Cincinnati · L 15-34
No catches.
Georgia Tech · W 49-27
No catches.
Duke · L 2-47
1 catch, 24 yards
The other 5 games average 36 yards. This one was 12 below.
Pough has catches in 6 of Boston College’s 8 games: none against Cincinnati and Georgia Tech.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Dawson Pough
Second year in the Boston College receiving corps. One game to point at: 106 receiving yards and 4 receptions against Rutgers — Week 2, 2026.
204 receiving yards · 13 catches · 1 receiving TD
Play style
Beats you over the top.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Atlantic Coast Conference Oct 22
Sports Illustrated Oct 22
247Sports Oct 16Against Duke on Oct. 31: 1 catch for 24 yards. In the 6 games drawn here: 13 catches for 204 yards. Boston College has thrown to him 18 times in 158 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 | Boston College | 13 | 204 | 15.7 | 1 | 78 |
| 2025 | Boston College | 13 | 197 | 15.2 | 1 | 52 |
| Career | 26 | 401 | 15.4 | 2 | 78 |
Last game (Wk 9): 24 receiving yards, 1 catch.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 28-21vs Rutgers | 4 | 106 | 26.5 | 1 | 78 | Season-high 106 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 22-16vs Maine | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-21vs Virginia Tech | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 5 | L 16-25@ No. 21 SMU | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 7 | W 27-21vs Pittsburgh | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 9 | L 2-47@ Duke | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 24 | |
| Total | 13 | 204 | 15.7 | 1 | 78 |
Week 2 · 2026
W 28-21
vs Rutgers
4 rec · 106 yds · 1 TD
A close one, won by 7 at home.
With M. McKenzie — 252 yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · QBR 53.3 · 94 rush yds (13 car) · 1 TD · B. LaFollette — 36.7 yards per punt · 3 punts · 46 long
The plays that mattered most
431st in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -5 to +13 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
2010% of team targetsCatch rate
65%13 of 20 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
65% catch rate on 20 targets · 10% of the team's targets · 40% catch rate on 5 deep targets (20+ air yds).
2 seasons under Bill O'Brien — 6-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.5 | 42.0 | 14.4 | 0.2 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 18.0 | 15.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.4 | 36.0 | 12.7 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bill O'Brien
Pass share
42.3%
212 pass / 289 run
Plays / game
62.6
8 games
Team sack rate
9.1%
253 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #365 at the position.
The No. 1,161 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the ACC as a sophomore.
2026 is in progress.
