Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 28-21vs Rutgers | 4 | 106 | 26.5 | 1 | 78 | Season-high 106 yds |
| Total | 4 | 106 | 26.5 | 1 | 78 |
#3
Dawson Pough
Sophomore wide receiver for Boston College. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 205 lb · Leesburg, VA · Tuscarora
Returning to Boston College for 2026
The numbers
106
receiving yards · 2026
4 catches · 1 TD · 26.5 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 4 rec, 106 yds, 1 TD, vs Rutgers
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 wide receiver for Boston College. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Boston College in 2025.
Dawson Pough
Beats you over the top. Second year in the Boston College receiving corps, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 106 rec yds, 4 receptions against Rutgers — Week 2, 2026.
106 REC YDS · 4 REC · 1 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
20257 games
- Signed with Boston College3-star out of Tuscarora
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Boston College
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Bill O'Brien, all balanced offenses — 3-11 over that span.
2025Boston College2-10HC: Bill O'Brien · Balanced
2026Boston College1-1HC: Bill O'Brien · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: long catch (99th percentile). Strength: yards / catch (98th percentile). Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 4.0 REC/g, 106 YDS/g, 26.5 YPR, 1.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bill O'Brien
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Boston College | 4 | 106 | 26.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Boston College | 13 | 197 | 15.2 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 17 | 303 | 17.8 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 28–21
vs Rutgers
4 rec · 106 yds · 1 TD
A wire-to-wire battle — 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 AVG · 46 LONG · 3 NO
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Boston College
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Boston College
Returning around him
- 16% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 4 Boston College players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -4 net (26 in / 30 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Boston College · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #71 · 2026 recruiting class #53
DNA match
Player DNA
Deep Threat
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Arhmad Branch’s 2025 season.
Matches Arhmad on
Total EPA (college ability)
Weight
Differs from Arhmad on
TD rate (lower)
Class year (lower)
Yards / reception (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Jeff Foreman's freshman season at Arkansas State (2020).
Matches Jeff on
Reception volume
Weight
Yards / reception
Differs from Jeff on
Class year (lower)
TD rate (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Dawson Pough
Background
2025 (Freshman): Joined the Boston College football program at mid-year… Played in 11 games with five starts at wide receiver, finishing with 13 catches for 197 yards and one touchdown ... Totaled three catches for 96 yards and his first career touchdown vs. Fordham (8/30), including a 52-yard re...
The receiver room · Boston College
- #3Dawson Pough197 receiving yards · 2025
- #4Javarius Green150 receiving yards · 2025
- #1Jaedn Skeete140 receiving yards · 2025
- #9Landon Wright121 receiving yards · 2025
- #6Vincent Wilkins113 receiving yards · 2025
11 more on the roster · Boston College team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology