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Jersey Number 14
Dylan Cantrell
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Whitehouse, Texas
- High School:
- Whitehouse
Bio
2017 SEASON (SENIOR)
Put together his best season as a Red Raider to close his career … started in all 13 games as a senior … finished second on the team with 71 catches for 816 yards, both of which were the most in his career … added seven touchdowns through the air, which was also second on the team … averaged 62.8 receiving yards per game and 11.5 yards per catch … proved to be a flexible option in Texas Tech’s high-octane offense, moving from ‘Z’ receiver to ‘X’ … appeared as a slot receiver as well … IN NCAA RANKINGS: ended the year ranked 41st in receptions per game (5.5), 60th in receiving touchdowns, 65th in receiving yards and 72nd in receiving yards per game … IN BIG 12 RANKINGS: ranked fourth in receptions per game, 10th in receiving touchdowns and 12th for both receiving yards per game and receiving yards … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS … opened the year with four receptions with 35 yards against Eastern Washington (9/2) … put together the best performance of his career against Arizona State (9/16) with eight receptions for a career-high 160 yards and two touchdowns … final touchdown was the game-winner with less than two minutes remaining ... marked the second 100-yard game of his career … his two touchdowns also matched his career high … closed non-conference play with two catches for 34 yards at Houston (9/23) … gave the Red Raiders a 14-7 lead early in the second quarter against Oklahoma State (9/30) on a 3-yard touchdown grab … was one of six catches for 67 yards in the Big 12 opener versus the Cowboys … followed with two receptions for 26 yards at Kansas 910/7) … caught eight passes for 85 yards and a touchdown at West Virginia (10/14) … posted six catches for 48 yards at home against Iowa State (10/21) … held to just three catches at Oklahoma (10/28) but managed 75 yards and a touchdown … touchdown came on a 42-yard strike late in the first quarter … came close to another 100-yard game with eight catches for 99 yards and a touchdown versus Kansas State (11/4) … matched his career high with 11 receptions in the win over Baylor (11/11) … approached 100 yards again with 94 total yards through the air against the Bears … followed with seven catches for 55 yards on Senior Day versus TCU (11/18) … ended the regular season with two catches for 12 yards at Texas (11/24) … wrapped his Red Raider career with four catches for 26 yards and a touchdown in the Birmingham Bowl against USF (12/23) … touchdown came on a 3-yard strike that gave Tech a 17-10 lead early in the third quarter … AWARDS AND HONORS … received All-Big 12 honorable mention accolades by the conference coaches … preseason candidate for the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award … named to the Academic All-Big 12 second team ... honored one of the two teams for the third time in his career.
2016 SEASON (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)
Returned to the field to become one of Texas Tech’s most reliable outside receivers … played in 10 games on the season, all of them starts … missed two games - versus West Virginia (10/15) and Oklahoma (10/22) – due to injury … managed to finish third on the team with 58 receptions and 675 receiving yards … was second on the team with eight touchdown catches … averaged 11.6 yards per catch and 67.5 yards per game … IN NCAA RANKINGS: ranked 47th nationally for receiving touchdowns … also 35th for receptions per game (5.8), 74th in receiving yards per game (67.5) and 135th in total receiving yards (675) … IN BIG 12 RANKINGS: ended the year fifth in the conference for both receiving touchdowns and receptions per game … was also 11th in receiving yards per game and 14th in receiving yards … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS … began the year with a touchdown catch in each of Texas Tech’s first four contests … joined by fellow wideouts Cameron Batson and Jonathan Giles in Red Raiders with touchdown catches in each of the first four games … marked the first time in Texas Tech’s passing era (2000-present) where multiple Red Raiders have caught at least one touchdown pass in each of the first four games of the season … started the year with two catches for 62 yards and a touchdown against Stephen F. Austin (9/3) … hauled in a 54-yard grab against the Lumberjacks, the longest of his career … followed with three catches for 25 yards and a touchdown at Arizona State (9/10) … best performance in non-conference action came via six catches for 81 yards and a touchdown against Louisiana Tech (9/17) … had five catches for 70 yards and a touchdown in Big 12 opener versus Kansas (9/29) … posted a career high with 11 receptions at Kansas State (10/8) … finished with 87 receiving yards against the Wildcats, his third-highest total of the season … returned from injury to make three catches for 40 yards and a touchdown at TCU (10/29) … had the game-tying touchdown against the Horned Frogs which eventually sent the game into overtime … posted back-to-back games with eight catches the following two weeks against Texas (11/5) and Oklahoma (11/12) … recorded 89 yards through the air versus the Longhorns and then 65 yards and a touchdown against the Cowboys … totaled three catches for 45 yards at Iowa State … put together another career day with nine catches for 111 yards and two touchdowns in season finale against Baylor (11/25) … his 111 receiving and two touchdown grabs were both career highs … broke open on a 40-yard touchdown pass from Patrick Mahomes II midway through the first quarter before adding a six-yard touchdown reception early in the third quarter … was his first career game with 100 receiving yards … AWARDS AND HONORS … Academic All-Big 12 first team selection.
2015 SEASON (JUNIOR)
Redshirt season ... did not play.
2014 SEASON (SOPHOMORE)
Academic All-Big 12 (1st Team) ... played in 12 games (six starts) with 20 receptions, 312 receiving yards, two touchdowns and averaged 15.6 yards/reception ... second on the team in receiving yards/catch ... recorded two catches for 47 yards - including a career-long 40-yard reception - against No. 5 Baylor (11/29) at AT&T Stadium ... made one catch for 25 yards at Iowa State (11/22) ... caught three passes for 52 yards and caught a 39-yard touchdown from Patrick Mahomes as time expired against No. 24 Oklahoma (11/15) ... made two receptions, including first touchdown of the season, with a total of 20 receiving yards at No. 10 TCU (10/25) ... collected two receptions for 23 yards (long 13) against Kansas (10/18) ... made two receptions for 21 yards (long 16) against West Virginia (10/11)... caught two passes for 24 yards (long 19) at No. 22 Kansas State (10/4)... tallied two receptions - including a one-handed catch for 33 yards (ESPN SportsCenter No. 2 Top Play) - for 50 yards in the game at No. 24 Oklahoma State (9/25)... also made first career start against the Cowboys on a Thursday night Big 12 opener on ESPN ... made one catch for five yards against Arkansas (9/13)... recorded one catch for 34 yards at UTEP (9/6)... made one reception for 11 yards in season opener against Central Arkansas (8/30).
2013 SEASON (FRESHMAN)
Played in 11 games with nine receptions for 70 yards with one touchdown catch as a true freshman ... averaged 7.8 yards/reception ... made one reception for three yards against No. 4 Baylor (11/16) at AT&T Stadium in Arlington ... made two receptions, including first career touchdown reception (4 yards) from fellow freshman Davis Webb in the fourth quarter at Kansas (10/5) to give Tech a 54-10 lead with 10:30 left in the game ... made career debut with six receptions for 56 yards against Stephen F. Austin (9/7) in the home opener.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Whitehouse High School in Whitehouse, Texas ... helped lead Whitehouse to a 10-2 overall record in 2012 with a trip to the Class 4A Division II Area Playoffs ... marked only the third 10-win season in school history ... hauled in 66 catches during senior year for 1,396 yards ... averaged 21 yards per catch and scored 15 touchdowns ... four-star prospect by Scout, three-star prospect by Rivals, ESPN and 24/7 Sports ... ranked No. 36 wide receiver in class of 2013 by Scout ... member of the Rivals Texas Postseason Top-100 and Lone Star Recruiting’s Top-100 ... ranked No. 87 on ESPN Top-100 Midlands ... First Team All-State by the Texas AP Sports Editors ... Second Team All-State by OldCoach.com ... unanimous First Team All-District 14-4A selection ... caught 86 passes for 1,402 yards with 21 receiving touchdowns while averaging 16.3 yards per catch as a junior ... CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: Arkansas, West Virginia, Washington State, Minnesota, Louisiana Tech, Ole Miss and Mississippi State ... High School Coach: Randy McFarlin.
PERSONAL
Dylan Cantrell ... son of Kenny and Shelly Cantrell ... a sport management major at Texas Tech.
Put together his best season as a Red Raider to close his career … started in all 13 games as a senior … finished second on the team with 71 catches for 816 yards, both of which were the most in his career … added seven touchdowns through the air, which was also second on the team … averaged 62.8 receiving yards per game and 11.5 yards per catch … proved to be a flexible option in Texas Tech’s high-octane offense, moving from ‘Z’ receiver to ‘X’ … appeared as a slot receiver as well … IN NCAA RANKINGS: ended the year ranked 41st in receptions per game (5.5), 60th in receiving touchdowns, 65th in receiving yards and 72nd in receiving yards per game … IN BIG 12 RANKINGS: ranked fourth in receptions per game, 10th in receiving touchdowns and 12th for both receiving yards per game and receiving yards … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS … opened the year with four receptions with 35 yards against Eastern Washington (9/2) … put together the best performance of his career against Arizona State (9/16) with eight receptions for a career-high 160 yards and two touchdowns … final touchdown was the game-winner with less than two minutes remaining ... marked the second 100-yard game of his career … his two touchdowns also matched his career high … closed non-conference play with two catches for 34 yards at Houston (9/23) … gave the Red Raiders a 14-7 lead early in the second quarter against Oklahoma State (9/30) on a 3-yard touchdown grab … was one of six catches for 67 yards in the Big 12 opener versus the Cowboys … followed with two receptions for 26 yards at Kansas 910/7) … caught eight passes for 85 yards and a touchdown at West Virginia (10/14) … posted six catches for 48 yards at home against Iowa State (10/21) … held to just three catches at Oklahoma (10/28) but managed 75 yards and a touchdown … touchdown came on a 42-yard strike late in the first quarter … came close to another 100-yard game with eight catches for 99 yards and a touchdown versus Kansas State (11/4) … matched his career high with 11 receptions in the win over Baylor (11/11) … approached 100 yards again with 94 total yards through the air against the Bears … followed with seven catches for 55 yards on Senior Day versus TCU (11/18) … ended the regular season with two catches for 12 yards at Texas (11/24) … wrapped his Red Raider career with four catches for 26 yards and a touchdown in the Birmingham Bowl against USF (12/23) … touchdown came on a 3-yard strike that gave Tech a 17-10 lead early in the third quarter … AWARDS AND HONORS … received All-Big 12 honorable mention accolades by the conference coaches … preseason candidate for the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award … named to the Academic All-Big 12 second team ... honored one of the two teams for the third time in his career.
2016 SEASON (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)
Returned to the field to become one of Texas Tech’s most reliable outside receivers … played in 10 games on the season, all of them starts … missed two games - versus West Virginia (10/15) and Oklahoma (10/22) – due to injury … managed to finish third on the team with 58 receptions and 675 receiving yards … was second on the team with eight touchdown catches … averaged 11.6 yards per catch and 67.5 yards per game … IN NCAA RANKINGS: ranked 47th nationally for receiving touchdowns … also 35th for receptions per game (5.8), 74th in receiving yards per game (67.5) and 135th in total receiving yards (675) … IN BIG 12 RANKINGS: ended the year fifth in the conference for both receiving touchdowns and receptions per game … was also 11th in receiving yards per game and 14th in receiving yards … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS … began the year with a touchdown catch in each of Texas Tech’s first four contests … joined by fellow wideouts Cameron Batson and Jonathan Giles in Red Raiders with touchdown catches in each of the first four games … marked the first time in Texas Tech’s passing era (2000-present) where multiple Red Raiders have caught at least one touchdown pass in each of the first four games of the season … started the year with two catches for 62 yards and a touchdown against Stephen F. Austin (9/3) … hauled in a 54-yard grab against the Lumberjacks, the longest of his career … followed with three catches for 25 yards and a touchdown at Arizona State (9/10) … best performance in non-conference action came via six catches for 81 yards and a touchdown against Louisiana Tech (9/17) … had five catches for 70 yards and a touchdown in Big 12 opener versus Kansas (9/29) … posted a career high with 11 receptions at Kansas State (10/8) … finished with 87 receiving yards against the Wildcats, his third-highest total of the season … returned from injury to make three catches for 40 yards and a touchdown at TCU (10/29) … had the game-tying touchdown against the Horned Frogs which eventually sent the game into overtime … posted back-to-back games with eight catches the following two weeks against Texas (11/5) and Oklahoma (11/12) … recorded 89 yards through the air versus the Longhorns and then 65 yards and a touchdown against the Cowboys … totaled three catches for 45 yards at Iowa State … put together another career day with nine catches for 111 yards and two touchdowns in season finale against Baylor (11/25) … his 111 receiving and two touchdown grabs were both career highs … broke open on a 40-yard touchdown pass from Patrick Mahomes II midway through the first quarter before adding a six-yard touchdown reception early in the third quarter … was his first career game with 100 receiving yards … AWARDS AND HONORS … Academic All-Big 12 first team selection.
2015 SEASON (JUNIOR)
Redshirt season ... did not play.
2014 SEASON (SOPHOMORE)
Academic All-Big 12 (1st Team) ... played in 12 games (six starts) with 20 receptions, 312 receiving yards, two touchdowns and averaged 15.6 yards/reception ... second on the team in receiving yards/catch ... recorded two catches for 47 yards - including a career-long 40-yard reception - against No. 5 Baylor (11/29) at AT&T Stadium ... made one catch for 25 yards at Iowa State (11/22) ... caught three passes for 52 yards and caught a 39-yard touchdown from Patrick Mahomes as time expired against No. 24 Oklahoma (11/15) ... made two receptions, including first touchdown of the season, with a total of 20 receiving yards at No. 10 TCU (10/25) ... collected two receptions for 23 yards (long 13) against Kansas (10/18) ... made two receptions for 21 yards (long 16) against West Virginia (10/11)... caught two passes for 24 yards (long 19) at No. 22 Kansas State (10/4)... tallied two receptions - including a one-handed catch for 33 yards (ESPN SportsCenter No. 2 Top Play) - for 50 yards in the game at No. 24 Oklahoma State (9/25)... also made first career start against the Cowboys on a Thursday night Big 12 opener on ESPN ... made one catch for five yards against Arkansas (9/13)... recorded one catch for 34 yards at UTEP (9/6)... made one reception for 11 yards in season opener against Central Arkansas (8/30).
2013 SEASON (FRESHMAN)
Played in 11 games with nine receptions for 70 yards with one touchdown catch as a true freshman ... averaged 7.8 yards/reception ... made one reception for three yards against No. 4 Baylor (11/16) at AT&T Stadium in Arlington ... made two receptions, including first career touchdown reception (4 yards) from fellow freshman Davis Webb in the fourth quarter at Kansas (10/5) to give Tech a 54-10 lead with 10:30 left in the game ... made career debut with six receptions for 56 yards against Stephen F. Austin (9/7) in the home opener.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Whitehouse High School in Whitehouse, Texas ... helped lead Whitehouse to a 10-2 overall record in 2012 with a trip to the Class 4A Division II Area Playoffs ... marked only the third 10-win season in school history ... hauled in 66 catches during senior year for 1,396 yards ... averaged 21 yards per catch and scored 15 touchdowns ... four-star prospect by Scout, three-star prospect by Rivals, ESPN and 24/7 Sports ... ranked No. 36 wide receiver in class of 2013 by Scout ... member of the Rivals Texas Postseason Top-100 and Lone Star Recruiting’s Top-100 ... ranked No. 87 on ESPN Top-100 Midlands ... First Team All-State by the Texas AP Sports Editors ... Second Team All-State by OldCoach.com ... unanimous First Team All-District 14-4A selection ... caught 86 passes for 1,402 yards with 21 receiving touchdowns while averaging 16.3 yards per catch as a junior ... CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: Arkansas, West Virginia, Washington State, Minnesota, Louisiana Tech, Ole Miss and Mississippi State ... High School Coach: Randy McFarlin.
PERSONAL
Dylan Cantrell ... son of Kenny and Shelly Cantrell ... a sport management major at Texas Tech.
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