Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | L 25-31@ UConn | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 1 | 11 | Season-high 11 yds |
| Total | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 1 | 11 |
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Dahya Patel
Junior wide receiver for Ball State. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 186 lb · Lawrence, IN
Returning to Ball State for 2026
The numbers
11
receiving yards · 2025
1 catches · 1 TD · 11 per catch
1 game into 2025 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 11 yds, 1 TD, at UConn
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 wide receiver for Ball State. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
His career, year by yearDahya Patel
Dahya Patel has been at Ball State through two head coaches in three seasons. The receipt: 11 rec yds, 1 receptions against UConn — Week 4, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Ball State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
2 coaches2023–2024
Ball State
2025era →
Mike Uremovich
Ball State
Coaching transition mid-career: Mike Neu → Mike Uremovich. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Ball State4-8HC: Mike Neu · Run-heavy
2024Ball State3-9HC: Mike Neu · Balanced
2025Ball State4-8HC: Mike Uremovich · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 REC/g, 11.0 YDS/g, 11.0 YPR, 1.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Uremovich
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ball State | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Ball State | 7 | 120 | 17.1 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Ball State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 8 | 131 | 16.4 | 2 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Ball State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Ball State
Returning around him
- 6% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: +6 net (24 in / 18 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Ball State · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #113 · 2026 recruiting class #113
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology