Usage Score
16.8
Player Dossier
2020-2022Houston
WR • 5'10" • 165 lbs • Daytona Beach, FL, USA
Nathaniel Dell reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Usage Score
16.8
Efficiency
87.5
Consistency
60.4
Season Value
48.9
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason · Houston
Snapshot
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Nathaniel Dell, WR. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason · Houston. Nathaniel Dell reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Houston paired 1,329 primary output with 88.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 87.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Hawai'i
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Games
8
Receiving Yards / G
53.5
Efficiency
87.5
Usage
16.8
Consistency
60.4
Best Game by takeover score
Hawai'i
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Game by game trend chart. Hawai'i: 112. Tulane: 26. BYU: 37. Navy: 13. UCF: 88. Cincinnati: 60. South Florida: 28. Memphis: 64
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. Hawai'i: 6 by 100. Tulane: 1 by 100. BYU: 3 by 82.2. Navy: 1 by 86.7. UCF: 6 by 97.8. Cincinnati: 3 by 100. South Florida: 3 by 62.2. Memphis: 6 by 71.1
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8 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Hawai'i
Best efficiency game
100 vs Hawai'i
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/24 | vs Hawai'i100 receiving yards | L 14-28 | — | 6 | 112 | 18.7 | 18.70 | 1 | 39 |
| Sat 12/12 | @ Memphis | L 27-30 | — | 6 | 64 | 10.7 | 10.70 | 0 | 17 |
| Sat 11/14 | vs South Florida | W 56-21 | — | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 9.30 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 11/7 | @ Cincinnati | L 10-38 | — | 3 | 60 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 54 |
| Sat 10/31 | vs UCF | L 21-44 | — | 6 | 88 | 14.7 | 14.70 | 1 | 32 |
| Sat 10/24 | @ Navy | W 37-21 | — | 1 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 10/17 | vs BYU | L 26-43 | — | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 12.30 | 1 | 16 |
| Thu 10/8 | vs Tulane | W 49-31 | — | 1 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 26 |
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Houston
2020-2022
Opening stop
Season Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Postseason | Houston | 428 | 87.5 | 16.8 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Houston | 428 | 87.5 | 16.8 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Houston | 1,329 | 88.2 | 29.8 | 901 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Houston | 1,329 | 88.2 | 29.8 | 0 |
| 2022 Postseason | Houston | 1,398 | 78.6 | 32.6 | 69 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Houston | 1,398 | 78.6 | 32.6 | 0 |
#1 Featured game
Cincinnati
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
152
Primary metric
152 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
South Florida
164
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
164 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
SMU
165
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
165 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
Auburn
150
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
150 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
Hawai'i
112
Primary metric
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
112 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#1 Season by value score
2021 Postseason · Houston
1,329 primary output · 88.2 efficiency · 29.8 usage
70.5
#2
2021 Regular Season · Houston
70.5
1,329 primary · 88.2 efficiency · 29.8 usage
#3
2022 Postseason · Houston
70.5
1,398 primary · 78.6 efficiency · 32.6 usage
13
100+ receiving yards
13
8+ catch outings
9
2+ TD games
Recruit Profile
Class 2024 · Rating 0.8067
Brownsburg · Brownsburg, IN
Career Facts
1
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
3,155
Career Receiving Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 35 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
Nathaniel Dell quick answers
Recruiting profile
3-star recruit