Dayton Howard

WR · #7 · Iowa · JR · 6'5" · 215 · Kansas City, MO

WR-Z depth chart, 2nd

11 2026 receiving yards

1 of 5 2026 catches

0 2026 TDs

16 Career games (3 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Rec-Tgt	Yards	YPR	TD
2026	Iowa	5	0	1-5	11	11.0	0
2025	Iowa	11	3	8-13	91	11.4	1

2026 Percentile vs WRs

Receiving yards per game 2.2 10

Yards per catch 11.0 32

Catch rate 20.0% 3

Receiving TDs 0 0

Around Dayton

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production

Hank Brown QB · 832 pass yds · 5g

Kamari Moulton RB · 519 rush yds · 5g

WR-X

Reece Vander Zee WR · 247 rec yds · 6g

WR-Z Tony Diaz WR · 329 rec yds · 6g

WR-SL Evan James WR · 58 rec yds · 6g

DJ Vonnahme TE · 219 rec yds · 5g

The situation

Iowa 2026 offense ›

Explosive play rate 13.1% 72

Red zone TD rate 78.6% 77

Line yards per carry 2.9 78

Sack rate allowed 2.5% 91

2026 Game log

Week	Opponent	Targets	Receptions	Receiving yards	RZ opps	Target share
W1	NIU	1	0	0	1	3%
W2	ISU	1	0	0	0	3%
W3	Northern Iowa Panthers	2	1	11	0	9%
W5	OSU	1	0	0	0	3%

Recruiting

2023 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2023 board

#1074

Eric Singleton Jr. WR · Alexander GT

#1074 Clyde Curry WR · Gadsden City ARST

#1077

Dayton Howard WR · Park Hill IOWA

#1079

Jordan Onovughe WR · Mater Dei COLO

#1079

Tyshawn Russell WR · Bishop McDevitt SCAR

WRs in the class

#145

Eric Singleton Jr. Alexander GT

#145 Clyde Curry Gadsden City ARST

#145

Dayton Howard Park Hill IOWA

#149

Jordan Onovughe Mater Dei COLO

#149

Tyshawn Russell Bishop McDevitt SCAR

2026 · 10th pctile of WRs

Recruit · 61th pctile of class

The pedigree says there is more in there.