Steven Dunbar

WR · Houston 2017 · #88

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

6′3″ · 202 lb · Metairie, LA · Archbishop Rummel

Steven Dunbar: WR · Houston · #88.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Melvin RayAuburn · 2015 · 90% season match
J'Mon MooreMissouri · 2015 · 87% season match
Tajae SharpeMassachusetts · 2014 · 83% season match
Darren Carrington IIUtah · 2017 · 83% season match
Robby AndersonTemple · 2015 · 74% season match

Steven Dunbar

WR · Houston · #88

Moves the chains on third down. Four seasons at Houston, three different head coaches: Tony Levine, Tom Herman and Major Applewhite. A game that shows it: 197 receiving yards and 10 receptions against Fresno State — Bowl, 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.

Houston in the news

Stephon Johnson, Myles Rowser cleared to playHouston Chronicle Oct 4

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2017	Houston	76	1,070	14.1	3
2016	Houston	53	692	13.1	5
2015	Houston	31	382	12.3	3
2014	Houston	20	286	14.3	0
Career		180	2,430	13.5	11

Season	Team
2017	Houston	--	--
2016	Houston	--	6
2015	Houston	37	--
2014	Houston	14	--
Career		51	6

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 2	W 19-16@ Arizona	6	72	12.0	0	19
Wk 3	W 38-3vs Rice	6	57	9.5	0	24
Wk 4	L 24-27vs Texas Tech	6	83	13.8	0	20
Wk 5	W 20-13@ Temple	6	78	13.0	0	18
Wk 6	W 35-22vs SMU	6	65	10.8	0	22
Wk 7	L 17-45@ Tulsa	10	107	10.7	0	36
Wk 8	L 38-42vs No. 25 Memphis	7	43	6.1	1	11
Wk 9	W 28-24@ No. 17 South Florida	3	19	6.3	0	13
Wk 10	W 52-27vs East Carolina	6	171	28.5	1	75	171-yard receiving day
Wk 12	L 17-20@ Tulane	2	36	18.0	0	23
Wk 13	W 24-14vs Navy	8	142	17.8	1	61	142-yard receiving day
Bowl	L 27-33vs Fresno State	10	197	19.7	0	50
Total		76	1070	14.1	3	75

Signature game

Week 13 · 2017

W 24-14

vs Navy

8 rec · 142 yds · 1 TD

With D. King — 277 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 74.2 · 57 rush yds (16 car) · 2 TD · D. Roy — 36 yards per punt · 4 punts · 49 long

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 10 · East Carolina · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +6.08D'Eriq King pass complete to Steven Dunbar for 75 yds for a TD, (Caden Novikoff KICK)
Week 13 · Navy · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +4.86King to Dunbar: a 61-yard touchdown pass.
Week 1 · Fresno State · 2nd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +3.78D'Eriq King pass complete to Steven Dunbar for 48 yds to the FrsSt 1 for a
Week 10 · East Carolina · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.25D'Eriq King pass complete to Steven Dunbar for 41 yds to the ECaro 40 for a
Week 4 · Texas Tech · 3rd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.09Kyle Allen pass complete to Steven Dunbar for 15 yds to the TexTc 48 for a
Week 8 · Memphis · 3rd and 8 · Q4 · EPA +2.95Postma to Dunbar: an 8-yard touchdown pass.

4 more plays

Week 4 · Texas Tech · 3rd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +2.91Kyle Allen pass complete to Steven Dunbar for 20 yds to the Houst 47 for a
Week 1 · Fresno State · 3rd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +2.89D'Eriq King pass complete to Steven Dunbar for 20 yds to the FrsSt 36 for a
Week 1 · Fresno State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.85D'Eriq King pass complete to Steven Dunbar for 50 yds to the FrsSt 17 for a
Week 12 · Tulane · 3rd and 8 · Q4 · EPA +2.80D'Eriq King pass complete to Steven Dunbar for 23 yds to the Tulan 24 for a

Teams and coaches

2014Houston8-5HC: Tony Levine · Balanced

2015Houston13-1HC: Tom Herman · Run-heavy, fast tempo

2016Houston9-4HC: Tom Herman · Balanced, fast tempo

2017Houston7-5HC: Major Applewhite · Balanced

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

10 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (96th percentile). Strength: rec yards (96th percentile). Concern: td rate (19th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#194 / 709 · 73rd pct

0.65

Yards / catch#278 / 709 · 61st pct

13.6

Catch rate#362 / 709 · 49th pct

67.0%

Explosive rate#371 / 709 · 48th pct

11.0%

TD rate#575 / 709 · 19th pct

0.9%

Box-score rates (5)

Receptions#18 / 539 · 96th pct

Rec yards#24 / 539 · 96th pct

1070

Long catch#68 / 539 · 86th pct

Yards / catch#215 / 539 · 59th pct

14.1

Rec TDs#204 / 539 · 55th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

58th → 73rd percentile

Explosive rate

33rd → 48th percentile

Catch rate

37th → 49th percentile

TD rate

42nd → 19th percentile

Yards / catch

56th → 61st 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 · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	6.5	93.5	14.4	0.5
Road5g	5.4	62.4	12.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	7.1	94.1	12.8	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	5.2	82.2	15.3	0.6

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2017 season

Head Coach

Major Applewhite

Pass share

48.2%

411 pass / 441 run

Plays / game

71.0

12 games

Team sack rate

3.7%

437 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Impact starter

76 catches in 12 games, more catches a game than nearly every FBS receiver who plays every week.

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Steven Dunbar

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

Houston in the news

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

Impact starter

Four seasons at Houston

His moves

2014 6 games