Middle Tennessee · W 44-28
No catches.
Dean has catches in 7 of Kennesaw State’s 8 games: none against Middle Tennessee.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Navelle Dean
Played for two head coaches at Kennesaw State: Chandler Burks and Jerry Mack. On tape: 38 receiving yards and 3 receptions against Georgia State, Week 2, 2026.
75 receiving yards · 11 catches · 0 receiving TD
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Against Liberty on Oct. 22: 2 catches for 11 yards. In the 7 games drawn here: 11 catches for 75 yards. Kennesaw State has thrown to him 17 times in 235 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kennesaw State | 11 | 75 | 6.8 | 0 | 20 |
| 2025 | Kennesaw State | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 1 | 13 |
| 2024 | Kennesaw State | 5 | 67 | 13.4 | 0 | 37 |
| Career | 21 | 189 | 9.0 | 1 | 37 |
| Season | Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kennesaw State | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Kennesaw State | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| Career | 1 | 6 | 9 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 47-0vs West Georgia | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-31vs Georgia State | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | 20 | Season-high 38 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 9-42@ No. 15 Tennessee | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-17@ Arkansas State | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 26-27vs Jacksonville State | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | L 21-24@ Missouri State | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 8 | L 6-34vs Liberty | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 8 | |
| Total | 11 | 75 | 6.8 | 0 | 20 |
Week 2 · 2026
L 17-31
3 rec · 38 yds
With R. Collins — 260 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · 46 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD · M. McKenzie — 42.8 yards per punt · 5 punts · 3 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
Ratings of the games shown run from -17 to +18 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.0 | 16.0 | 6.7 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.5 | 10.7 | 5.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 2.0 | 11.0 | 5.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jerry Mack
Pass share
51.0%
256 pass / 246 run
Plays / game
62.8
8 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
292 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Brian Bohannon, Chandler Burks, and Jerry Mack. Multi-era developmental context.
