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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2023Ole Miss
Dayton Wade
WR • 5'9" • 175 lbs • Atlanta, GA, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Dayton Wade reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
46
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
lowhigh
Star Power
40
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Western Kentucky • Ole Miss
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Vanderbilt
Player Story
Dayton Wade built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a wide receiver from Atlanta, GA wearing No. 19, spending time with Ole Miss and Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Dayton Wade's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Western Kentucky
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Dayton Wade, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Western Kentucky. Dayton Wade reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,319
- Receptions
- 103
- Touchdowns
- 7
Quick Answers
Dayton Wade quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ole Miss · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,319
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
- Top game
- Vanderbilt
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Lovejoy · Western Kentucky
- High school pipeline
- Lovejoy · 41 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 19 · Senior
- 2023 Receiving yards rank
- 830 receiving yards · WR 67th (top 7%) · SEC 7th (top 4%) · National 67th (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 3 | - | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2020 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 7 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 48.6 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 7 | 19 | 170 | 0 | 48.6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2022 Postseason | Ole Miss | 13 | 3 | 73 | 0 | 47.8 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 13 | 24 | 236 | 3 | 47.8 |
| 2023 Postseason | Ole Miss | 13 | 3 | 61 | 0 | 82.1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 13 | 52 | 769 | 4 | 82.1 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Western Kentucky to Unlisted | G5/FCS to Unlisted | 75.6 | Oct 5, 2021 |
Dayton Wade played WR for Western Kentucky and Ole Miss. Across 5 tracked seasons, Dayton Wade recorded 103 rushing yards, 1,319 receiving yards, and 3 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Ole Miss.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
Western Kentucky paired 0 primary output with — efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 86.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Western Kentucky, Ole Miss.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Vanderbilt
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2023 Postseason · Ole Miss
Games
13
Receiving Yards / G
63.8
Efficiency
86.6
Usage
22.1
Consistency
68.3
Best Game by takeover score
Vanderbilt
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Penn State: 61. Mercer: 23. Tulane: 106. Georgia Tech: 86. Alabama: 88. LSU: 64. Arkansas: 23. Auburn: 12. Vanderbilt: 120. Texas A&M: 80. Georgia: 45. UL Monroe: 108. Mississippi State: 14
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. Penn State: 3 by 100. Mercer: 1 by 100. Tulane: 7 by 100. Georgia Tech: 3 by 100. Alabama: 5 by 100. LSU: 7 by 61. Arkansas: 4 by 38.3. Auburn: 1 by 80. Vanderbilt: 8 by 100. Texas A&M: 4 by 100. Georgia: 3 by 100. UL Monroe: 7 by 100. Mississippi State: 2 by 46.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins63.4 · Games = 11 · -3.1 vs Losses
Losses66.5 · Games = 2 · +3.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Vanderbilt
Best efficiency game
100 vs Penn State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/30 | @ Penn State | W 38-25 | — | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 20.30 | 0 | 34 |
| Fri 11/24 | @ Mississippi State | W 17-7 | — | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 11/18 | vs UL Monroe100 receiving yards | W 35-3 | — | 7 | 108 | 15.4 | 15.40 | 1 | 58 |
| Sun 11/12 | @ Georgia | L 17-52 | — | 3 | 45 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 23 |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Texas A&M | W 38-35 | — | 4 | 80 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 31 |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Vanderbilt100 receiving yards · High volume | W 33-7 | — | 8 | 120 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 48 |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Auburn | W 28-21 | — | 1 | 12 | 5.7 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Arkansas | W 27-20 | — | 4 | 23 | 5.6 | 5.80 | 1 | 17 |
| Sat 9/30 | vs LSU | W 55-49 | — | 7 | 64 | 9.1 | 9.10 | 1 | 15 |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Alabama | L 10-24 | — | 5 | 88 | 12.6 | 17.60 | 0 | 40 |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Georgia Tech | W 48-23 | — | 3 | 86 | 20.2 | 28.70 | 0 | 43 |
| Sat 9/9 | @ Tulane100 receiving yards | W 37-20 | — | 7 | 106 | 15.1 | 15.10 | 0 | 43 |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Mercer | W 73-7 | — | 1 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
Player Story
Dayton Wade story
Dayton Wade built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a wide receiver from Atlanta, GA wearing No. 19, spending time with Ole Miss and Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Dayton Wade's career was his receiving role: 103 catches, 1,319 receiving yards, 7 touchdowns, and 103 rushing yards across 36 career games in the available record. His career also includes 103 rushing yards, 3 tackles, and 528 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Dayton Wade's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Western Kentucky
2019-2021
Opening stop
- 2
Ole Miss
2022-2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20192020202020212022202220232023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2020 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 180 | 55.3 | 27.1 | 180 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 180 | 55.3 | 27.1 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 0 | — | — | -180 |
| 2022 Postseason | Ole Miss | 309 | 60.6 | 18.3 | 309 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 309 | 60.6 | 18.3 | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | Ole Miss | 830 | 86.6 | 22.1 | 521 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 830 | 86.6 | 22.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Vanderbilt
Week 9 · W 33-7 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
120
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
120 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Tulane
Week 2 · W 37-20
106
Receiving Yards
96.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
106 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs UL Monroe
Week 12 · W 35-3
108
Receiving Yards
91.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
108 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Georgia Tech
Week 3 · W 48-23
86
Receiving Yards
90.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
86 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ Middle Tennessee
Week 5 · W 20-17 · Conference game
66
Receiving Yards
87.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
66 receiving yards with a 62.9 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
0 primary output · — efficiency · — usage
100
#2
2023 Postseason · Ole Miss
82.1
830 primary · 86.6 efficiency · 22.1 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Ole Miss
82.1
830 primary · 86.6 efficiency · 22.1 usage
Milestones
3
100+ receiving yards
3
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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