Dante Cephas

Dante Lamar Cephas (born January 15, 2001) is an American college football wide receiver for the Kansas State Wildcats. He previously played for the Kent State Golden Flashes and the Penn State Nittany Lions.

Early life Cephas grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and attended Penn Hills High School. He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Kent State.

College career Kent State (2019–2022) Cephas played in three games and had four receptions for 19 yards as a true freshman before redshirting the season. 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. Cephas repeated as a first-team All-MAC selection after finishing the 2022 regular season with 48 receptions for 744 yards and three touchdowns. Following the end of the season he entered the NCAA transfer portal.

Penn State (2023) On January 15, 2023, Cephas announced his intent to transfer to Penn State following completion of his undergraduate degree at Kent State. On November 4, 2023, Cephas had a season high 6 receptions for 53 yards and two touchdowns against Maryland.

Kansas State (2024–present) On January 4, 2024, Cephas announced he was going to enter the transfer portal again. On January 20, he announced that he would transfer to Kansas State.

Statistics Season Team Games Receiving GP GS Rec Yds Avg TD 2019 Kent State 3 1 4 19 4.8 0 2020 Kent State 4 3 11 136 12.4 0 2021 Kent State 14 13 82 1,240 15.1 9 2022 Kent State 9 8 48 744 15.5 3 2023 Penn State 12 6 22 146 11.2 2 2024 Kansas State 13 6 15 184 12.3 0 Career 55 37 182 2,569 14.1 14

Professional career