#88

Dallen Bentley

Former tight end at Utah. 2025: 48 catches, 620 receiving yards, 6 TD.

TE · Utah · Sr. · #88

6′4″ · 264 lb · Taylorsville, UT

CFB Index 80 · #6 of 156 TEsMedium-low confidenceAll-ConferenceDrafted by Denver — Rd 7, Pick 40, #256 overall

The numbers

620

receiving yards · 2025

48 catches · 6 TD · 12.9 per catch

Swing playSwung Utah from 27% to 53% to win.Kansas State at Utah · 51-47

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former tight end at Utah. 2025: 48 catches, 620 receiving yards, 6 TD.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Utah in 2023.
Drafted round 7 by the Denver in 2026.

His career, year by year

How he plays

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.

Yards / catch: 54th percentile.

The full scouting read

How it ended

Three seasons at Utah, 640 receiving yards — drafted at #256 overall by Denver.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

The week the volume broke through — put up 106 yds vs Nebraska.Nebraska · W 44-222025

2023

Signed with Utah3-star out of Snow College

202513 games

The role got bigger.

All-Big 12third

2026

Drafted by Denverround 7, pick 256

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#49 national

CFB

College

Utah

2023–2025

NFL

NFL Draft

R7 · #256

Denver · 2026

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 honor

🎖

ALL-BIG 12

All-Big 12 mention (2025)

Coaching lineage · 2023–2025

1 coach

2023–2025

Kyle Whittingham

Utah

Played his entire career under Kyle Whittingham.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Denver2026 NFL rookie season

#256Rd 7 · Pick 40

Denver2026 NFL rookie season

View college career stats ↓

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Kyle Whittingham — 24-14 over that span.

2023Utah8-5HC: Kyle Whittingham · Run-heavy

2024Utah5-7HC: Kyle Whittingham · Balanced

2025Utah11-2HC: Kyle Whittingham · Run-heavy

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

80All-Conference level #6 of 156?

Medium-low confidence11 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rec yards (97th percentile). Strength: receptions (95th percentile). Concern: catch rate (16th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#371 / 798 · 54th pct

11.8

TD rate#372 / 798 · 53rd pct

2.7%

Explosive rate#373 / 798 · 53rd pct

10.7%

EPA / target#491 / 798 · 39th pct

0.34

Catch rate#670 / 798 · 16th pct

57.3%

Box-score rates (6)

Rec yards#6 / 175 · 97th pct

620

Receptions#9 / 175 · 95th pct

Rec TDs#6 / 175 · 95th pct

Yards / catch#31 / 175 · 82nd pct

12.9

Fumbles lost#1 / 33 · 74th pct

Long catch#44 / 175 · 74th pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

27%20 of his 75 targets came on third down · TE median is 22%

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	3.3	48.9	14.5	0.4
Road6g	4.2	46.3	11.5	0.5

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	4.3	53.7	12.7	0.6
Weeks 8+6g	3.0	40.7	13.6	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Morgan Scalley

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

our read the All-Conference honor is earned — and the box score backs it up emphatically: #6 of 156 FBS tight ends by CFB Index Score.2025 profile

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

80 · #6 of 156 TEs

Three-star recruit. Now #6 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Utah	48	620	12.9	6	--
2024	Utah	2	15	7.5	0	--
2023	Utah	1	5	5.0	0	--
Career		51	640	12.5	6	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2025

W 51–47

vs Kansas State

3 rec · 54 yds · 1 TD

Edged out Kansas State at home in a shootout.

With D. Dampier — 259 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 90.0 · 94 rush yds (14 car) · 2 TD · O. Phillips — 42 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 54 LONG

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 3 · Wyoming · 3&21 · Q3 · EPA +3.95Devon Dampier pass complete to Dallen Bentley for 23 yds to the WYO 23 for a 1ST down
Week 9 · Colorado · 4&6 · Q1 · EPA +3.61(08:06) No Huddle #92 O.Phillips pass complete short right to #88 D.Bentley caught at UTA26, for 25 yards to the COL46 (#14 Q.Farrakhan Jr.; #85 Z.Atkins), 1ST DOWN
Week 4 · Texas Tech · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +3.24Devon Dampier pass complete to Dallen Bentley for 44 yds to the TTU 31 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · Nebraska · 3&7 · Q4 · EPA +3.14(08:17) Shotgun #4 D.Dampier pass complete short left to #88 D.Bentley caught at NEB08, for 17 yards to the NEB00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:16, 1ST DOWN #17 D.Curtis kick attempt failed (H: #92 O.Phillips, LS: #44 L.Castor)
Week 13 · Kansas State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +3.09(13:56) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 D.Dampier pass complete deep left to #88 D.Bentley caught at KST15, for 38 yards to the KST00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:49, 1ST DOWN #17 D.Curtis kick attempt good (H: #92 O.Phillips, LS: #44 L.Castor)
Week 12 · Baylor · 3&1 · Q1 · EPA +2.92(02:36) #4 D.Dampier pass complete short right to #88 D.Bentley caught at BAY06, for 25 yards to the BAY00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:31, 1ST DOWN #17 D.Curtis kick attempt good (H: #92 O.Phillips, LS: #44 L.Castor)
Week 2 · Cal Poly · 3&6 · Q3 · EPA +2.91Devon Dampier pass complete to Dallen Bentley for 11 yds for a TD (Dillon Curtis KICK)
Week 7 · Arizona State · 3&8 · Q3 · EPA +2.69Devon Dampier pass complete to Dallen Bentley for 11 yds to the ASU 41 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · Nebraska · 2&9 · Q2 · EPA +2.66(07:53) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 D.Dampier pass complete short left to #88 D.Bentley caught at UTAH45, for 23 yards to the NEB36 (#21 R.Guthrie), 1ST DOWN
Week 5 · West Virginia · 2&12 · Q1 · EPA +2.63Devon Dampier pass complete to Dallen Bentley for 20 yds to the UTAH 45 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week