Player Career

Dante Cephas Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Dante Cephas story

Dante Cephas built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a wide receiver from Pittsburgh, PA wearing No. 14, spending time with Kansas State, Kent State, and Penn State. The clearest part of Dante Cephas' career was his receiving role: 182 catches, 2,569 receiving yards, 14 touchdowns, and 18 rushing yards across 45 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Kent State. 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 18 rushing yards and 3 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 Kansas State, Kent State, and Penn State.

The arc is straightforward: Dante Cephas 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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Kent State

    2019-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Penn State

    2023

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Kansas State

    2024

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20192020202120212022202320242024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonKent State1931.728.6
2020 Regular SeasonKent State13672.212.5117
2021 PostseasonKent State1,24083.730.61,104
2021 Regular SeasonKent State1,24083.730.60
2022 Regular SeasonKent State74489.132.8-496
2023 Regular SeasonPenn State24674.911.1-498
2024 PostseasonKansas State18470.312.5-62
2024 Regular SeasonKansas State18470.312.50

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2024Penn State to Kansas StateP4 to P481.2Jan 3, 2024
2023Kent State to Penn StateG5/FCS to P487Dec 5, 2022

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Ohio

Week 5 · W 31-24 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

246

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

246 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Buffalo

Week 6 · W 48-38 · Conference game

186

Receiving Yards

98.5 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

186 receiving yards with a 95.4 efficiency score.

#3

@ Maryland

Week 4 · L 16-37

151

Receiving Yards

93.7 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

151 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs Arizona State

Week 12 · L 14-24 · Conference game

65

Receiving Yards

85.2 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

65 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

@ Northern Illinois

Week 14 · L 23-41 · Conference game

102

Receiving Yards

84 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

102 receiving yards with a 97.1 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2021 Postseason · Kent State

1,240 primary output · 83.7 efficiency · 30.6 usage

88.5

#2

2021 Regular Season · Kent State

88.5

1,240 primary · 83.7 efficiency · 30.6 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Kent State

75.4

744 primary · 89.1 efficiency · 32.8 usage

Milestones

10

100+ receiving yards

6

8+ catch outings

2

2+ TD games