep 16 | vs. | W 52–45 | 8 | 160 | 2 | 35 | 3 |
| Sep 23 | at | W 27–24 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 28 | – |
| Sep 30 | vs. | L 34–41 | 6 | 67 | 1 | 21 | – |
| Oct 7 | at | W 65–19 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 18 | – |
| Oct 14 | at | L 35–46 | 8 | 85 | 1 | 20 | – |
| Oct 21 | vs. | L 13–31 | 6 | 48 | 0 | 20 | – |
| Oct 28 | at | L 27–49 | 3 | 75 | 1 | 42 | – |
| Nov 4 | vs. | L 35–42 | 8 | 99 | 1 | 18 | – |
| Nov 11 | vs. | W 38–24 | 11 | 94 | 0 | 24 | – |
| Nov 18 | vs. | L 3–27 | 7 | 55 | 0 | 16 | – |
| Nov 24 | at | W 27–23 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. | L 34–38 | 4 | 26 | 1 | 12 | – |
2016 Texas Tech 10 games, 58 catches, 675 yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 69–17 | 2 | 62 | 1 | 54 | – |
| Sep 10 | at | L 55–68 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 17 | – |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 59–45 | 6 | 81 | 1 | 30 | – |
| Sep 29 | vs. | W 55–19 | 5 | 70 | 1 | 26 | – |
| Oct 8 | at | L 38–44 | 11 | 87 | 0 | 18 | – |
| Oct 29 | at | W 27–24 | 3 | 40 | 1 | 20 | – |
| Nov 5 | vs. | L 37–45 | 8 | 89 | 0 | 24 | – |
| Nov 12 | at | L 44–45 | 8 | 65 | 1 | 12 | – |
| Nov 19 | at | L 10–66 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 21 | – |
| Nov 25 | vs. | W 54–35 | 9 | 111 | 2 | 40 | – |
2014 Texas Tech 11 games, 20 catches, 312 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 42–35 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | – |
| Sep 6 | at | W 30–26 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 34 | – |
| Sep 13 | vs. | L 28–49 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | – |
| Sep 25 | at | L 35–45 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 33 | – |
| Oct 4 | at | L 13–45 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 19 | – |
| Oct 11 | vs. | L 34–37 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 16 | – |
| Oct 18 | vs. | W 34–21 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 13 | – |
| Oct 25 | at | L 27–82 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 10 | – |
| Nov 15 | vs. | L 30–42 | 3 | 52 | 1 | 39 | – |
| Nov 22 | at | W 34–31 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 | – |
| Nov 29 | vs. | L 46–48 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 40 | – |
2013 Texas Tech 3 games, 9 catches, 70 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 61–13 | 6 | 56 | 0 | 16 | – |
| Oct 5 | at | W 54–16 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 7 | – |
| Nov 16 | vs. | L 34–63 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2018 | Combine or pro day 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′2⅞″ | |
| Weight | 226 lb | |
| Arm length | 31⅜″ | |
| Hand size | 9¼″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.59 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.56 s | |
| Vertical jump | 38½″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′10″ | |
| Bench press | 18 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.56 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.03 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
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