Player Dossier

2007-2009

Miami

Dedrick Epps

TE • 6'4" • Richmond, VA, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Dedrick Epps reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

9%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

35

Developing production for a tight end

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Reliability

34

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

49

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · Miami

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
Miami
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: NC State

Player Story

Dedrick Epps built his college career from 2007 through 2009 as a tight end from Richmond, VA wearing No. 18, spending time with Miami. The clearest part of Dedrick Epps' career was his receiving role: 49 catches,...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2006 · Rating 0.8833

Huguenot · Richmond, VA

Committed To
Miami
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2006

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2010
Selection
Round 7 · Pick 28
Overall
No. 235
NFL Team
Los Angeles Chargers

Dedrick Epps, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · Miami. Dedrick Epps reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
634
Receptions
49
Touchdowns
6

Quick Answers

Dedrick Epps quick answers

Latest team and position
Miami · TE
Career Receiving Yards
634
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 23 games
Best season
2009 Regular Season · Miami
Top game
NC State
Recruit profile
3-star · Huguenot · Miami
High school pipeline
Huguenot · 3 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
NFL Draft
2010 · Round 7 · Pick 28 · Los Angeles Chargers
Latest roster
No. 18 · Class 2009
2009 Receiving yards rank
247 receiving yards · TE 56th (top 20%) · ACC 39th (top 23%) · National 455th (top 27%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2007 Regular SeasonMiami5883152
2008 Regular SeasonMiami922304262.1
2009 Regular SeasonMiami919247367.8

Related Context

Dedrick Epps played TE for Miami. Across 3 tracked seasons, Dedrick Epps recorded 634 receiving yards and 6 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2008 with Miami.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2009 Regular Season

Miami paired 247 primary output with 74.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2009 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 74.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2009 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: South Florida

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 88.9th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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2009 Regular Season · Miami

Games

9

Receiving Yards / G

27.4

Efficiency

74.4

Usage

12.9

Consistency

72.5

Best Game by takeover score

South Florida

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Florida State: 46. Georgia Tech: 37. Virginia Tech: 13. Oklahoma: 38. UCF: 5. Clemson: 27. Virginia: 24. Duke: 17. South Florida: 40

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 versus efficiency scatter chart. Florida State: 2 by 100. Georgia Tech: 3 by 82.2. Virginia Tech: 2 by 43.3. Oklahoma: 3 by 84.4. UCF: 1 by 33.3. Clemson: 2 by 90. Virginia: 2 by 80. Duke: 2 by 56.7. South Florida: 2 by 100

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins29.6 · Games = 7 · +9.6 vs Losses
Losses20 · Games = 2 · -9.6 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

9 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

South Florida

Best efficiency game

100 vs South Florida

Result
Sat 11/28@ South FloridaW 31-102402020133
Sat 11/21vs DukeW 34-162178.58.50010
Sat 11/7vs VirginiaW 52-172241212014
Sat 10/24vs ClemsonL 37-4022713.513.50016
Sat 10/17@ UCFW 27-7155505
Sun 10/4vs OklahomaW 21-2033812.712.70119
Sat 9/26@ Virginia TechL 7-312136.56.5009
Thu 9/17vs Georgia TechW 33-1733712.312.30114
Tue 9/8@ Florida StateW 38-342462323027

Player Story

Dedrick Epps story

Dedrick Epps built his college career from 2007 through 2009 as a tight end from Richmond, VA wearing No. 18, spending time with Miami. The clearest part of Dedrick Epps' career was his receiving role: 49 catches, 634 receiving yards, and 6 touchdowns across 23 career games in the available record. That gives Dedrick Epps' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Miami

    2007-2009

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

200720082009
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2007 Regular SeasonMiami836811.6
2008 Regular SeasonMiami30465.413.3221
2009 Regular SeasonMiami24774.412.9-57

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ NC State

Week 14 · L 28-38 · Conference game

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

101

Receiving Yards

87.8 takeover

101 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ South Florida

Week 13 · W 31-10

40

Receiving Yards

82.6 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

40 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs Virginia

Week 11 · L 0-48 · Conference game

21

Receiving Yards

81.5 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

21 receiving yards with a 70 efficiency score.

#4

@ Florida State

Week 1 · W 38-34 · Conference game

46

Receiving Yards

77.2 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

46 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs Oklahoma

Week 5 · W 21-20

38

Receiving Yards

73.2 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

38 receiving yards with a 84.4 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2009 Regular Season · Miami

247 primary output · 74.4 efficiency · 12.9 usage

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#2

2008 Regular Season · Miami

62.1

304 primary · 65.4 efficiency · 13.3 usage

#3

2007 Regular Season · Miami

52

83 primary · 68 efficiency · 11.6 usage

Milestones

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100+ receiving yards

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8+ catch outings

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2+ TD games