Senior tight end for Iowa State. 2023: 16 catches, 171 receiving yards, 3 TD.
6′6″ · 265 lb · Oswego, KS
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.
Recruiting
DUAL recruit
No. 884 nationally · Signed with Iowa State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for Iowa State. 2023: 16 catches, 171 receiving yards, 3 TD.
Easton Dean
Is the first read once you cross the 20. This is his fourth year in the same receiving corps at Iowa State. The receipt on tape: 66 rec yds, 1 rec TD against Texas, Week 12, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Iowa State, 343 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Matt Campbell.
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Matt Campbell — 27-23 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: long catch (96th percentile). Concern: rec yards (23rd percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 1.9 | 21.9 | 16.2 | 0.4 |
| Road3g | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.8 | 13.8 | 8.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.2 | 22.0 | 20.9 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jimmy Rogers
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #108 at the position.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Iowa State | 16 | 171 | 10.7 | 3 | -- |
| 2022 | Iowa State | 10 | 129 | 12.9 | 2 | -- |
| 2021 | Iowa State | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2020 | Iowa State | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 28 | 343 | 12.2 | 5 | -- |
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 10 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-9vs Northern Iowa | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 2 | L 13-20vs Iowa | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-27vs Oklahoma State | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-50@ Oklahoma | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-14vs TCU | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 1 | 5 | |
| Wk 9 | W 30-18@ Baylor | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 21-28vs Kansas | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 11 | W 45-13@ BYU | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 12 | L 16-26vs Texas | 1 | 66 | 66.0 | 1 | 66 | Season-high 66 yds |
| Bowl | L 26-36vs Memphis | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 1 | 15 | |
| Total | 16 | 171 | 13.2 | 3 | 66 |
Play style
The first read called near the goal line — size and catch radius do the rest.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
The first read called near the goal line — size and catch radius do the rest.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Andreas Paaske’s 2022 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Will Kacmarek's senior season at Ohio State (2025).
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Player DNA