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Tank Dell

Wide Receiver, Houston Texans · #1.

Player facts

Team: Houston Texans
Position: Wide Receiver
Number: 1
Born: Oct 29, 1999 (age 26)
Birthplace: Daytona Beach, FL, USA
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 165 lbs
College: Houston
Experience: 4 seasons
Status: Day-To-Day

Stats

2024 Offense

	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Regular Season	51	81	667	13.1	3	50	35	9	43	4.8	0	18	0	0
Career	98	156	1,376	14.0	10	68	69	20	94	4.7	0	18	1	0

Recent games

			Receiving							Rushing					Fumbles
Date	Opponent	Result	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Sat, Dec 21	@ KC	L 27-19	6	7	98	16.3	1	30	6	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Dec 15	vs MIA	W 20-12	2	2	26	13.0	0	15	2	1	15	15.0	0	15	0	0
Sun, Dec 1	@ JAX	W 23-20	1	4	23	23.0	0	23	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Nov 24	vs TEN	L 32-27	3	5	72	24.0	0	39	3	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Mon, Nov 18	@ DAL	W 34-10	4	7	54	13.5	0	26	3	1	4	4.0	0	4	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Nathaniel Jasper "Tank" Dell Jr. (born October 29, 1999) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama A&M Bulldogs, Independence Community College, and Houston Cougars.

From Wikipedia’s article on Tank Dell, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

College career

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. 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. In his lone year at Independence, he had 52 receptions for 766 yards and eight touchdowns.

Dell transferred to the University of Houston in 2020. In his first year at Houston, he led the team with 29 receptions for 428 yards and three touchdowns over eight games. In 2021, he again led the team with 90 receptions for 1,329 yards with 12 touchdowns. He returned to Houston as the number one receiver in 2022, during which he made 100 receptions for 1,398 receiving yards and 17 receiving touchdowns in only 13 games played. He led the NCAA in receiving yards and receiving touchdowns while ranking second in receptions.