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Georgia Tech · 2026

Dalen Penson

WRSophomore5' 11", 182 lbsPeachtree City, GA
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets2-4 · TDC #67
Snap share
68%
2 of 6 started · likely 57–79%
Receptions
22
176th of 1995 in FBS
Rec. yards
340
123rd of 1981 in FBS
Yards / catch
15.5
91st of 461 in FBS
Rec. TD
1
346th of 825 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.91
22nd of 319 WR/TEs

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

29 plays · +26.3 total EPA · 22nd of 319 qualifying WR/TEs
All plays+0.91
Passing+0.91
1st down+0.39
2nd down+1.01
3rd down+1.46
Standard downs+0.81
Passing downs+1.02
PensonWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays8%
Pass plays14%
Run plays0%
1st down6%
2nd down10%
3rd down10%
Standard downs6%
Passing downs12%
PensonWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets28—
Target share14.9%322nd / 523
Catch rate75.0%95th / 523
Success rate per target60.7%84th / 523
Yards per target11.849th / 523
Explosive catches17.9%101st / 523
Deep-target rate14.3%—
3rd-down targets6—
Red-zone targets3—

Charting

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

Targets
28
21 caught (75%)
Avg. depth of target
11.8
air yards per target
YAC per catch
5.1
108 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
221
of 329 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
14%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted28 targets charted

75% comp11.8 avg. depth5.1 YAC/catch14% 20+ air yds1–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (7%), 2 caught (100%), 20 yds, 10.0 per target2100% · 20yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 1 caught (100%), 7 yds, 7.0 per target1100% · 7yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 1 caught (100%), 11 yds, 11.0 per target1100% · 11yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 1 caught (100%), 21 yds, 21.0 per target1100% · 21yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (4%), 1 caught (100%), 33 yds, 33.0 per target1100% · 33yMiddle, Behind air yards: 1 targets (4%), 1 caught (100%), 26 yds, 26.0 per target1100% · 26yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 1 caught (100%), 18 yds, 18.0 per target1100% · 18yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 5 targets (18%), 4 caught (80%), 51 yds, 10.2 per target580% · 51yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 1 caught (100%), 17 yds, 17.0 per target1100% · 17yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 1 caught (100%), 16 yds, 16.0 per target1100% · 16yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 1 caught (100%), 42 yds, 42.0 per target1100% · 42yMiddle, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (4%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (7%), 1 caught (50%), 6 yds, 3.0 per target250% · 6yRight, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (7%), 1 caught (50%), 5 yds, 2.5 per target250% · 5yRight, 10–14 air yards: 3 targets (11%), 2 caught (67%), 21 yds, 7.0 per target367% · 21yRight, 15–19 air yards: 3 targets (11%), 2 caught (67%), 35 yds, 11.7 per target367% · 35yRight, 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 farGeorgia Tech#67 · 2-4668%22340114.9%
2025Georgia Tech#38 · 9-41—————

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

6.7 avg. game scoreBest: 7.9 at Virginia Tech (Week 7)0 of 6 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1ColoradoL 13–147.137324.3042
2TennesseeL 24–456.96589.7017
3MercerW 44–116.735819.3026
4@StanfordL 27–346.645213.0018
6DukeW 28–254.811313.0013
7@Virginia TechL 24–347.958617.2133
2026 · 6 games6.72234015.5142

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions22176th / 1995
Yards340123rd / 1981
Yards / catch15.591st / 461
Touchdowns1346th / 825
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%
Wk 4 · Stanford✓ WR70~53 (35–65)6·76%
Wk 6 · Duke—57~15 (5–21)1·26%
Wk 7 · Virginia Tech—59~48 (32–58)6·81%
Season2 GS373254 (213–296)28168%

Position Room

14 WRs on the Georgia Tech roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
4Jordan AllenWRSO38432122%+0.76
7Dalen PensonWRSO22340114%+0.91
13Isaiah FuhrmannWRJR68305%+0.68
16Jaiven PlummerWRSR48236%+1.23
3Rahkeem SmithWRSR21204%+0.14
6Debron GatlingWRJR25414%+1.69
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 →