Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2006-2009Pittsburgh
Dorin Dickerson
TE • 6'2" • Imperial, PA, USA
Alpha targetPossession profile
Dorin Dickerson reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
28
Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
36
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2009 Postseason · Pittsburgh
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Pittsburgh
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Syracuse
Player Story
Dorin Dickerson built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a tight end from Imperial, PA wearing No. 2, spending time with Pittsburgh. The clearest part of Dorin Dickerson's career was his receiving role: 63...
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- Committed To
- Pittsburgh
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2006
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2010
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 20
- Overall
- No. 227
- NFL Team
- Houston Texans
Dorin Dickerson, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2009 Postseason · Pittsburgh. Dorin Dickerson reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 708
- Receptions
- 63
- Touchdowns
- 13
Quick Answers
Dorin Dickerson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Pittsburgh · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 708
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 26 games
- Best season
- 2009 Postseason · Pittsburgh
- Top game
- Syracuse
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · West Allegheny · Pittsburgh
- High school pipeline
- West Allegheny · 7 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2010 · Round 7 · Pick 20 · Houston Texans
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Class 2009
- 2009 Receiving yards rank
- 529 receiving yards · TE 10th (top 4%) · Big East 13th (top 12%) · National 176th (top 11%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 17.8 |
| 2007 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2008 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 11 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 44 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 11 | 11 | 137 | 2 | 44 |
| 2009 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 12 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 78 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 12 | 45 | 508 | 10 | 78 |
Related Context
Keep exploring Dorin Dickerson
Dorin Dickerson played TE for Pittsburgh. Across 4 tracked seasons, Dorin Dickerson recorded 50 rushing yards, 708 receiving yards, and 13 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2009 with Pittsburgh.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2009 Postseason
Pittsburgh paired 529 primary output with 67.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2008 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 70 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2009 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Oregon State
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 90th percentile of the selected season.
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2008 Postseason · Pittsburgh
Games
11
Receiving Yards / G
15.8
Efficiency
70
Usage
8.4
Consistency
45
Best Game by takeover score
Oregon State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Oregon State: 37. Bowling Green: 23. Buffalo: 7. Iowa: 18. Syracuse: 11. South Florida: 0. Navy: 16. Rutgers: 8. Notre Dame: 2. Louisville: 11. Cincinnati: 41
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Oregon State: 2 by 100. Bowling Green: 2 by 76.7. Buffalo: 1 by 46.7. Iowa: 1 by 100. Syracuse: 2 by 36.7. Navy: 1 by 100. Rutgers: 1 by 53.3. Notre Dame: 1 by 13.3. Louisville: 1 by 73.3. Cincinnati: 1 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins9.3 · Games = 7 · -18.0 vs Losses
Losses27.3 · Games = 4 · +18.0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Oregon State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Oregon State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/31 | vs Oregon State | L 0-3 | — | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 18.50 | 0 | 20 |
| Sun 11/23 | @ Cincinnati | L 21-28 | — | 1 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 1 | 41 |
| Sat 11/8 | vs Louisville | W 41-7 | — | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Notre Dame | W 36-33 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Rutgers | L 34-54 | — | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Navy | W 42-21 | — | 1 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Thu 10/2 | @ South Florida | W 26-21 | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Syracuse | W 34-24 | — | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 5.50 | 1 | 9 |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Iowa | W 21-20 | — | 1 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Buffalo | W 27-16 | — | 1 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Bowling Green | L 17-27 | — | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 11.50 | 0 | 18 |
Player Story
Dorin Dickerson story
Dorin Dickerson built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a tight end from Imperial, PA wearing No. 2, spending time with Pittsburgh. The clearest part of Dorin Dickerson's career was his receiving role: 63 catches, 708 receiving yards, 12 touchdowns, and 50 rushing yards across 26 career games in the available record. His career also includes 50 rushing yards and 26 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Dorin Dickerson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Pittsburgh
2006-2009
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
200620072008200820092009
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 5 | 33.3 | 7.7 | — |
| 2007 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 0 | — | — | -5 |
| 2008 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 174 | 70 | 8.4 | 174 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 174 | 70 | 8.4 | 0 |
| 2009 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 529 | 67.1 | 24.3 | 355 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 529 | 67.1 | 24.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Syracuse
Week 10 · W 37-10 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
118
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
118 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Oregon State
Week 1 · L 0-3 · Postseason
37
Receiving Yards
88.1 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
37 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ NC State
Week 4 · L 31-38
52
Receiving Yards
76.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
52 receiving yards with a 86.7 efficiency score.
#4
@ Buffalo
Week 2 · W 54-27
71
Receiving Yards
73.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
71 receiving yards with a 59.2 efficiency score.
#5
@ Cincinnati
Week 13 · L 21-28 · Conference game
41
Receiving Yards
72.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
41 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2009 Postseason · Pittsburgh
529 primary output · 67.1 efficiency · 24.3 usage
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#2
2009 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
78
529 primary · 67.1 efficiency · 24.3 usage
#3
2008 Postseason · Pittsburgh
44
174 primary · 70 efficiency · 8.4 usage
Milestones
1
100+ receiving yards
1
8+ catch outings
2
2+ TD games
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