Dalen Penson

Sophomore wide receiver for Georgia Tech. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.

WR · Georgia Tech · So. · #7

5′11″ · 182 lb · Peachtree City, GA

Returning to Georgia Tech for 2026

Next upSat Sep 19 · 12 pm ETvs MercerBobby Dodd Stadium

The numbers

131

receiving yards · 2026

9 catches · 14.6 per catch

2 games into 2026 so far

Swing playSwung Georgia Tech from 7% to 28% to win.Colorado at Georgia Tech · 14-13

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2 wide receiver for Georgia Tech. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Georgia Tech in 2025.

His career, year by year

How he plays

Yards / catch: 68th percentile.

The full scouting read

Dalen Penson

WR · Georgia Tech · So · #7

This is his second year in the same receiving corps at Georgia Tech. The receipt: 73 rec yds, 3 receptions against Colorado — Week 1, 2026.

131 REC YDS · 9 REC · 0 REC TD

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

season totals
seasons on the roster
game log

2026 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Brent Key — 9-6 over that span.

2025Georgia Tech9-4HC: Brent Key · Run-leaning

2026Georgia Tech0-2HC: Brent Key · Balanced, slow tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

5 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: receptions (0th percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Yards / catch#19 / 57 · 68th pct

14.6

Long catch#26 / 57 · 55th pct

Rec yards#48 / 57 · 17th pct

131

Rec TDs#47 / 57 · 10th pct

Receptions#58 / 57 · 0th pct

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

Splits & context

Splits

Per-game splits

Through 2 games: 4.5 REC/g, 65.5 YDS/g, 17.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Brent Key

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

Awards

Player standing · 2026

Backup

On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2026	Georgia Tech	9	131	14.6	0	--
2025	Georgia Tech	--	--	--	--	--
Career		9	131	14.6	0	--

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 1 · Colorado · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +3.17(00:37) Shotgun #15 A.Mendoza pass complete deep middle to #7 D.Penson caught at GT 45, for 42 yards to the CU 33 (#20 C.Thomas), 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · Colorado · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.41(05:58) Shotgun #15 A.Mendoza pass complete short right to #7 D.Penson caught at CU 36, for 20 yards to the CU 34, out of bounds at CU 34, 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · Colorado · 3&4 · Q1 · EPA +2.24(10:28) Shotgun #15 A.Mendoza pass complete short right to #7 D.Penson caught at CU 46, for 11 yards to the CU 43 (#20 C.Thomas), 1ST DOWN
Week 2 · Tennessee · 2&6 · Q3 · EPA +1.88(02:04) No Huddle-Shotgun #15 A.Mendoza pass complete short middle to #7 D.Penson caught at UT 44, for 17 yards to the UT 41 (#13 E.Spillman), 1ST DOWN
Week 2 · Tennessee · 2&12 · Q2 · EPA +0.67(13:00) Shotgun #15 A.Mendoza pass complete short middle to #7 D.Penson caught at GT 32, for 10 yards to the GT 33 (#1 T.Metcalf; #4 T.Redmond)
Week 2 · Tennessee · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.50(09:05) No Huddle-Shotgun #15 A.Mendoza pass complete short left to #7 D.Penson caught at UT 25, for 8 yards to the UT 21 (#4 T.Redmond)
Week 2 · Tennessee · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.45(09:42) No Huddle-Shotgun #15 A.Mendoza pass complete short left to #7 D.Penson caught at UT 37, for 12 yards to the UT 29 (#4 T.Redmond), 1ST DOWN
Week 2 · Tennessee · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.17(09:10) Shotgun #15 A.Mendoza pass complete short right to #7 D.Penson caught at UT 23, for 6 yards to the UT 21 (#4 T.Redmond)
Week 2 · Tennessee · 3&14 · Q1 · EPA +0.03(07:14) Shotgun #15 A.Mendoza pass complete short right to #7 D.Penson caught at UT 12, for 5 yards to the UT 12 (#4 T.Redmond)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 2 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 13-14vs Colorado	3	73	24.3	42	Season-high 73 yds
Wk 2	L 24-45vs Tennessee	6	58	9.7	17
Total		9	131	17.0	42

The receiver room · Georgia Tech

#4Jordan AllenWR · So.304 receiving yards · 2025
#16Jaiven PlummerWR · Sr.86 receiving yards · 2025
#89Chris ElkoWR · Sr.4 games · 2025
#7Dalen PensonWR · So.2 games · 2026
#3Rahkeem SmithWR · Sr.2 games · 2026

10 more on the roster · Georgia Tech team page

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