Tavonn Salter: WR · Middle Tennessee · #86.
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Tavonn Salter
Moves the chains on third down. Two seasons in the Middle Tennessee receiving corps to date. On tape: 39 receiving yards and 2 receptions against Western Kentucky, Week 10, 2018.
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Middle Tennessee | 15 | 172 | 11.5 | 0 | 28 |
| 2017 | Middle Tennessee | 6 | 125 | 20.8 | 2 | 44 |
| Career | 21 | 297 | 14.1 | 2 | 44 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-35@ Vanderbilt | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 28 | |
| Wk 5 | W 25-24vs Florida Atlantic | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 6 | W 34-24@ Marshall | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 21 | Season-high 39 yds |
| Wk 9 | W 51-17@ Old Dominion | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 10 | W 29-10vs Western Kentucky | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 24 | |
| Total | 15 | 172 | 11.5 | 0 | 28 |
Week 5 · 2018
W 25-24
5 rec · 34 yds
A close one, won by 1 at home.
With B. Stockstill — 259 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · 56 rush yds (14 car) · M. Bonadies — 36.7 yards per punt · 6 punts · 4 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
2 seasons under Rick Stockstill, all balanced offenses — 15-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 3.5 | 36.5 | 13.2 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.7 | 33.0 | 18.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.7 | 33.7 | 18.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.5 | 35.5 | 12.9 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rick Stockstill
Pass share
49.4%
483 pass / 495 run
Plays / game
69.9
14 games
Team sack rate
8.1%
530 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2018
About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Middle Tennessee, 297 receiving yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coachPlayed every college season under Rick Stockstill.
