Receiver, Houston, 2020–⁠22

Nathaniel Dell

Number
No. 1
Height
5′10″
Weight
165 lb
Class (2022)
Junior
Hometown
Daytona Beach, FL
Born
Oct 29, 1999

Nathaniel Dell played receiver at Houston (2020–⁠22). The Houston Texans took Dell in round 3, No. 69 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,398
Receiving yards, 2022 (Houston, 8–⁠5)
Best game
165 yards
Vs. SMU, week 9, 2021: No. 1 receiving game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 1
In FBS in receiving yards, 2022
Drafted
No. 69
Round 3, 2023 NFL Draft (Houston Texans)

Career highs

13catches, career highat SMU, 2022180receiving yards, career highat SMU, 20223receiving touchdowns, career highvs. SMU, 2021

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020Houston2942814.8354
2021Houston901,32914.81255
2022Houston1091,39812.81763
Career2283,15513.83263

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2020Houston51290170
2021Houston132010–––
2022Houston–––91531
Career183300101601

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Houston1WRFr.
2021Houston1WRSo.
2022Houston1WRJr.5′10″165

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
2020Houston410.4638th (n=346)0.5518.88%
2021Houston1131.1094th (n=410)0.67124.912%
2022Houston1251.0688th (n=683)0.71132.114%

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

2022 Houston 13 games, 109 catches, 1,398 yards, 17 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3atUTSAW 37–⁠35550211–
Sep 10atTexas TechL 30–⁠337120063–
Sep 17vs.KansasL 30–⁠486760203
Sep 24vs.RiceW 34–⁠2771341403
Sep 30vs.TulaneL 24–⁠27873218–
Oct 7atMemphisW 33–⁠321081116–
Oct 22atNavyW 38–⁠20893223–
Oct 29vs.South FloridaW 42–⁠2791122523
Nov 5atSMUL 63–⁠77131802410
Nov 12vs.TempleW 43–⁠361298124–
Nov 19atEast CarolinaW 42–⁠39176147–
Nov 26vs.TulsaL 30–⁠379161133–
Dec 23 ✦vs.LouisianaW 23–⁠16644212–
2021 Houston 14 games, 90 catches, 1,329 yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 4vs.Texas TechL 21–⁠387801245
Sep 11atRiceW 44–⁠7787022–
Sep 18vs.GramblingW 45–⁠08134237–
Sep 25vs.NavyW 28–⁠20341020–
Oct 1atTulsaW 45–⁠10682028–
Oct 7atTulaneW 40–⁠22453036–
Oct 23vs.East CarolinaW 31–⁠24433114–
Oct 30vs.SMUW 44–⁠379165352–
Nov 6atSouth FloridaW 54–⁠428164155–
Nov 13atTempleW 37–⁠8226013–
Nov 19vs.MemphisW 31–⁠137100129–
Nov 27atUConnW 45–⁠17662221–
Dec 4atCincinnatiL 20–⁠359152153–
Dec 28 ✦vs.AuburnW 17–⁠1310150027–
2020 Houston 8 games, 29 catches, 428 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Oct 8vs.TulaneW 49–⁠31126026–
Oct 16vs.BYUL 26–⁠43337116–
Oct 24atNavyW 37–⁠21113013–
Oct 31vs.UCFL 21–⁠44688132–
Nov 7atCincinnatiL 10–⁠38360054–
Nov 14vs.South FloridaW 56–⁠21328015–
Dec 12atMemphisL 27–⁠30664017–
Dec 24 ✦vs.Hawai’iL 14–⁠286112139–

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2023
Height5′8⅜″
Weight165 lb
Arm length30½″
Hand size8⅝″
Wingspan72⅝″
40-yard dash4.49 s
10-yard split1.49 s
Broad jump10′1″

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

2 seasons, 24 games with a stat; latest team: Houston Texans.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2023Houston Texans10477097
2024Houston Texans14516673
NFL career24981,37610

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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