Dean Patterson
Dean Patterson
Wins the 50-50 ball at the goal line. Across five seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Butch Davis, Mike MacIntyre and Brent Key. All-Conference USA in 2024 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. The receipt on tape: 87 rec yds, 3 receptions against Gardner-Webb, Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Conference USA
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Geoff Collins → Brent Key. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Key
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Conference USA
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 150 | 18.8 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Florida International | 50 | 685 | 13.7 | 7 | -- |
| 2023 | Florida International | 28 | 423 | 15.1 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Florida International | 16 | 249 | 15.6 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Florida International | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 105 | 1,541 | 14.7 | 10 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Georgia Tech | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Florida International | 5 | 24 | -- | 76 | -- |
| 2023 | Florida International | 1 | 1 | 24 | 103 | -- |
| 2022 | Florida International | 3 | 15 | 21 | 3 | -- |
| 2021 | Florida International | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 9 | 40 | 45 | 182 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 24–21
vs Clemson
1 rec · 6 yds
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Wins contested catches at the goal line. Size and catch radius are the weapons.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Georgia Tech
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Georgia Tech
Returning around him
- 81% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- 2 Georgia Tech players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -1 net (19 in / 20 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Georgia Tech · Last season: 9-4 (AP #24) · Talent rank #39 · 2026 recruiting class #41
DNA match
Player DNA
Jump-Ball Target
Wins contested catches at the goal line. Size and catch radius are the weapons.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Elijah Spencer’s 2024 season.
Matches Elijah on
Through 5 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Kyndon Fuselier’s path through Lamar.
Kyndon Fuselier
Amari Rodgers
Matches Kyndon on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Elijah Spencer's senior season at Minnesota (2024).
Matches Elijah on
Player DNA
Players who play like Dean Patterson
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2021–2025+341%
Up 341% from first season to most-recent.