Player Dossier

2019-2023

Ole 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.

Usage / Role

Role sample still building

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Impact Production

Production sample still building

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

87

Elite ceiling indicators

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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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Recruit Profile

Class 2019 · Rating 0.8056

Lovejoy · Hampton, GA

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

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2019 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky3-00100
2020 PostseasonWestern Kentucky7210048.6
2020 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky719170048.6
2021 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky0-00-
2022 PostseasonOle Miss13373047.8
2022 Regular SeasonOle Miss1324236347.8
2023 PostseasonOle Miss13361082.1
2023 Regular SeasonOle Miss1352769482.1

Related Context

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2022Western Kentucky to UnlistedG5/FCS to Unlisted75.6Oct 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

2019 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with — 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.

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2019 Regular Season · Western Kentucky

Games

3

Receiving Yards / G

0

Efficiency

Usage

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Florida Atlantic

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Old Dominion: 0. Marshall: 0. Florida Atlantic: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Split Comparison

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Wins0 · Games = 1 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 2 · +0 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

3 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Florida Atlantic

Best efficiency game

— vs Florida Atlantic

Result
Sat 11/2vs Florida AtlanticL 24-35
Sat 10/26@ MarshallL 23-26
Sat 10/5@ Old DominionW 20-3

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. 1

    Western Kentucky

    2019-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Ole Miss

    2022-2023

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20192020202020212022202220232023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky0
2020 PostseasonWestern Kentucky18055.327.1180
2020 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky18055.327.10
2021 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky0-180
2022 PostseasonOle Miss30960.618.3309
2022 Regular SeasonOle Miss30960.618.30
2023 PostseasonOle Miss83086.622.1521
2023 Regular SeasonOle Miss83086.622.10

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

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2+ TD games