Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2020Louisville
Dez Fitzpatrick
WR • 6'2" • 210 lbs • Farmington Hills, MI, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Dez Fitzpatrick reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
66
Solid production for a receiver
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Reliability
53
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Louisville
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Louisville
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Florida State
Player Story
Dez Fitzpatrick built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a wide receiver from Farmington Hills, MI wearing No. 7, spending time with Louisville. The clearest part of Dez Fitzpatrick's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Louisville
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2021
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 4
- Overall
- No. 109
- NFL Team
- Tennessee Titans
Dez Fitzpatrick, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Louisville. Dez Fitzpatrick reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 2,589
- Receptions
- 154
- Touchdowns
- 21
Quick Answers
Dez Fitzpatrick quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Louisville · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 2,589
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 45 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Louisville
- Top game
- Florida State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Waterford Mott · Louisville
- High school pipeline
- Waterford Mott · 5 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2021 · Round 4 · Pick 4 · Tennessee Titans
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Senior
- 2020 Receiving yards rank
- 833 receiving yards · WR 21st (top 3%) · ACC 6th (top 3%) · National 21st (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Louisville | 12 | 45 | 699 | 9 | 69.4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Louisville | 11 | 31 | 422 | 3 | 63 |
| 2019 Postseason | Louisville | 11 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 70.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Louisville | 11 | 33 | 598 | 6 | 70.7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Louisville | 11 | 43 | 833 | 3 | 80.9 |
Related Context
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Dez Fitzpatrick played WR for Louisville. Across 4 tracked seasons, Dez Fitzpatrick recorded 2,589 receiving yards, 5 tackles, and 21 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Louisville.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Louisville paired 833 primary output with 92.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 92.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2020 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Boston College
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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Season Explorer
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2020 Regular Season · Louisville
Games
11
Receiving Yards / G
75.7
Efficiency
92.2
Usage
21.5
Consistency
59.8
Best Game by takeover score
Boston College
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Western Kentucky: 110. Miami: 74. Pittsburgh: 14. Georgia Tech: 36. Notre Dame: 21. Florida State: 30. Virginia Tech: 158. Virginia: 71. Syracuse: 60. Boston College: 182. Wake Forest: 77
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. Western Kentucky: 4 by 100. Miami: 7 by 70.5. Pittsburgh: 1 by 93.3. Georgia Tech: 1 by 100. Notre Dame: 2 by 70. Florida State: 2 by 100. Virginia Tech: 5 by 100. Virginia: 5 by 94.7. Syracuse: 2 by 100. Boston College: 8 by 100. Wake Forest: 6 by 85.6
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins69.3 · Games = 4 · -10.2 vs Losses
Losses79.4 · Games = 7 · +10.2 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
Boston College
Best efficiency game
100 vs Boston College
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/12 | vs Wake Forest | W 45-21 | — | 6 | 77 | 12.8 | 12.80 | 0 | 28 |
| Sat 11/28 | @ Boston College100 receiving yards · High volume | L 27-34 | — | 8 | 182 | 22.8 | 22.80 | 1 | 69 |
| Sat 11/21 | vs Syracuse | W 30-0 | — | 2 | 60 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 39 |
| Sat 11/14 | @ Virginia | L 17-31 | — | 5 | 71 | 14.2 | 14.20 | 0 | 24 |
| Sat 10/31 | vs Virginia Tech100 receiving yards | L 35-42 | — | 5 | 158 | 31.6 | 31.60 | 1 | 82 |
| Sat 10/24 | vs Florida State | W 48-16 | — | 2 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 20 |
| Sat 10/17 | @ Notre Dame | L 7-12 | — | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 0 | 11 |
| Fri 10/9 | @ Georgia Tech | L 27-46 | — | 1 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 36 |
| Sat 9/26 | @ Pittsburgh | L 20-23 | — | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 9/19 | vs Miami | L 34-47 | — | 7 | 74 | 10.6 | 10.60 | 0 | 19 |
| Sun 9/13 | vs Western Kentucky100 receiving yards | W 35-21 | — | 4 | 110 | 27.5 | 27.50 | 1 | 70 |
Player Story
Dez Fitzpatrick story
Dez Fitzpatrick built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a wide receiver from Farmington Hills, MI wearing No. 7, spending time with Louisville. The clearest part of Dez Fitzpatrick's career was his receiving role: 154 catches, 2,589 receiving yards, and 21 touchdowns across 45 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Louisville. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 5 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 45 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Louisville.
The arc is straightforward: Dez Fitzpatrick moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Louisville
2017-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20172018201920192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Louisville | 699 | 84.4 | 16.5 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Louisville | 422 | 77.3 | 16.2 | -277 |
| 2019 Postseason | Louisville | 635 | 85.9 | 22.9 | 213 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Louisville | 635 | 85.9 | 22.9 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Louisville | 833 | 92.2 | 21.5 | 198 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Florida State
Week 4 · L 24-35 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
133
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
133 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Boston College
Week 13 · L 27-34 · Conference game
182
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
182 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Boston College
Week 7 · L 42-45 · Conference game
127
Receiving Yards
98.3 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
127 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Wake Forest
Week 7 · W 62-59 · Conference game
125
Receiving Yards
97.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
125 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ NC State
Week 6 · L 25-39 · Conference game
134
Receiving Yards
96.4 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
134 receiving yards with a 89.3 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Louisville
833 primary output · 92.2 efficiency · 21.5 usage
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#2
2019 Postseason · Louisville
70.7
635 primary · 85.9 efficiency · 22.9 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Louisville
70.7
635 primary · 85.9 efficiency · 22.9 usage
Milestones
8
100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
3
2+ TD games
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