Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2024Fresno State
Mac Dalena
WR • 5'11" • 180 lbs • Fresno, CA, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Mac Dalena reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
89
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
67
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Fresno State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Fresno State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Sacramento State
Player Story
Mac Dalena built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a wide receiver from Fresno, CA, spending time with Fresno State. The clearest part of Mac Dalena's career was his receiving role: 120 catches, 1,686...
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- Committed To
- Fresno State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Mac Dalena, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Fresno State. Mac Dalena reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,686
- Receptions
- 120
- Touchdowns
- 13
Quick Answers
Mac Dalena quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Fresno State · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,686
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 41 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Fresno State
- Top game
- Sacramento State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · San Joaquin Memorial · Fresno State
- High school pipeline
- San Joaquin Memorial · 14 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- Senior
- 2024 Receiving yards rank
- 998 receiving yards · WR 26th (top 3%) · Mountain West 3rd (top 2%) · National 28th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Fresno State | 3 | 4 | 88 | 1 | 42.8 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Fresno State | 4 | - | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2022 Postseason | Fresno State | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21.4 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Fresno State | 9 | 9 | 92 | 1 | 21.4 |
| 2023 Postseason | Fresno State | 13 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 52.4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Fresno State | 13 | 43 | 497 | 3 | 52.4 |
| 2024 Postseason | Fresno State | 12 | 6 | 118 | 0 | 81.1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Fresno State | 12 | 54 | 880 | 8 | 81.1 |
Related Context
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Mac Dalena played WR for Fresno State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Mac Dalena recorded 73 rushing yards, 1,686 receiving yards, and 14 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Fresno State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Fresno State paired 0 primary output with — efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 84.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Sacramento State
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · Fresno State
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
83.2
Efficiency
84.7
Usage
22.6
Consistency
64.3
Best Game by takeover score
Sacramento State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Northern Illinois: 118. Michigan: 67. Sacramento State: 235. New Mexico State: 82. New Mexico: 47. UNLV: 70. Nevada: 45. San José State: 85. Hawai'i: 38. Air Force: 89. Colorado State: 75. UCLA: 47
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Northern Illinois: 6 by 100. Michigan: 6 by 74.4. Sacramento State: 7 by 100. New Mexico State: 2 by 100. New Mexico: 3 by 100. UNLV: 4 by 100. Nevada: 4 by 75. San José State: 5 by 100. Hawai'i: 5 by 50.7. Air Force: 4 by 100. Colorado State: 7 by 71.4. UCLA: 7 by 44.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins94.8 · Games = 6 · +23.3 vs Losses
Losses71.5 · Games = 6 · -23.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Sacramento State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Northern Illinois
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12/23 | vs Northern Illinois100 receiving yards | L 20-28 | — | 6 | 118 | 19.7 | 19.70 | 0 | 54 |
| Sat 11/30 | @ UCLA | L 13-20 | — | 7 | 47 | 8.4 | 6.70 | 0 | 21 |
| Sun 11/24 | vs Colorado State | W 28-22 | — | 7 | 75 | 9.9 | 10.70 | 1 | 28 |
| Sun 11/10 | @ Air Force2+ TD | L 28-36 | — | 4 | 89 | 22.3 | 22.30 | 2 | 73 |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Hawai'i | L 20-21 | — | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 7.60 | 0 | 11 |
| Sun 10/27 | vs San José State | W 33-10 | — | 5 | 85 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 35 |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Nevada | W 24-21 | — | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 11.30 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 9/28 | @ UNLV | L 14-59 | — | 4 | 70 | 13.2 | 17.50 | 1 | 22 |
| Sun 9/22 | @ New Mexico | W 38-21 | — | 3 | 47 | 12 | 15.70 | 0 | 29 |
| Sun 9/15 | vs New Mexico State2+ TD | W 48-0 | — | 2 | 82 | 41 | 41 | 2 | 69 |
| Sun 9/8 | vs Sacramento State100 receiving yards | W 46-30 | — | 7 | 235 | 31.6 | 33.60 | 1 | 75 |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Michigan | L 10-30 | — | 6 | 67 | 11.2 | 11.20 | 0 | 19 |
Player Story
Mac Dalena story
Mac Dalena built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a wide receiver from Fresno, CA, spending time with Fresno State. The clearest part of Mac Dalena's career was his receiving role: 120 catches, 1,686 receiving yards, 13 touchdowns, and 73 rushing yards across 41 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Fresno 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 73 rushing yards, 14 tackles, and 36 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 41 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Fresno State.
The arc is straightforward: Mac Dalena 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
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Fresno State
2020-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20202021202220222023202320242024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Fresno State | 88 | 100 | 15.4 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Fresno State | 0 | — | — | -88 |
| 2022 Postseason | Fresno State | 92 | 42.2 | 8 | 92 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Fresno State | 92 | 42.2 | 8 | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | Fresno State | 508 | 66 | 13.9 | 416 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Fresno State | 508 | 66 | 13.9 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Fresno State | 998 | 84.7 | 22.6 | 490 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Fresno State | 998 | 84.7 | 22.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Sacramento State
Week 2 · W 46-30
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
235
Receiving Yards
99.1 takeover
235 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Boise State
Week 10 · W 37-30 · Conference game
85
Receiving Yards
89.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
85 receiving yards with a 94.4 efficiency score.
#3
@ Wyoming
Week 6 · L 19-24 · Conference game
90
Receiving Yards
88 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
90 receiving yards with a 75 efficiency score.
#4
@ New Mexico
Week 15 · L 39-49 · Conference game
88
Receiving Yards
83.8 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
88 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Northern Illinois
Week 1 · L 20-28 · Postseason
118
Receiving Yards
83.4 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
118 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Fresno State
0 primary output · — efficiency · — usage
100
#2
2024 Postseason · Fresno State
81.1
998 primary · 84.7 efficiency · 22.6 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Fresno State
81.1
998 primary · 84.7 efficiency · 22.6 usage
Milestones
2
100+ receiving yards
1
8+ catch outings
2
2+ TD games
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