#88

Steven Dunbar

Wide receiver for Houston. 2017: 76 catches, 1,070 receiving yards, 3 TD.

WR · Houston · #88

6′3″ · 202 lb · Metairie, LA

Houston 2017 alumnus

Recruiting

2★

WR recruit

No. 2054 nationally · Signed with Houston

Statement game10 rec · 197 ydsvs Fresno State (FBS) · L 27-33

Top 1% receiving yards game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2017 wide receiver for Houston. 2017: 76 catches, 1,070 receiving yards, 3 TD.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Houston in 2014.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Houston, 2,430 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

The week the volume broke through — put up 197 yds vs Fresno State.Fresno State · L 27-332017

20146 games

Signed with Houston2-star out of Archbishop Rummel

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2054 national

CFB

College

Houston

2014–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2014–2017

3 coaches

2014

Tony Levine

Houston

2015–2016

Tom Herman

Houston

era →

2017

Major Applewhite

Houston

era →

Played under 3 different head coaches: Tony Levine, Tom Herman, and Major Applewhite. Multi-era developmental context.

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2014Houston8-5HC: Tony Levine · Balanced

2015Houston13-1HC: Tom Herman · Run-heavy, fast tempo

2016Houston9-4HC: Tom Herman · Balanced, fast tempo

2017Houston7-5HC: Major Applewhite · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

5 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (96th percentile). Strength: rec yards (96th percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Receptions#18 / 539 · 96th pct

Rec yards#24 / 539 · 96th pct

1070

Long catch#68 / 539 · 86th pct

Yards / catch#215 / 539 · 59th pct

14.1

Rec TDs#204 / 539 · 55th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	7.0	108	15.2	0.4
Road5g	5.4	62.4	12.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	7.1	94.1	12.8	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	5.2	82.2	15.3	0.6

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Willie Fritz

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	Houston	76	1,070	14.1	3	--
2016	Houston	53	692	13.1	5	--
2015	Houston	31	382	12.3	3	--
2014	Houston	20	286	14.3	0	--
Career		180	2,430	13.5	11	--

Season	Team
2017	Houston	--	--	--	--	--
2016	Houston	--	--	--	6	--
2015	Houston	--	--	37	--	--
2014	Houston	--	--	14	--	--
Career		--	--	51	6	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 9 · 2017

W 28–24

at South Florida

3 rec · 19 yds

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 4 on the road.

With D. Roy — 48 AVG · 58 LONG · 8 NO · D. King — 137 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 70.7 · 83 rush yds (20 car) · 2 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 2	W 19-16@ Arizona	6	72	12.0	0	19
Wk 3	W 38-3vs Rice	6	57	9.5	0	24
Wk 4	L 24-27vs Texas Tech	6	83	13.8	0	20
Wk 5	W 20-13@ Temple	6	78	13.0	0	18
Wk 6	W 35-22vs SMU	6	65	10.8	0	22
Wk 7	L 17-45@ Tulsa	10	107	10.7	0	36
Wk 8	L 38-42vs Memphis	7	43	6.1	1	11
Wk 9	W 28-24@ South Florida	3	19	6.3	0	13
Wk 10	W 52-27vs East Carolina	6	171	28.5	1	75	171-yard receiving day
Wk 12	L 17-20@ Tulane	2	36	18.0	0	23
Wk 13	W 24-14vs Navy	8	142	17.8	1	61	142-yard receiving day
Bowl	L 27-33vs Fresno State	10	197	19.7	0	50
Total		76	1070	13.8	3	75

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology