#3

Dawson Pough

WRSophomore6' 0", 205 lbsLeesburg, VA
Boston College Eagles4-4 · TDC #81
Snap share
39%
4 of 8 started · likely 25–48%
Receptions
13
558th of 2089 in FBS
Rec. yards
204
428th of 2074 in FBS
Yards / catch
15.7
Rec. TD
1
412th of 914 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.59
19 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

19 plays · +11.2 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.59
Passing+0.59
1st down+0.72
2nd down+0.27
3rd down+1.07
Standard downs+0.34
Passing downs+0.74
PoughWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays4%
Pass plays10%
Run plays0%
1st down2%
2nd down7%
3rd down7%
Standard downs2%
Passing downs8%
PoughWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets19—
Target share11.7%—
Catch rate63.2%—
Success rate per target52.6%—
Yards per target9.5—
Explosive catches10.5%—
Deep-target rate26.3%—
3rd-down targets6—
Red-zone targets1—

Charting

Where Pough's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
19
12 caught (63%)
Avg. depth of target
10.9
air yards per target
YAC per catch
7.8
94 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
86
of 180 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
26%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted18 targets charted

63% comp10.9 avg. depth7.8 YAC/catch26% 20+ air yds1–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 2 targets (11%), 2 caught (100%), -1 yds, -0.5 per target2100% · -1yLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: 3 targets (17%), 3 caught (100%), 36 yds, 12.0 per target3100% · 36yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (6%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (6%), 1 caught (100%), 20 yds, 20.0 per target1100% · 20yLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (11%), 2 caught (100%), 25 yds, 12.5 per target2100% · 25yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (6%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 2 targets (11%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0yMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (6%), 1 caught (100%), 5 yds, 5.0 per target1100% · 5yRight, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (11%), 1 caught (50%), 8 yds, 4.0 per target250% · 8yRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (6%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 20–29 air yards: 2 targets (11%), 1 caught (50%), 78 yds, 39.0 per target250% · 78yRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.
2025 charting · Boston College

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (3 of Pough’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
11
6 caught (55%)
Avg. depth of target
6.8
air yards per target
YAC per catch
4.8
29 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
29
of 58 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
18%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted11 targets charted

50% comp6.8 avg. depth4.8 YAC/catch18% 20+ air yds1–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 2 targets (18%), 2 caught (100%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target2100% · 0yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (18%), 1 caught (50%), 13 yds, 6.5 per target250% · 13yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (9%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: 2 targets (18%), 1 caught (50%), 29 yds, 14.5 per target250% · 29yLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (18%), 1 caught (50%), 7 yds, 3.5 per target250% · 7yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (9%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: noneRight, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (9%), 1 caught (100%), 9 yds, 9.0 per target1100% · 9yRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Career

2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farBoston College#81 · 4-4839%13204111.7%
2025Boston College#94 · 2-10738%1319719.0%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Dawson Pough's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Dawson Pough'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

5.8 avg. game scoreBest: 8.3 vs Rutgers (Week 2)1 of 6 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1@CincinnatiL 15–34—no stats recorded
2RutgersW 28–218.3410626.5178
3MaineW 22–164.82115.506
4Virginia TechL 14–215.822914.5020
5@SMUL 16–255.02126.0014
7PittsburghW 27–215.522211.0013
8@Georgia TechW 49–27—no stats recorded
9@DukeL 2–475.512424.0024
2026 · 6 games5.81320415.7178

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions13558th / 2089
Yards204428th / 2074
Yards / catch15.7—
Touchdowns1412th / 914
Long78—

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 · Cincinnati✓ WR72···—
Wk 2 · Rutgers✓ WR61~50 (33–61)6·82%
Wk 3 · Maine✓ WR61~19 (6–26)2·31%
Wk 4 · Virginia Tech—61~30 (10–41)2·49%
Wk 5 · SMU—65~34 (11–47)3·52%
Wk 7 · Pittsburgh✓ WR67~41 (27–50)4·61%
Wk 8 · Georgia Tech—64~14 (4–23)1122%
Wk 9 · Duke—59~13 (4–21)1·22%
Season4 GS510201 (125–244)19139%

Position Room

14 WRs on the Boston College roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
4Javarius GreenWRSO28308121%+0.39
3Dawson PoughWRSO13204110%+0.59
8Johnathan Montague Jr.WRSO1321929%+1.23
Jaedn SkeeteWR1096010%+0.18
Landon WrightWR820818%+0.83
16Nedrick Boldin Jr.WRFR56014%+1.34
Jackson WadeWR23704%-0.66
Reed SwansonWR11809%-0.10
19Kelvin Brown Jr.WRFR—————
32Michael LandolfiWRSO—————
34Duke BrennanWRFR—————
38Will Graves IIIWRFR—————
81Bryce DopsonWRJR—————
82DJ BigginsWRFR—————

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. Boston College depth chart →