Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-13vs East Texas A&M | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 | Season-high 16 yds |
| Total | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
#18
Dylan Goffney
Senior wide receiver for SMU. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 216 lb · Cypress, TX
CFB Index 36 · #366 of 497 WRsHigh confidenceReturning to SMU for 2026
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.
The numbers
16
receiving yards · 2025
1 catches · 16 per catch
1 game into 2025 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 16 yds, vs East Texas A&M
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for SMU. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to SMU in 2021.
- Transferred from Colorado State to SMU in 2025.
Dylan Goffney
Moves the chains on third down. Three head coaches in five seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 16 rec yds, 1 receptions against East Texas A&M — Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
3 programs, one constant: he played.
The week the volume broke through — put up 85 yds vs Boise State.Boise State · W 31-302023
20215 games
- Signed with SMU3-star out of Bridgeland
20239 games
- Entered the portal
2025
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
2 coaches2021
SMU
Coaching transition mid-career: Jim Leavitt → Rhett Lashlee. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2021SMU8-4HC: Jim Leavitt · Balanced
2022SMU7-6HC: Rhett Lashlee · Balanced, fast tempo
2023Colorado State5-7HC: Jay Norvell · Pass-leaning
2024Colorado State8-5HC: Jay Norvell · Run-leaning
2025SMU9-4HC: Rhett Lashlee · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Elite: yards / catch (84th percentile). Concern: rec yards (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: 1.0 REC/g, 16.0 YDS/g, 16.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rhett Lashlee
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | SMU | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Colorado State | 6 | 57 | 9.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Colorado State | 23 | 298 | 13.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | SMU | 18 | 369 | 20.5 | 2 | -- |
| 2021 | SMU | 14 | 131 | 9.4 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 62 | 871 | 14.0 | 4 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | SMU | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Colorado State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Colorado State | -- | -- | 176 | 3 | -- |
| 2022 | SMU | -- | -- | 15 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | SMU | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | -- | -- | 191 | 3 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
SMU
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Wide receiver · SMU
Returning around him
- 57% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 1 SMU player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -11 net (15 in / 26 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
SMU · Last season: 9-4 (AP #25) · Talent rank #31 · 2026 recruiting class #32
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
WR
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Kyron Ware-Hudson’s 2023 season.
Matches Kyron on
Total EPA (college ability)
EPA / play (adj)
Reception volume
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Dillon Stoner’s path through Oklahoma State.
Matches Dillon on
Yards per reception
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jamarien Wheeler's junior season at Eastern Michigan (2025).
81%match
Matches Jamarien on
Reception volume
Total EPA (college ability)
Weight
Differs from Jamarien on
Yards / reception (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Dylan Goffney
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology