Former wide receiver at Kansas State. 2024: 15 catches, 184 receiving yards.
6′0″ · 193 lb · Pittsburgh, PA
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
WR recruit
No. 2508 nationally · Signed with Kent State
Career night13 rec · 186 yds · 3 TDvs Buffalo (FBS) · W 48-38
Top 0.1% catches game since 2021.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former wide receiver at Kansas State. 2024: 15 catches, 184 receiving yards.
Dante Cephas
Moves the chains on third down. Three head coaches in six seasons, at three different programs. Two straight seasons of it now: All-MAC again in 2022. The receipt on tape: 65 rec yds, 4 receptions against Arizona State, Week 12, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Six seasons at Kansas State, 2,569 receiving yards, a first-team All-Conference season (2021) — his college career is complete.
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
The role got bigger.
Career arc
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC · 1ST TEAM
All-MAC 1st team (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Chris Klieman.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec tds (7th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.4 | 31.8 | 12.8 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 12.5 | 8.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.7 | 22.3 | 12.7 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.5 | 29.2 | 10.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Collin Klein
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2024
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kansas State | 15 | 184 | 12.3 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Penn State | 22 | 246 | 11.2 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | Kent State | 48 | 744 | 15.5 | 3 | -- |
| 2021 | Kent State | 82 | 1,240 | 15.1 | 9 | -- |
| 2020 | Kent State | 11 | 136 | 12.4 | 0 | -- |
| 2019 | Kent State | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 182 | 2,569 | 14.1 | 14 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kansas State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Penn State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Kent State | 2 | 12 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Kent State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Kent State | 1 | 6 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Kent State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 3 | 18 | -- | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2024
W 31–28
at Colorado
2 rec · 16 yds
Edged out Colorado on the road in a shootout.
With D. Giddens — 182 rush yds (25 car) · A. Johnson — 224 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 61.9 · -15 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 31-7vs Arizona | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 7 | W 31-28@ Colorado | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-18@ West Virginia | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 9 | W 29-27vs Kansas | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 12 | L 14-24vs Arizona State | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 0 | 26 | Season-high 65 yds |
| Wk 13 | W 41-15vs Cincinnati | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 9 | |
| Bowl | W 44-41vs Rutgers | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | 35 | |
| Total | 15 | 184 | 11.6 | 0 | 35 |
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Chase Penry’s 2024 season.
Matches Chase on
Differs from Chase on
Through 5 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Kyndon Fuselier’s path through Lamar.
Kyndon Fuselier
Lujuan Winningham
Matches Kyndon on
Player DNA