Dalton Keene

#29 · TE · Jr. · Virginia Tech6′4″ · 251 lb · Littleton, CO · Chatfield

Dalton Keene: TE · Virginia Tech · #29.

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Dalton Keene

TE · Virginia Tech · Jr · #29

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Third year in the Virginia Tech receiving corps. On tape: 73 receiving yards and 5 receptions against Miami, Week 6, 2019.

Style of play

Play style

No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Virginia Tech in the news

ACC team to play bowl game in San JuanThe Roanoke Times Oct 23
Clemson vs. Virginia Tech depth charts releasedTigerNet Oct 20

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2019	Virginia Tech	20	236	11.8	5	27
2018	Virginia Tech	28	341	12.2	3	67
2017	Virginia Tech	10	167	16.7	0	40
Career		58	744	12.8	8	67

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2019 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 28-35@ Boston College	4	13	3.3	0	10
Wk 3	W 24-17vs Furman	2	14	7.0	0	11
Wk 6	W 42-35@ Miami	5	73	14.6	3	26	Season-high 73 yds
Wk 7	W 34-17vs Rhode Island	4	53	13.3	1	18
Wk 8	W 43-41vs North Carolina	1	18	18.0	0	18
Wk 10	L 20-21@ No. 16 Notre Dame	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 13	W 28-0vs Pittsburgh	2	45	22.5	0	27
Wk 14	L 30-39@ Virginia	1	14	14.0	0	14
Bowl	L 30-37vs Kentucky	1	6	6.0	1	6
Total		20	236	11.8	5	27

Signature game

Week 6 · 2019

W 42-35

at Miami

5 rec · 73 yds · 3 TD

Edged out Miami on the road in a shootout.

With O. Bradburn — 50.4 yards per punt · 7 punts · 57 long · H. Hooker — 184 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 92.1 · 76 rush yds (16 car) · 1 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 1 · Kentucky · 3rd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +2.82Hendon Hooker pass complete to Dalton Keene for 6 yds for a TD (Brian Johnson KICK)
Week 6 · Miami · 2nd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +2.79Hendon Hooker pass complete to Dalton Keene for 20 yds for a TD, (Brian Johnson KICK)
Week 6 · Miami · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.58Hendon Hooker pass complete to Dalton Keene for 17 yds for a TD, (Brian Johnson KICK)
Week 13 · Pittsburgh · 2nd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +2.53Hendon Hooker pass complete to Dalton Keene for 18 yds to the Pitt 48 for a
Week 7 · Rhode Island · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.51Hendon Hooker pass complete to Dalton Keene for 18 yds to the VTech 47 for a
Week 13 · Pittsburgh · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.36Hendon Hooker pass complete to Dalton Keene for 27 yds to the Pitt 44 for a

4 more plays

Week 14 · Virginia · 3rd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +2.35Hendon Hooker pass complete to Dalton Keene for 14 yds to the VTech 41 for a
Week 7 · Rhode Island · 2nd and 3 · Q3 · EPA +2.21Hendon Hooker pass complete to Dalton Keene for 3 yds for a TD, (Brian Johnson KICK)
Week 8 · North Carolina · 3rd and 2 · Q3 · EPA −2.10Dalton Keene run for 7 yds to the NCaro 43 Dalton Keene fumbled, forced by Jeremiah Gemmel, recovered by NCaro D.J. Ford
Week 6 · Miami · 3rd and 5 · Q4 · EPA +2.08Hendon Hooker pass complete to Dalton Keene for 26 yds to the MiaFl 3 for a

Teams and coaches

3 seasons under Justin Fuente — 23-16 over that span.

2017Virginia Tech9-4HC: Justin Fuente · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2018Virginia Tech6-7HC: Justin Fuente · Run-leaning

2019Virginia Tech8-5HC: Justin Fuente · Run-heavy

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2019 season

13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: td rate (99th percentile). Strength: epa / target (93rd percentile). Concern: long catch (22nd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#7 / 728 · 99th pct

20.8%

EPA / target#49 / 728 · 93rd pct

0.97

Catch rate#57 / 728 · 92nd pct

83.3%

Explosive rate#342 / 728 · 53rd pct

12.5%

Yards / catch#412 / 728 · 43rd pct

11.8

Box-score rates (8)

Rush yards#3 / 20 · 88th pct

Rec TDs#19 / 128 · 82nd pct

Receptions#66 / 128 · 47th pct

Yards / catch#68 / 128 · 46th pct

11.8

Rec yards#70 / 128 · 46th pct

236

Rush TDs#6 / 20 · 38th pct

Fumbles lost#18 / 33 · 24th pct

Long catch#99 / 128 · 22nd pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

78th → 93rd percentile

Explosive rate

70th → 53rd percentile

Catch rate

94th → 92nd percentile

TD rate

82nd → 99th percentile

Yards / catch

50th → 43rd percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2019. 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).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2019 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home4g	2.2	32.5	15.2	0.2
Road4g	2.5	25.0	10.6	0.8

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	3.2	31.8	8.8	1.0
Weeks 8+4g	1.0	19.2	18.2	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2019 season

Head Coach

Justin Fuente

Pass share

36.6%

317 pass / 549 run

Plays / game

66.6

13 games

Team sack rate

8.1%

357 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy.

Awards

Player standing · 2019

20 catches and 11 carries in 9 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS tight end who plays every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Dalton Keene

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Signature game

Signature plays

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Splits

Awards

20 catches and 11 carries in 9 games

Three seasons at Virginia Tech, drafted

2017 6 games

2020