Senior wide receiver for Middle Tennessee. 2023: 17 catches, 281 receiving yards, 2 TD.
5′8″ · 165 lb · Knoxville, TN
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The story
4 wide receiver for Middle Tennessee. 2023: 17 catches, 281 receiving yards, 2 TD.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearZack Dobson
Moves the chains on third down. This is his third year in the same receiving corps at Middle Tennessee. The receipt: 98 rec yds, 5 receptions against Sam Houston — Week 13, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Middle Tennessee, 694 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Rick Stockstill.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Rick Stockstill, all balanced offenses — 16-22 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: rush tds (89th percentile). Strength: long catch (85th percentile). Concern: receptions (16th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.0 | 20.2 | 12.9 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 60.0 | 30.3 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.0 | 8.8 | 2.9 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.2 | 61.5 | 31.2 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Derek Mason
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Middle Tennessee | 17 | 281 | 16.5 | 2 | -- |
| 2019 | Middle Tennessee | 16 | 242 | 15.1 | 3 | -- |
| 2018 | Middle Tennessee | 15 | 171 | 11.4 | 4 | -- |
| Career | 48 | 694 | 14.5 | 9 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 5 | 62 | 93 | -- |
| 2019 | Middle Tennessee | 17 | 113 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Middle Tennessee | 16 | 214 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 36 | 332 | 62 | 93 | -- |
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | L 23-31vs Colorado State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 5 | L 10-31@ Western Kentucky | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 6 | L 30-45vs Jacksonville State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 7 | W 31-23vs Louisiana Tech | 6 | 35 | 5.8 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 8 | L 35-42@ Liberty | 2 | 82 | 41.0 | 1 | 72 | |
| Wk 11 | W 40-6vs Florida International | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 12 | W 34-30vs UTEP | 2 | 66 | 33.0 | 1 | 56 | |
| Wk 13 | L 20-23@ Sam Houston | 5 | 98 | 19.6 | 0 | 43 | Season-high 98 yds |
| Total | 17 | 281 | 19.9 | 2 | 72 |
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to DJ Chisolm’s 2020 season.
Matches DJ on
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Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Elijah Steward’s path through Lafayette.
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Erik Brooks's senior season at Fresno State (2021).
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Player DNA