No. 3 – Houston Texans | |||||||
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||
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Born: | Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S. | October 29, 1999||||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 165 lb (75 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Mainland (Daytona Beach) | ||||||
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NFL draft: | 2023 / Round: 3 / Pick: 69 | ||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Nathaniel Jasper "Tank" Dell Jr. (born October 29, 1999) is an American football wide receiver for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama A&M, Independence Community College, and Houston.
Dell attended Mainland High School in Daytona Beach, Florida. He had originally committed to Florida International University (FIU) to play college football but attended Alabama A&M University instead. [1] [2] After one year at Alabama A&M in which he had 12 receptions for 364 yards and three touchdowns, he transferred to Independence Community College. [3] In his lone year at Independence, he had 52 receptions for 766 yards and eight touchdowns. [4] [5]
Dell transferred to the University of Houston in 2020. [6] In his first year at Houston, he led the team with 29 receptions for 428 yards and three touchdowns over eight games. [7] In 2021, he again led the team with 90 receptions for 1,329 yards with 12 touchdowns. [8] [9] He returned to Houston as the number one receiver in 2022.
Season | Team | GP | Receiving | |||
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Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | |||
2018 | Alabama A&M | 4 | 12 | 364 | 30.3 | 3 |
2019 | Independence CC | 10 | 52 | 766 | 14.7 | 8 |
2020 | Houston | 8 | 29 | 428 | 14.8 | 3 |
2021 | Houston | 14 | 90 | 1,329 | 14.8 | 12 |
2022 | Houston | 13 | 109 | 1,398 | 12.8 | 17 |
Career | 49 | 292 | 4,285 | 14.7 | 43 |
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Broad jump | |||||
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5 ft 8+3⁄8 in (1.74 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 30+1⁄2 in (0.77 m) | 8+5⁄8 in (0.22 m) | 4.49 s | 1.49 s | 2.57 s | 10 ft 1 in (3.07 m) | |||||
All values from NFL Combine [10] [11] |
Dell was drafted by the Houston Texans in the third round, 69th overall, of the 2023 NFL draft. [12]
In Week 12 against the Arizona Cardinals, Dell caught a career-high eight passes for a career-high 149 yards, and one touchdown. [13] In Week 13 against the Denver Broncos, Dell suffered a fractured fibula and was ruled out for the rest of the season. He went under surgery to repair the fibula the next day. [14] [15] He finished the season with 47 catches for 709 yards and seven touchdowns, which was among the rookie leaders at the time of the injury.
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Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | Games | Receiving | Rushing | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | ||
2023 | HOU | 11 | 8 | 47 | 709 | 15.1 | 68 | 7 | 11 | 51 | 4.6 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2024 | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career | 11 | 8 | 47 | 709 | 15.1 | 68 | 7 | 11 | 51 | 4.6 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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