Dante Cephas

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Dante Cephas
Dante Cephas (51525109493).jpg
Cephas with Kent State in 2021
Kansas State Wildcats–No. 14
Position Wide receiver
Class
Redshirt Redshirt.svg
Redshirt
Senior
Personal information
Born: (2001-01-15) January 15, 2001 (age 23)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight187 lb (85 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school Penn Hills
(Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
Career highlights and awards

Dante Lamar Cephas (born January 15, 2001) is an American football wide receiver for the Kansas State Wildcats. He previously played for the Kent State Golden Flashes and the Penn State Nittany Lions.

Contents

Early life and high school

Cephas grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and attended Penn Hills High School. [1] He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Kent State. [2]

College career

Kent State (2019–2022)

Cephas played in three games and had four receptions for 19 yards as a true freshman before redshirting the season. [3] He caught 11 passes for 136 yards over four games during Kent State's COVID-19-shortened 2020 season. Cephas was named first-team All-Mid-American Conference (MAC) as a redshirt sophomore after catching 82 passes for 1,240 yards and nine touchdowns as a redshirt sophomore. [4] Cephas repeated as a first-team All-MAC selection after finishing the 2022 regular season with 48 receptions for 744 yards and three touchdowns. [5] Following the end of the season he entered the NCAA transfer portal. [6]

Penn State (2023)

On January 15, 2023, Cephas announced his intent to transfer to Penn State following completion of his undergraduate degree at Kent State. [7] On November 4, 2023, Cephas had a season high 6 receptions for 53 yards and two touchdowns against Maryland. [8]

Kansas State (2024–present)

On January 4, 2024, Cephas announced he was going to enter the transfer portal again. [9] On January 20, he announced that he would transfer to Kansas State. [10]

College statistics

SeasonGamesReceiving
GPGSRecYdsAvgTD
Kent State Golden Flashes
2019 314194.80
2020 431113612.40
2021 1413821,24015.19
2022 984874415.53
Penn State Nittany Lions
2023 1262214611.22
Kansas State Wildcats
2024 000000
Career 42311672,38514.214

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References

  1. ↑ Sullivan, Tim (December 8, 2022). "Dante Cephas offered by Hokies after entering Transfer Portal". Rivals.com . Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Penn Hills' Dante Cephas commits to Kent State". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review . September 18, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Where are they now: Cole Young, Dante Cephas and Haleigh Finale". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . September 13, 2022. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Dante Cephas stars at wide receiver for Kent State football team". Record-Courier . August 4, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Dante Cephas of Kent State named MAC football player of the week". Record-Courier . October 6, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Kent State football's Dante Cephas enters NCAA Transfer Portal". Akron Beacon Journal . December 5, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Penn State adds top transfer portal target in WR Dante Cephas". On3 . January 15, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Penn State at Maryland Box Score, November 4, 2023". sports-reference.com. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  9. ↑ Wogenrich, Mark (January 3, 2024). "Penn State Receiver Dante Cephas Enters Transfer Portal". Sports Illustrated Penn State Nittany Lions News, Analysis and More. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  10. ↑ Doebler, CJ (January 20, 2024). "Report: Former Penn State Football Wide Receiver Dante Cephas Enrolls At Kansas State". Onward State. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
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