Dante Cephas

Dante Lamar Cephas (born January 15, 2001) is an American football wide receiver for the Penn State Nittany Lions.

Dante Cephas
Cephas with Kent State in 2021
Penn State Nittany Lions – No. 3
PositionWide receiver
Class
Redshirt
Redshirt
Senior
Personal information
Born: (2001-01-15) January 15, 2001
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight187 lb (85 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolPenn Hills
(Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
Career highlights and awards

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

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]

On January 15, 2023, Cephas indicated his intent to transfer to Penn State following completion of his undergraduate degree at Kent State.[7]

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.
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