Receiver, Middle Tennessee, West Virginia and Tennessee State, 2017–⁠23

Zack Dobson

Number
No. 24
Height
5′8″
Weight
165 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Knoxville, TN

Zack Dobson played receiver at Middle Tennessee (2017–⁠19), West Virginia (2020), Tennessee State (2022) and Middle Tennessee (2023).

Career highs

6catches, career hightwice; last vs. Louisiana Tech, 2023132receiving yards, career highat Eastern Washington, 2022

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018Middle Tennessee1517111.4446
2019Middle Tennessee1624215.1343
2022Tennessee State1421015.0167
2023Middle Tennessee1728116.5272
Career6290414.61072

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2022Tennessee State61400–––
2023Middle Tennessee36207930
Career920207930

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2018Middle Tennessee1621413.4148
2019Middle Tennessee171136.6021
2022Tennessee State1−7−7.000
2023Middle Tennessee351.713
Career373258.8248

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
2018Middle Tennessee24WRYr 1
2019Middle Tennessee24WRYr 2
2020West Virginia24WRYr 3
2022Tennessee State24WRYr 5
2023Middle Tennessee24WRSr. (Yr 6)5′8″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
2018Middle Tennessee300.7681st (n=497)0.5322.86%
2019Middle Tennessee390.6263rd (n=499)0.5424.18%
2022Tennessee State (FCS)111.52––16.8–
2023Middle Tennessee181.33––24.0–

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

2023 Middle Tennessee 8 games, 17 catches, 281 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 23vs.Colorado StateL 23–⁠31200–––
Sep 28atWestern KentuckyL 10–⁠31–––––1
Oct 4vs.Jacksonville StateL 30–⁠45–––––2
Oct 10vs.Louisiana TechW 31–⁠236350––2
Oct 17atLibertyL 35–⁠422821–––
Nov 11vs.Florida InternationalW 40–⁠6–––119–
Nov 18vs.UTEPW 34–⁠302661––1
Nov 25atSam HoustonL 20–⁠2359802431
2022 Tennessee State 4 games, 14 catches, 210 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 3atEastern WashingtonL 29–⁠3651321–––
Sep 10vs.Jackson StateL 3–⁠163260–––
Sep 17atMiddle TennesseeL 6–⁠4932306140–
Nov 5vs.Southeast Missouri StateL 0–⁠423290–––
2019 Middle Tennessee 8 games, 16 catches, 242 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 31atMichiganL 21–⁠401100–––
Sep 7vs.Tennessee StateW 45–⁠262610–––
Sep 14vs.DukeL 18–⁠41––––––
Oct 5vs.MarshallW 24–⁠133601–––
Oct 12atFlorida AtlanticL 13–⁠282380–––
Oct 19atNorth TexasL 30–⁠336561–––
Oct 26vs.Florida InternationalW 50–⁠17––––––
Nov 2atCharlotteL 20–⁠342171–––
2018 Middle Tennessee 8 games, 15 catches, 171 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 8vs.UT MartinW 61–⁠37––––––
Oct 27atOld DominionW 51–⁠17––––––
Nov 2vs.Western KentuckyW 29–⁠102191–––
Nov 10atUTEPW 48–⁠323361–––
Nov 17atKentuckyL 23–⁠342460–––
Nov 24vs.UABW 27–⁠34301–––
Dec 1vs.UABL 25–⁠274401–––
Dec 15 ✦vs.App StateL 13–⁠45––––––

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

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