Alcorn State · W 49-3 · FCS
No catches.
Auburn · L 8-43
No catches.
Troy · L 34-55
No catches.
Arkansas State · L 13-23
No catches.
Dalton has catches in 4 of Southern Miss’s 8 games: none in the other 4.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Davis Dalton
Played for four head coaches at Southern Miss: Will Hall, Reed Stringer, Charles Huff and Blake Anderson. One game to point at: 75 receiving yards and 3 receptions against Tulane — Week 4, 2026.
133 receiving yards · 10 catches · 1 receiving TD
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
SuperTalk Mississippi Media Oct 23Against UL Monroe on Oct. 31: 2 catches for 23 yards, 1 of 2 on third and fourth down. In the 4 games drawn here: 10 catches for 133 yards. Southern Miss has thrown to him 23 times in 147 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Southern Miss | 10 | 133 | 13.3 | 1 | 32 |
| 2025 | Southern Miss | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 1 | 34 |
| 2024 | Southern Miss | 15 | 172 | 11.5 | 2 | 29 |
| 2023 | Southern Miss | 6 | 75 | 12.5 | 0 | 22 |
| 2022 | Southern Miss | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | 27 |
| Career | 36 | 489 | 13.6 | 4 | 34 |
Last game (Wk 9): 23 receiving yards, 2 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 20-48vs UConn | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-24@ Tulane | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 1 | 32 | Season-high 75 yds |
| Wk 8 | W 35-31vs Louisiana | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 9 | W 35-21@ UL Monroe | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 14 | |
| Total | 10 | 133 | 13.3 | 1 | 32 |
Week 4 · 2026
L 21-24
at Tulane
The plays that mattered most
Ratings of the games shown run from -24 to +1 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.5 | 17.5 | 7.2 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.5 | 49.0 | 18.2 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 2.5 | 46.0 | 16.8 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.5 | 20.5 | 8.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Anderson
Pass share
54.1%
369 pass / 313 run
Plays / game
85.2
8 games
Team sack rate
4.4%
316 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
The No. 1,838 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the Sun Belt.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 20 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
4 coachesPlayed under 4 different head coaches: Will Hall, Reed Stringer, Charles Huff, and Blake Anderson. Multi-era developmental context.
Sun Belt Conference
