#15
Virginia · 2026

Dillon Newton-Short

WRSophomore6' 0", 206 lbsMatoaca, VA
Virginia Cavaliers4-3 · TDC #34
2025 charting · Virginia

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (2 of Newton-Short’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
2
0 caught (0%)
Avg. depth of target
9.5
air yards per target
YAC per catch
—
0 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
0
of 0 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted2 targets charted

38% comp9.5 avg. depth— YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (50%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (50%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 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: noneRight, 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

SeasonTeamGSnaps
2026 so farVirginia#34 · 4-3——
2025Virginia#30 · 11-337%

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

Game Log

Dillon Newton-Short'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

4.8 avg. game scoreBest: 5.1 at NC State (Week 2)0 of 3 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1Coastal CarolinaW 48–74.811313.0013
2@NC StateL 31–355.111616.0016
3William & MaryW 55–164.511010.0010
4StanfordW 48–20—no stats recorded
5Florida StateW 46–38—no stats recorded
6@LouisvilleW 30–27—no stats recorded
8Washington StateW 22–20—no stats recorded
9@North CarolinaW 17–16—no stats recorded
10@CaliforniaW 31–21—no stats recorded
11Wake ForestL 9–16—no stats recorded
12@DukeW 34–17—no stats recorded
14Virginia TechW 27–7—no stats recorded
15vsDukeL 20–27—no stats recorded
BowlsvsMissouriW 13–7—no stats recorded
2025 · 3 games4.833913.0016

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Dillon Newton-Short hasn't recorded any stats yet this season.

Position Room

17 WRs on the Virginia roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
5Kameron CourtneyWRJR18204213%+0.53
18Da'Shawn MartinWRJR15231513%+0.24
11Rico Flores Jr.WRSR12158113%+0.61
8Ty'Lyric ColemanWRSR108916%+0.73
4Jacquon GibsonWRSR810327%+0.37
84Isaiah RobinsonWRSO59817%+0.36
13Josiah AbdullahWRSO410214%+1.98
81TeKai KirbyWRSR11603%+0.11
15Dillon Newton-ShortWRSO—————
22Tyson DavisWRSR—————
26Jack RhodesWRFR———2%-1.11
27Kyle AltWR—————
45Brand MorganWRSO—————
80Trevor LaddWRJR———4%-0.33
82DaMari CarterWRFR—————
85Dylan CopeWRFR—————
CJ SpenceWR———8%-0.68

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. Virginia depth chart →