Receiver, Dayton, 2024–⁠26

Ethan Thulin

Number
No. 5
Height
5′11″
Weight
182 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Downers Grove, IL

Ethan Thulin plays receiver for Dayton. Last time out, at Butler: 4 catches, 83 yards.

2026 so far

10 catches, 144 yards

Last game: 4 catches, 83 yards at Butler, W 19–⁠9

Next game: vs. San Diego, Oct 24

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 10FMSU
  2. 16@DRKE
  3. 35MORE
  4. 83@BTLR

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

6catches, career highat San Diego, 202583receiving yards, career highat Butler, 2026

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024Dayton7659.3118
2025Dayton2130314.4145
2026Dayton1014414.4043
Career3851213.5245

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024Dayton5WRSo.
2025Dayton5WRJr.
2026Dayton5WRSr.5′11″182

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
2025Dayton (FCS)320.4142nd (n=1040)0.4613.05%
2026Dayton (FCS)210.3742nd (n=829)0.437.76%

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

2026 Dayton 4 games, 10 catches, 144 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 29vs.Fairmont StateW 43–⁠20110010–
Oct 3atDrakeL 22–⁠30216010–
Oct 10vs.Morehead StateW 56–⁠283350194
Oct 17atButlerW 19–⁠9483043–
2025 Dayton 10 games, 21 catches, 303 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 28atEastern IllinoisL 14–⁠241606–
Sep 6vs.Thomas MoreW 38–⁠02605–
Sep 20atRobert MorrisW 17–⁠14145045–
Sep 27vs.StetsonW 48–⁠14143043–
Oct 4atMorehead StateW 35–⁠28219023–
Oct 11atValparaisoW 41–⁠10335029–
Oct 18vs.ButlerL 17–⁠231606–
Oct 25vs.PresbyterianW 35–⁠19131131–
Nov 1atSan DiegoL 13–⁠31674030–
Nov 15vs.DrakeL 6–⁠14338017–
2024 Dayton 4 games, 7 catches, 65 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 21vs.Ave Maria UniversityW 49–⁠7323113–
Sep 28atMaristW 47–⁠14118018–
Oct 12vs.DavidsonW 16–⁠14112012–
Nov 2atPresbyterianL 7–⁠28212011–

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

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