#7
Iowa · 2026

Dayton Howard

WRSenior6' 5", 215 lbsKansas City, MO
Iowa Hawkeyes3-0 · TDC #24
Snap share
34%
likely 11–47%

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

2 plays · +0.1 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.04
Passing+0.04
1st down-0.42
2nd down+0.49
Standard downs+0.04
HowardWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays3%
Pass plays8%
Run plays0%
1st down3%
2nd down5%
3rd down0%
Standard downs4%
Passing downs0%
HowardWR/TE average

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions11257th / 1676
Yards111293rd / 1662
Yards / catch11—
Touchdowns0—
Long11—

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

GameTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 3 · Northern Iowa64~22 (7–30)234%
Season6422 (7–30)234%

Position Room

14 WRs on the Iowa roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
14Tony DiazWRJR17201129%+0.17
2Reece Vander ZeeWRJR6770——
0Jarriett BuieWRJR44608%+0.50
8Evan JamesWRSO43808%-0.14
7Dayton HowardWRSR11108%+0.04
1KJ ParkerWRJR———4%-0.47
6Xavier StinsonWRFR—————
11Brody SchafferWRFR———3%-0.79
12Diondre SmithWRFR—————
17Alex EichmannWRSR—————
83Jackson NaeveWRJR—————
84Apollo PayneWRSO—————
88Lance BeeghleyWRJR—————
89Isaiah OliverWRFR—————

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. Iowa depth chart →