Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 39 | — |
| Target share | 15.7% | 297th / 534 |
| Catch rate | 66.7% | 218th / 534 |
| Success rate per target | 53.8% | 160th / 534 |
| Yards per target | 11.0 | 64th / 534 |
| Explosive catches | 17.9% | 88th / 534 |
| Deep-target rate | 20.5% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 8 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 3 | — |
Charting
Where Penson's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted42 targets charted
Career
2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Georgia Tech#78 · 2-6 | 8 | 70% | 28 | 434 | 2 | 15.7% |
| 2025 | Georgia Tech#38 · 9-4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Dalen Penson's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Dalen Penson's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 |  Colorado | L 13–14 | 7.1 | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 0 | 42 |
| 2 |  Tennessee | L 24–45 | 6.9 | 6 | 58 | 9.7 | 0 | 17 |
| 3 |  Mercer | W 44–11 | 6.7 | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 0 | 26 |
| 4 | @ Stanford | L 27–34 | 6.6 | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 0 | 18 |
| 6 |  Duke | W 28–25 | 4.8 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| 7 | @ Virginia Tech | L 24–34 | 7.9 | 5 | 86 | 17.2 | 1 | 33 |
| 8 |  Boston College | L 27–49 | 7.9 | 5 | 88 | 17.6 | 1 | 46 |
| 9 | @ Pittsburgh | L 11–34 | 3.9 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2026 · 8 games | 6.5 | 28 | 434 | 15.5 | 2 | 46 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 28 | 170th / 2089 |
| Yards | 434 | 111th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 15.5 | 87th / 460 |
| Touchdowns | 2 | 223rd / 914 |
| Long | 46 | — |
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
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Colorado | — | 54 | ~43 (28–52) | 4 | 1 | 80% |
| Wk 2 · Tennessee | — | 71 | ~58 (38–71) | 7 | · | 82% |
| Wk 3 · Mercer | ✓ WR | 62 | ~37 (12–51) | 4 | · | 60% |
| Wk 4 · Stanford | ✓ WR | 70 | ~53 (35–65) | 6 | · | 76% |
| Wk 6 · Duke | — | 57 | ~15 (5–21) | 1 | · | 26% |
| Wk 7 · Virginia Tech | — | 59 | ~48 (32–58) | 6 | · | 81% |
| Wk 8 · Boston College | — | 60 | ~49 (32–60) | 6 | · | 82% |
| Wk 9 · Pittsburgh | — | 76 | ~53 (35–65) | 8 | 1 | 70% |
| Season | 2 GS | 509 | 356 (299–415) | 42 | 2 | 70% |
Position Room
14 WRs on the Georgia Tech roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Jordan Allen | WR | SO | 46 | 543 | 1 | 19% | +0.76 |
| 7 | Dalen Penson | WR | SO | 28 | 434 | 2 | 15% | +0.66 |
| 13 | Isaiah Fuhrmann | WR | JR | 7 | 89 | 0 | 5% | +0.28 |
| 16 | Jaiven Plummer | WR | SR | 6 | 94 | 3 | 6% | +0.86 |
| 6 | Debron Gatling | WR | JR | 4 | 66 | 1 | 4% | +0.90 |
| 3 | Rahkeem Smith | WR | SR | 2 | 12 | 0 | 4% | +0.14 |
| 21 | Darnell Collins | WR | FR | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7% | +0.19 |
| 37 | Joseph Moseley | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | Wills Campbell | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 81 | Cal Faulkner | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 82 | Kentrell Davis | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 84 | Evan Haynes | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 87 | Coi Jean-Noel | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 89 | Chris Elko | WR | SR | — | — | — | 3% | -0.54 |
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 →