Wide receiver for Pittsburgh. 2016: 17 catches, 288 receiving yards, 2 TD.
6′2″ · McKees Rocks, PA
The story
2016 wide receiver for Pittsburgh. 2016: 17 catches, 288 receiving yards, 2 TD.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearDontez Ford
Three seasons at Pittsburgh, two different head coaches: Paul Chryst and Pat Narduzzi. One game to point at: 89 rec yds, 2 receptions against Syracuse — Week 13, 2016.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Pittsburgh, 843 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2014–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Paul Chryst → Pat Narduzzi. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: long catch (92nd percentile). Strength: yards / catch (87th percentile). Concern: receptions (18th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.8 | 40.2 | 22.7 | 0.4 |
| Road3g | 2.7 | 29.0 | 10.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.7 | 22.3 | 12.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.4 | 44.2 | 19.5 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Narduzzi
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2016
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Pittsburgh | 17 | 288 | 16.9 | 2 | -- |
| 2015 | Pittsburgh | 26 | 505 | 19.4 | 2 | -- |
| 2014 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 46 | 843 | 18.3 | 5 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 8 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2015 | Pittsburgh | -- | -- | 34 | -- | -- |
| 2014 | Pittsburgh | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 3 | 8 | 34 | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2016
W 43–42
at Clemson
1 rush yds (1 car)
Edged out Clemson on the road in a shootout.
With N. Peterman — 308 yds · 5 TD · 0 INT · QBR 76.2 · 18 rush yds (6 car) · R. Winslow — 43 AVG · 52 LONG · 5 NO
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-7vs Villanova | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 2 | W 42-39vs Penn State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 9 | L 36-39vs Virginia Tech | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 0 | 32 | |
| Wk 10 | L 28-51@ Miami | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 11 | W 43-42@ Clemson | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 12 | W 56-14vs Duke | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 1 | 23 | |
| Wk 13 | W 76-61vs Syracuse | 2 | 89 | 44.5 | 1 | 79 | Season-high 89 yds |
| Bowl | L 24-31@ Northwestern | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 0 | 38 | |
| Total | 17 | 288 | 17.4 | 2 | 79 |