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Georgia Tech · 2026

Dalen Penson

WRSophomore5' 11", 182 lbsPeachtree City, GA
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets1-2 · TDC #84
Snap share
74%
1 of 3 started · likely 58–87%
Receptions
12
128th of 1676 in FBS
Rec. yards
189
99th of 1662 in FBS
Yards / catch
15.8
113th of 499 in FBS
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
+0.84
71st of 301 WR/TEs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

16 plays · +13.4 total EPA · 71st of 301 qualifying WR/TEs
All plays+0.84
Passing+0.84
1st down+0.24
2nd down+1.27
3rd down+1.70
Standard downs+0.81
Passing downs+0.91
PensonWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays9%
Pass plays17%
Run plays0%
1st down9%
2nd down8%
3rd down8%
Standard downs8%
Passing downs9%
PensonWR/TE average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets15—
Target share18.1%209th / 489
Catch rate73.3%147th / 489
Success rate per target60.0%113th / 489
Yards per target11.972nd / 489
Explosive catches26.7%51st / 489
Deep-target rate20.0%—
3rd-down targets2—
Red-zone targets1—

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions12128th / 1676
Yards18999th / 1662
Yards / catch15.8113th / 499
Touchdowns0—
Long42—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedPenaltiesSnap share
Wk 1 · Colorado—54~43 (28–52)4180%
Wk 2 · Tennessee—71~58 (38–71)7·82%
Wk 3 · Mercer✓ WR62~37 (12–51)4·60%
Season1 GS187138 (108–163)15174%

Position Room

14 WRs on the Georgia Tech roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
4Jordan AllenWRSO14149017%+0.81
7Dalen PensonWRSO12189017%+0.84
13Isaiah FuhrmannWRJR22903%+0.72
6Debron GatlingWRJR13314%+2.59
16Jaiven PlummerWRSR13714%+3.05
3Rahkeem SmithWRSR———2%-0.19
21Darnell CollinsWRFR—————
37Joseph MoseleyWRJR—————
38Wills CampbellWRFR—————
81Cal FaulknerWRSO—————
82Kentrell DavisWRFR—————
84Evan HaynesWRSO—————
87Coi Jean-NoelWRFR—————
89Chris ElkoWRSR———4%-0.40

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. Georgia Tech depth chart →