#3

Dawson Pough

WRSophomore6' 0", 205 lbsLeesburg, VA
Boston College Eagles3-3 · TDC #85
Snap share
45%
4 of 6 started · likely 25–59%
Receptions
12
466th of 1995 in FBS
Rec. yards
180
400th of 1981 in FBS
Yards / catch
15.0
114th of 461 in FBS
Rec. TD
1
346th of 825 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.71
17 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

17 plays · +12.1 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.71
Passing+0.71
1st down+0.72
2nd down+0.45
3rd down+1.07
Standard downs+0.52
Passing downs+0.82
PoughWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays5%
Pass plays12%
Run plays0%
1st down2%
2nd down8%
3rd down9%
Standard downs3%
Passing downs10%
PoughWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets17—
Target share12.9%—
Catch rate70.6%—
Success rate per target58.8%—
Yards per target10.6—
Explosive catches11.8%—
Deep-target rate23.5%—
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
17
12 caught (71%)
Avg. depth of target
10.5
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
24%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted16 targets charted

71% comp10.5 avg. depth7.8 YAC/catch24% 20+ air yds1–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 2 targets (13%), 2 caught (100%), -1 yds, -0.5 per target2100% · -1yLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: 3 targets (19%), 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 (13%), 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: 1 targets (6%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 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: 1 targets (6%), 1 caught (100%), 8 yds, 8.0 per target1100% · 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 (13%), 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#85 · 3-3645%12180112.9%
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

5.9 avg. game scoreBest: 8.3 vs Rutgers (Week 2)1 of 5 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
2026 · 5 games5.91218015.0178

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions12466th / 1995
Yards180400th / 1981
Yards / catch15114th / 461
Touchdowns1346th / 825
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 involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · Cincinnati✓ WR72··—
Wk 2 · Rutgers✓ WR61~50 (33–61)682%
Wk 3 · Maine✓ WR61~19 (6–26)231%
Wk 4 · Virginia Tech—61~30 (10–41)249%
Wk 5 · SMU—65~34 (11–47)352%
Wk 7 · Pittsburgh✓ WR67~41 (27–50)461%
Season4 GS387174 (98–229)1745%

Position Room

14 WRs on the Boston College roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
4Javarius GreenWRSO23229122%+0.36
3Dawson PoughWRSO12180112%+0.71
8Johnathan Montague Jr.WRSO11204211%+1.32
Jaedn SkeeteWR884010%+0.27
Landon WrightWR721316%+1.33
16Nedrick Boldin Jr.WRFR32804%+1.02
Jackson WadeWR1105%-1.65
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 →