Virginia · L 3-42
No catches.
Missouri State · W 61-38
No catches.
Western Kentucky · W 35-21
1 catch, 7 yards
The other 5 games average 62 yards. This one was 55 below.
Lofton has catches in 6 of Delaware’s 8 games: none against Virginia and Missouri State.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Da'Wain Lofton
Played for five head coaches at three programs in six seasons: J.C. Price, Brent Pry, Mike Gundy, Doug Meacham and Ryan Carty. On tape: 142 receiving yards and 4 receptions against Vanderbilt, Week 2, 2026.
319 receiving yards · 20 catches · 1 receiving TD
Play style
Beats you over the top.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Bay to Bay News Oct 28Against Western Kentucky on Oct. 27: 1 catch for 7 yards. In the 7 games drawn here: 20 catches for 319 yards. Delaware has thrown to him 37 times in 248 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 | Delaware | 20 | 319 | 15.9 | 1 | 57 |
| 2025 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2024 | Oklahoma State | 6 | 140 | 23.3 | 0 | 56 |
| 2023 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 58 | 9.7 | 0 | 15 |
| 2022 | Virginia Tech | 22 | 254 | 11.5 | 2 | 53 |
| 2021 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 98 | 14.0 | 1 | 35 |
| Career | 62 | 879 | 14.2 | 4 | 57 |
| Season | Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Delaware | 1 | 11 | -- |
| 2025 | Oklahoma State | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Oklahoma State | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Virginia Tech | -- | -- | 35 |
| 2022 | Virginia Tech | 1 | −3 | -- |
| 2021 | Virginia Tech | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | 8 | 35 |
Last game (Wk 9): 7 receiving yards, 1 catch.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-7vs Merrimack | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 0 | 44 | |
| Wk 2 | L 26-35@ Vanderbilt | 4 | 142 | 35.5 | 1 | 57 | Season-high 142 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 22-14vs Coastal Carolina | 6 | 52 | 8.7 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-30vs Liberty | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 7 | L 30-33@ Middle Tennessee | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | 29 | |
| Wk 8 | W 61-38vs Missouri State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 9 | W 35-21@ Western Kentucky | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 20 | 319 | 15.9 | 1 | 57 |
Week 2 · 2026
L 26-35
at Vanderbilt
4 rec · 142 yds · 1 TD
With J. Cupitt — 41.2 yards per punt · 6 punts · 1 inside the 20 · N. Minicucci — 182 yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · QBR 21.6
The plays that mattered most
229th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -17 to +8 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
3814% of team targetsCatch rate
53%20 of 38 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
53% catch rate on 38 targets · 14% of the team's targets · 50% catch rate on 6 deep targets (20+ air yds).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.0 | 32.5 | 11.6 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.7 | 63.0 | 18.6 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.8 | 62.4 | 16.7 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 0.5 | 3.5 | 7.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Carty
Pass share
53.3%
278 pass / 244 run
Plays / game
65.2
8 games
Team sack rate
6.9%
318 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #237 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
Played for three programs.
The snaps went the other way.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2026
6 coachesPlayed for 6 head coaches at 3 schools: Justin Fuente, J.C. Price, Brent Pry, Mike Gundy, Doug Meacham and Ryan Carty.
In the portal · 2026
In transfer portal
