Dylan Cantrell

WR · Texas Tech 2017 · #14

Last confirmed: Texas Tech, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′3″ · 220 lb · Whitehouse, TX

Dylan Cantrell: WR · Texas Tech · #14.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Melvin RayAuburn · 2015 · 96% season match
Robby AndersonTemple · 2015 · 89% season match
D.J. ThompsonSouthern Miss · 2016 · 89% season match
Jared DangerfieldWestern Kentucky · 2015 · 83% season match
Drew WolitarskyMinnesota · 2016 · 81% season match

Dylan Cantrell

WR · Texas Tech · #14

Moves the chains on third down. Third year in the Texas Tech receiving corps. One game to point at: 160 receiving yards and 8 receptions against Arizona State — Week 3, 2017.

How he plays

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Texas Tech in the news

McGuire backs CFP expansionOct 20
Court ruling favors Texas Tech guard Donovan AtwellWreck Em Red Oct 16
5 Texas Tech players ruled out for Arizona State gameYahoo Sports Oct 15

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2017	Texas Tech	71	816	11.5	7
2016	Texas Tech	58	675	11.6	8
2014	Texas Tech	20	312	15.6	2
Career		149	1,803	12.1	17

Season	Team
2017	Texas Tech	1	3
2016	Texas Tech	--	--
2014	Texas Tech	--	--
Career		1	3

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 56-10vs Eastern Washington	4	35	8.8	0	13
Wk 3	W 52-45vs Arizona State	8	160	20.0	2	35	Season-high 160 yds
Wk 4	W 27-24@ Houston	2	34	17.0	0	28
Wk 5	L 34-41vs No. 15 Oklahoma State	6	67	11.2	1	21
Wk 6	W 65-19@ Kansas	2	26	13.0	0	18
Wk 7	L 35-46@ West Virginia	8	85	10.6	1	20
Wk 8	L 13-31vs Iowa State	6	48	8.0	0	20
Wk 9	L 27-49@ No. 10 Oklahoma	3	75	25.0	1	42
Wk 10	L 35-42vs Kansas State	8	99	12.4	1	18
Wk 11	W 38-24@ Baylor	11	94	8.5	0	24
Wk 12	L 3-27vs No. 11 TCU	7	55	7.9	0	16
Wk 13	W 27-23@ Texas	2	12	6.0	0	9
Bowl	L 34-38@ No. 23 South Florida	4	26	6.5	1	12
Total		71	816	11.5	7	42

Signature game

Week 3 · 2017

W 52-45

vs Arizona State

8 rec · 160 yds · 2 TD

Edged out Arizona State at home in a shootout.

With N. Shimonek — 543 yds · 6 TD · 0 INT · QBR 93.8 · K. Coutee — 12 rec · 186 yds · 1 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 3 · Arizona State · 3rd and 17 · Q1 · EPA +4.82Nic Shimonek pass complete to Dylan Cantrell for 29 yds for a TD, (Clayton Hatfield KICK)
Week 9 · Oklahoma · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.29Nic Shimonek pass complete to Dylan Cantrell for 42 yds for a TD, (Michael Barden KICK)
Week 3 · Arizona State · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.24Nic Shimonek pass complete to Dylan Cantrell for 29 yds to the ArzSt 46 for a
Week 10 · Kansas State · 3rd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.20Nic Shimonek pass complete to Dylan Cantrell for 18 yds to the KanSt 34 for a
Week 10 · Kansas State · 3rd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +2.96Nic Shimonek pass complete to Dylan Cantrell for 15 yds to the KanSt 48 for a
Week 7 · West Virginia · 2nd and 12 · Q1 · EPA +2.88Nic Shimonek pass complete to Dylan Cantrell for 10 yds to the WVirg 45 for a WEST VIRGINIA Penalty, Face Mask (15 yards) (Xavier Preston) to the WVirg 40 for a

4 more plays

Week 7 · West Virginia · 3rd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +2.82Shimonek to Cantrell: a 6-yard touchdown pass.
Week 10 · Kansas State · 4th and 1 · Q3 · EPA +2.79Nic Shimonek pass complete to Dylan Cantrell for 1 yd for a TD (Clayton Hatfield KICK)
Week 13 · Texas · 4th and 7 · Q3 · EPA +2.68McLane Carter pass complete to Dylan Cantrell for 9 yds to the Texas 28 for a
Week 3 · Arizona State · 3rd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +2.62Dylan Cantrell run for 3 yds for a TD, (Michael Barden KICK)

Teams and coaches

3 seasons under Kliff Kingsbury — 15-22 over that span.

2014Texas Tech4-8HC: Kliff Kingsbury · Pass-leaning, fast tempo

2016Texas Tech5-7HC: Kliff Kingsbury · Pass-heavy, fast tempo

2017Texas Tech6-7HC: Kliff Kingsbury · Balanced, fast tempo

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

12 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (94th percentile). Strength: rush tds (89th percentile). Concern: rush yards (26th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#281 / 709 · 60th pct

5.5%

EPA / target#379 / 709 · 47th pct

0.48

Yards / catch#419 / 709 · 41st pct

11.7

Explosive rate#464 / 709 · 34th pct

9.1%

Catch rate#484 / 709 · 32nd pct

62.7%

Box-score rates (7)

Receptions#29 / 539 · 94th pct

Rush TDs#9 / 283 · 89th pct

Rec yards#63 / 539 · 88th pct

816

Rec TDs#52 / 539 · 88th pct

Long catch#353 / 539 · 34th pct

Yards / catch#385 / 539 · 28th pct

11.5

Rush yards#201 / 283 · 26th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

45th → 47th percentile

Explosive rate

26th → 34th percentile

Catch rate

41st → 32nd percentile

TD rate

86th → 60th percentile

Yards / catch

42nd → 41st percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	6.5	77.3	11.4	0.7
Road5g	3.4	46.4	14.3	0.4

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	4.9	61.9	12.4	0.7
Weeks 8+6g	6.2	63.8	11.3	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2017 season

Head Coach

Kliff Kingsbury

Pass share

54.6%

541 pass / 449 run

Plays / game

76.2

13 games

Team sack rate

4.9%

589 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Impact starter

71 catches and 1 carry in 13 games, more catches a game than nearly every FBS receiver who plays every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Dylan Cantrell

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

Texas Tech in the news

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

Impact starter

Five seasons at Texas Tech, drafted

His moves

2013

2018