Nathaniel Dell

#1 · WR · Jr. · Houston5′10″ · 165 lb · Daytona Beach, FL

Nathaniel Dell: WR · Houston · #1.

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Nathaniel Dell

WR · Houston · Jr · #1

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Third year in the Houston receiving corps. Named All-AAC two seasons running, most recently in 2022. A game that shows it: 180 receiving yards and 13 receptions against SMU — Week 10, 2022.

Style of play

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Houston in the news

Nebraska coach blasts fanHouston Chronicle Nov 2
Yormark leaving Big XIIOct 30

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2022	Houston	109	1,398	12.8	17	63
2021	Houston	90	1,329	14.8	12	55
2020	Houston	29	428	14.8	3	54
Career		228	3,155	13.8	32	63

Season	Team
2022	Houston	4	9	--	153	1
2021	Houston	1	5	201	--	--
2020	Houston	--	--	129	7	--
Career		5	14	330	160	1

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 37-35@ UTSA	5	50	10.0	2	11	2 TD catches
Wk 2	L 30-33@ Texas Tech	7	120	17.1	0	63
Wk 3	L 30-48vs Kansas	6	76	12.7	0	20
Wk 4	W 34-27vs Rice	7	134	19.1	1	40	134-yard receiving day
Wk 5	L 24-27vs Tulane	8	73	9.1	2	18	2 TD catches
Wk 6	W 33-32@ Memphis	10	81	8.1	1	16
Wk 8	W 38-20@ Navy	8	93	11.6	2	23	2 TD catches
Wk 9	W 42-27vs South Florida	9	112	12.4	2	52	2 TD catches
Wk 10	L 63-77@ SMU	13	180	13.8	2	41	Season-high 180 yds
Wk 11	W 43-36vs Temple	12	98	8.2	1	24
Wk 12	W 42-3@ East Carolina	9	176	19.6	1	47	176-yard receiving day
Wk 13	L 30-37vs Tulsa	9	161	17.9	1	33	161-yard receiving day
Bowl	W 23-16vs Louisiana	6	44	7.3	2	12
Total		109	1398	12.8	17	63

Signature game

Week 10 · 2022

L 63-77

at SMU

13 rec · 180 yds · 2 TD

With C. Tune — 527 yds · 7 TD · 3 INT · QBR 89.3 · 111 rush yds (12 car) · 1 TD · J. Rogers — 3 tackles · 2 solo tackles

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 12 · East Carolina · 3rd and 14 · Q1 · EPA +4.35Clayton Tune pass complete to Nathaniel Dell for 47 yds to the ECaro 34 for a
Week 4 · Rice · 3rd and 15 · Q4 · EPA +4.05Clayton Tune pass complete to Nathaniel Dell for 28 yds to the Rice 32 for a
Week 9 · South Florida · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +4.01Clayton Tune pass complete to Nathaniel Dell for 52 yds for a TD, (Kyle Ramsey KICK)
Week 13 · Tulsa · 3rd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +3.83Clayton Tune pass complete to Nathaniel Dell for 30 yds to the Tulsa 36 for a
Week 2 · Texas Tech · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.74Clayton Tune pass complete to Nathaniel Dell for 63 yds to the TexTc 4 for a
Week 12 · East Carolina · 2nd and 15 · Q3 · EPA +3.26Clayton Tune pass complete to Nathaniel Dell for 27 yds to the ECaro 28 for a

4 more plays

Week 4 · Rice · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.19Clayton Tune pass complete to Nathaniel Dell for 40 yds for a TD, (Bubba Baxa KICK)
Week 1 · UTSA · 3rd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.08Tune to Dell: a 10-yard touchdown pass.
Week 10 · SMU · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.08Clayton Tune pass complete to Nathaniel Dell for 41 yds to the SMU 2 for a
Week 12 · East Carolina · 1st and 20 · Q3 · EPA +2.99Clayton Tune pass complete to Nathaniel Dell for 23 yds to the 50 yard line for a

Teams and coaches

3 seasons under Dana Holgorsen — 23-12 over that span.

2020Houston3-5HC: Dana Holgorsen · Balanced, fast tempo

2021Houston12-2HC: Dana Holgorsen · Balanced

2022Houston8-5HC: Dana Holgorsen · Pass-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 97 (#1 of 488). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2022 season

97All-America level #1 of 488 · 2022?

13 metrics · season cumulative

2022 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: td rate (93rd percentile). Strength: epa / target (91st percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#46 / 636 · 93rd pct

13.9%

EPA / target#60 / 636 · 91st pct

1.09

Catch rate#121 / 636 · 81st pct

88.5%

Explosive rate#191 / 636 · 70th pct

17.2%

Yards / catch#251 / 636 · 61st pct

12.9

Box-score rates (8)

Rec yards#1 / 550 · 100th pct

1398

Rec TDs#1 / 550 · 100th pct

Receptions#2 / 550 · 100th pct

109

Long catch#137 / 550 · 75th pct

Rush yards#135 / 275 · 50th pct

Yards / catch#281 / 550 · 48th pct

12.8

Rush TDs#48 / 275 · 41st pct

Fumbles lost#71 / 223 · 41st pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

93rd → 91st percentile

Explosive rate

85th → 70th percentile

Catch rate

67th → 81st percentile

TD rate

81st → 93rd percentile

Yards / catch

76th → 61st percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2022. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2022 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	8.5	109	13.2	1.2
Road6g	8.7	117	13.4	1.3

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	7.0	82.6	11.9	1.1
Weeks 8+6g	10.0	137	13.9	1.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2022 season

Head Coach

Dana Holgorsen

Pass share

56.1%

500 pass / 392 run

Plays / game

68.6

13 games

Team sack rate

4.6%

524 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Pass-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

The All-Conference 1st team honor is earned — and the box score backs it up emphatically: #1 of 488 FBS receivers by CFB Zeitgeist Score.2022 profile

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

97 · #1 of 488 WRs · 2022

Three-star recruit. Now #1 at the position.

Nathaniel Dell

Similar players

Style of play

Fans

Houston in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

All-Conference 1st team

Three seasons at Houston, drafted

Moves

2020 7 games

2021 13 games

2022 13 games

2023