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
Career highs
13catches, career highat SMU, 2022180receiving yards, career highat SMU, 20223receiving touchdowns, career highvs. SMU, 2021Receiving
Returns
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Houston | 41 | 0.46 | 38th (n=346) | 0.55 | 18.8 | 8% |
| 2021 | Houston | 113 | 1.10 | 94th (n=410) | 0.67 | 124.9 | 12% |
| 2022 | Houston | 125 | 1.06 | 88th (n=683) | 0.71 | 132.1 | 14% |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at | W 37–35 | 5 | 50 | 2 | 11 | – |
| Sep 10 | at | L 30–33 | 7 | 120 | 0 | 63 | – |
| Sep 17 | vs. | L 30–48 | 6 | 76 | 0 | 20 | 3 |
| Sep 24 | vs. | W 34–27 | 7 | 134 | 1 | 40 | 3 |
| Sep 30 | vs. | L 24–27 | 8 | 73 | 2 | 18 | – |
| Oct 7 | at | W 33–32 | 10 | 81 | 1 | 16 | – |
| Oct 22 | at | W 38–20 | 8 | 93 | 2 | 23 | – |
| Oct 29 | vs. | W 42–27 | 9 | 112 | 2 | 52 | 3 |
| Nov 5 | at | L 63–77 | 13 | 180 | 2 | 41 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 43–36 | 12 | 98 | 1 | 24 | – |
| Nov 19 | at | W 42–3 | 9 | 176 | 1 | 47 | – |
| Nov 26 | vs. | L 30–37 | 9 | 161 | 1 | 33 | – |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. | W 23–16 | 6 | 44 | 2 | 12 | – |
2021 Houston 14 games, 90 catches, 1,329 yards, 12 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. | L 21–38 | 7 | 80 | 1 | 24 | 5 |
| Sep 11 | at | W 44–7 | 7 | 87 | 0 | 22 | – |
| Sep 18 | vs. | W 45–0 | 8 | 134 | 2 | 37 | – |
| Sep 25 | vs. | W 28–20 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 20 | – |
| Oct 1 | at | W 45–10 | 6 | 82 | 0 | 28 | – |
| Oct 7 | at | W 40–22 | 4 | 53 | 0 | 36 | – |
| Oct 23 | vs. | W 31–24 | 4 | 33 | 1 | 14 | – |
| Oct 30 | vs. | W 44–37 | 9 | 165 | 3 | 52 | – |
| Nov 6 | at | W 54–42 | 8 | 164 | 1 | 55 | – |
| Nov 13 | at | W 37–8 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 13 | – |
| Nov 19 | vs. | W 31–13 | 7 | 100 | 1 | 29 | – |
| Nov 27 | at | W 45–17 | 6 | 62 | 2 | 21 | – |
| Dec 4 | at | L 20–35 | 9 | 152 | 1 | 53 | – |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. | W 17–13 | 10 | 150 | 0 | 27 | – |
2020 Houston 8 games, 29 catches, 428 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8 | vs. | W 49–31 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 26 | – |
| Oct 16 | vs. | L 26–43 | 3 | 37 | 1 | 16 | – |
| Oct 24 | at | W 37–21 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | – |
| Oct 31 | vs. | L 21–44 | 6 | 88 | 1 | 32 | – |
| Nov 7 | at | L 10–38 | 3 | 60 | 0 | 54 | – |
| Nov 14 | vs. | W 56–21 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 15 | – |
| Dec 12 | at | L 27–30 | 6 | 64 | 0 | 17 | – |
| Dec 24 ✦ | vs. | L 14–28 | 6 | 112 | 1 | 39 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2023 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′8⅜″ |
| Weight | 165 lb |
| Arm length | 30½″ |
| Hand size | 8⅝″ |
| Wingspan | 72⅝″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.49 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.49 s |
| Broad jump | 10′1″ |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 24 games with a stat; latest team: Houston Texans.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Houston Texans | 10 | 47 | 709 | 7 |
| 2024 | Houston Texans | 14 | 51 | 667 | 3 |
| NFL career | 24 | 98 | 1,376 | 10 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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