Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2024Kansas State
Dante Cephas
WR • 6'0" • 193 lbs • Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Dante Cephas reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a receiver
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
79
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Kent State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Kent State • Penn State • Kansas State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ohio
Player 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'...
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- Committed To
- Kent State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Dante Cephas, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Kent State. Dante Cephas reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 2,569
- Receptions
- 182
- Touchdowns
- 14
Quick Answers
Dante Cephas quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kansas State · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 2,569
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 8 entries · 45 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Kent State
- Top game
- Ohio
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Penn Hills · Kent State
- High school pipeline
- Penn Hills · 23 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 14 · Senior
- 2024 Receiving yards rank
- 184 receiving yards · WR 494th (top 46%) · Big 12 80th (top 32%) · National 677th (top 32%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Kent State | 1 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 57.1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Kent State | 4 | 11 | 136 | 0 | 47.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | Kent State | 14 | 4 | 116 | 1 | 88.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Kent State | 14 | 78 | 1,124 | 8 | 88.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Kent State | 9 | 48 | 744 | 3 | 75.4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Penn State | 10 | 22 | 246 | 2 | 49.1 |
| 2024 Postseason | Kansas State | 7 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 44.3 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Kansas State | 7 | 13 | 142 | 0 | 44.3 |
Related Context
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Dante Cephas played WR for Kent State, Penn State, and Kansas State. Across 6 tracked seasons, Dante Cephas recorded 18 rushing yards, 2,569 receiving yards, and 3 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Kent State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Kent State paired 1,240 primary output with 83.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 83.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Kent State, Penn State, Kansas State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Buffalo
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Workbench
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2021 Postseason · Kent State
Games
14
Receiving Yards / G
88.6
Efficiency
83.7
Usage
30.6
Consistency
70.2
Best Game by takeover score
Buffalo
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Wyoming: 116. Texas A&M: 21. VMI: 54. Iowa: 8. Maryland: 151. Bowling Green: 64. Buffalo: 186. Western Michigan: 96. Ohio: 103. Northern Illinois: 124. Central Michigan: 100. Akron: 36. Miami (OH): 79. Northern Illinois: 102
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wyoming: 4 by 100. Texas A&M: 3 by 46.7. VMI: 2 by 100. Iowa: 2 by 26.7. Maryland: 10 by 100. Bowling Green: 6 by 71.1. Buffalo: 13 by 95.4. Western Michigan: 5 by 100. Ohio: 9 by 76.3. Northern Illinois: 5 by 100. Central Michigan: 5 by 100. Akron: 2 by 100. Miami (OH): 9 by 58.5. Northern Illinois: 7 by 97.1
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins92.3 · Games = 7 · +7.4 vs Losses
Losses84.9 · Games = 7 · -7.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Buffalo
Best efficiency game
100 vs Wyoming
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/21 | @ Wyoming100 receiving yards | L 38-52 | — | 4 | 116 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 80 |
| Sat 12/4 | @ Northern Illinois100 receiving yards | L 23-41 | — | 7 | 102 | 14.6 | 14.60 | 0 | 26 |
| Sat 11/27 | vs Miami (OH)High volume | W 48-47 | — | 9 | 79 | 8.8 | 8.80 | 1 | 21 |
| Sat 11/20 | @ Akron | W 38-0 | — | 2 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Thu 11/11 | @ Central Michigan100 receiving yards | L 30-54 | — | 5 | 100 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 51 |
| Wed 11/3 | vs Northern Illinois100 receiving yards | W 52-47 | — | 5 | 124 | 24.8 | 24.80 | 0 | 46 |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Ohio100 receiving yards · High volume | W 34-27 | — | 9 | 103 | 11.4 | 11.40 | 1 | 33 |
| Sat 10/16 | @ Western Michigan | L 31-64 | — | 5 | 96 | 19.2 | 19.20 | 1 | 43 |
| Sat 10/9 | vs Buffalo100 receiving yards · High volume | W 48-38 | — | 13 | 186 | 14.3 | 14.30 | 3 | 40 |
| Sat 10/2 | vs Bowling Green | W 27-20 | — | 6 | 64 | 10.7 | 10.70 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 9/25 | @ Maryland100 receiving yards · High volume | L 16-37 | — | 10 | 151 | 15.1 | 15.10 | 1 | 40 |
| Sat 9/18 | @ Iowa | L 7-30 | — | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 9/11 | vs VMI | W 60-10 | — | 2 | 54 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 52 |
| Sun 9/5 | @ Texas A&M | L 10-41 | — | 3 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 12 |
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
Kent State
2019-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Penn State
2023
Peak year stop
- 3
Kansas State
2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20192020202120212022202320242024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Kent State | 19 | 31.7 | 28.6 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Kent State | 136 | 72.2 | 12.5 | 117 |
| 2021 Postseason | Kent State | 1,240 | 83.7 | 30.6 | 1,104 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Kent State | 1,240 | 83.7 | 30.6 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Kent State | 744 | 89.1 | 32.8 | -496 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Penn State | 246 | 74.9 | 11.1 | -498 |
| 2024 Postseason | Kansas State | 184 | 70.3 | 12.5 | -62 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Kansas State | 184 | 70.3 | 12.5 | 0 |
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
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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
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