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

Best season
816
Receiving yards, 2017 (Texas Tech, 6–⁠7)
Drafted
No. 191
Round 6, 2018 NFL Draft (Los Angeles Chargers)

Career highs

11catches, career hightwice; last vs. Baylor, 2017160receiving yards, career highvs. Arizona State, 20172receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Arizona State, 2017

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2013Texas Tech9707.8116
2014Texas Tech2031215.6240
2016Texas Tech5867511.6854
2017Texas Tech7181611.5742
Career1581,87311.91854

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2013Texas Tech14WR
2014Texas Tech14WR
2015Texas Tech14WR
2016Texas Tech14WR
2017Texas Tech14WR6′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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2013Texas Tech80.49––4.0–
2014Texas Tech310.5555th (n=496)0.5217.14%
2016Texas Tech880.4639th (n=489)0.5240.710%
2017Texas Tech1120.5250th (n=507)0.5257.811%

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
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.Eastern WashingtonW 56–⁠10435013–
Sep 16vs.Arizona StateW 52–⁠4581602353
Sep 23atHoustonW 27–⁠24234028–
Sep 30vs.Oklahoma StateL 34–⁠41667121–
Oct 7atKansasW 65–⁠19226018–
Oct 14atWest VirginiaL 35–⁠46885120–
Oct 21vs.Iowa StateL 13–⁠31648020–
Oct 28atOklahomaL 27–⁠49375142–
Nov 4vs.Kansas StateL 35–⁠42899118–
Nov 11vs.BaylorW 38–⁠241194024–
Nov 18vs.TCUL 3–⁠27755016–
Nov 24atTexasW 27–⁠2321209–
Dec 23 ✦vs.South FloridaL 34–⁠38426112–
2016 Texas Tech 10 games, 58 catches, 675 yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3vs.Stephen F. AustinW 69–⁠17262154–
Sep 10atArizona StateL 55–⁠68325117–
Sep 17vs.Louisiana TechW 59–⁠45681130–
Sep 29vs.KansasW 55–⁠19570126–
Oct 8atKansas StateL 38–⁠441187018–
Oct 29atTCUW 27–⁠24340120–
Nov 5vs.TexasL 37–⁠45889024–
Nov 12atOklahoma StateL 44–⁠45865112–
Nov 19atIowa StateL 10–⁠66345021–
Nov 25vs.BaylorW 54–⁠359111240–
2014 Texas Tech 11 games, 20 catches, 312 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30vs.Central ArkansasW 42–⁠35111011–
Sep 6atUTEPW 30–⁠26134034–
Sep 13vs.ArkansasL 28–⁠491505–
Sep 25atOklahoma StateL 35–⁠45250033–
Oct 4atKansas StateL 13–⁠45224019–
Oct 11vs.West VirginiaL 34–⁠37221016–
Oct 18vs.KansasW 34–⁠21223013–
Oct 25atTCUL 27–⁠82320110–
Nov 15vs.OklahomaL 30–⁠42352139–
Nov 22atIowa StateW 34–⁠31125025–
Nov 29vs.BaylorL 46–⁠48247040–
2013 Texas Tech 3 games, 9 catches, 70 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 7vs.Stephen F. AustinW 61–⁠13656016–
Oct 5atKansasW 54–⁠1621117–
Nov 16vs.BaylorL 34–⁠631303–

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2018Combine or pro day 2018
Height6′2⅞″
Weight226 lb
Arm length31⅜″
Hand size9¼″
40-yard dash4.59 s
10-yard split1.56 s
Vertical jump38½″
Broad jump10′10″
Bench press18 reps
3-cone drill6.56 s
20-yard shuttle4.03 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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