2020 Football Roster
Dante Cephas
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 178
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Pittsburgh, Pa.
- High School:
- Penn Hills
2022 Season
- Started season-opener at Washington and had 6 catches for 105 yards
- Started at #7 Oklahoma
- Started in home opener against LIU, caught 4 passes for 75 yards and a touchdown
- Started at #1 Georgia
- Started in MAC opener against Ohio, tied his career high of 13 receptions and set a Kent State record with 246 receiving yards. Caught a touchdown as well
- Started at Miami and caught 9 passes for 118 yards and a touchdown
- Started at Toledo and caught 5 passes for 68 yards
- Started in Wagon Wheel victory over Akron
- Started at Bowling Green
2021 Season
• Got the start at #6 Texas A&M and had 3 receptions for 21 yards
• Started against VMI and had 2 receptions for 54 yards
• Hauled in two catches for 8 yards at #5 Iowa
• Started at Maryland hauling in ten receptions for 151 yards and a touchdown
• Got the start against Bowling Green and had 6 receptions for 64 yards
• Started against Buffalo hauling in 13 receptions for 186 and 3 TDs
• Started at Western Michigan pulling in 5 receptions for 96 yards and a touchdown
• Started at Ohio hauling in 9 receptions for 103 yards and a touchdown
• Started against NIU catching 5 passes for 124 yards
• Started at Central Michigan catching 5 receptions for 100 yards and a touchdown
• Started at Akron hauling in 2 receptions for 36 yards
• Started against Miami catching 9 receptions for 79 yards and a touchdown
2020 Season
• Appeared in all four games for the Golden Flashes
• Fourth on the team in receptions (11) and yards (137)
• Career best six catches in win over EMU
2019 Freshman Season
• Played in three games
• Recorded four catches for 19 yards
• Recovered blocked punt against Buffalo
Recipient of the Read Athletic Endowed Scholarship (2019-2020)
Prior to Kent State
• As a senior hauled in 26 receptions for 585 yards
• During his career totaled 948 receiving yards and 13 touchdown grabs
• Played both wide receiver and defensive back for the Indians
• During his career blocked two punts, intercepted three passes and returned a punt for a touchdown
• Part of a Penn Hills team that went 16-0 and won the state PIAA?????? and conference WPIAL Class 5A Championships
• In the state championship game caught three passes for 144 yards and two touchdowns and was named Player of the Game
• Selected to play in the Big 33 Football Classic
• Earned PIAA All-State Class 5A Offense honors
• Named to the WPIAL Class 5A Northern Offense Team
• Named to the Big 56 Class 5A Northern Conference All-Conference Team
• As a junior selected to the WPIAL Class 6A Northern Seven Offense Team
• Rated a three-star prospect by 247sports
