Usage / Role
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Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2007-2009Cincinnati
Mardy Gilyard
WR • 6'1" • Bunnell, FL, USA
Alpha targetExplosive finisher
Mardy Gilyard reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a receiver
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
89
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2008 Postseason · Cincinnati
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Cincinnati
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Southeast Missouri State
Player Story
Mardy Gilyard built his college career from 2007 through 2009 as a wide receiver from Bunnell, FL wearing No. 1, spending time with Cincinnati. The clearest part of Mardy Gilyard's career was his receiving role: 204...
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- Committed To
- UL Monroe
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2004
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2010
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 1
- Overall
- No. 99
- NFL Team
- Los Angeles Rams
Mardy Gilyard, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2008 Postseason · Cincinnati. Mardy Gilyard reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 3,003
- Receptions
- 204
- Touchdowns
- 29
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Mardy Gilyard Cincinnati Highlights
2009 · Cincinnati · Player Highlight
Mardy Gilyard college highlights at Cincinnati.
- Season
- 2009
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Mardy Gilyard quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Cincinnati · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 3,003
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2008 Postseason · Cincinnati
- Top game
- Southeast Missouri State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Bowie · UL Monroe
- High school pipeline
- Bowie · 40 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2010 · Round 4 · Pick 1 · Los Angeles Rams
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Class 2009
- 2009 Receiving yards rank
- 1,191 receiving yards · WR 10th (top 2%) · Big East 1st (top 1%) · National 10th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 10 | 36 | 536 | 3 | 58.5 |
| 2008 Postseason | Cincinnati | 13 | 7 | 158 | 1 | 91.5 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 13 | 74 | 1,118 | 10 | 91.5 |
| 2009 Postseason | Cincinnati | 13 | 7 | 41 | 0 | 84.6 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 13 | 80 | 1,150 | 15 | 84.6 |
Related Context
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Mardy Gilyard played WR for Cincinnati. Across 3 tracked seasons, Mardy Gilyard recorded 26 rushing yards, 3,003 receiving yards, and 29 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2009 with Cincinnati.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2008 Postseason
Cincinnati paired 1,276 primary output with 90.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2008 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 90.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2009 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Virginia Tech
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2008 Postseason · Cincinnati
Games
13
Receiving Yards / G
98.2
Efficiency
90.5
Usage
29.6
Consistency
77
Best Game by takeover score
Virginia Tech
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Virginia Tech: 158. Eastern Kentucky: 101. Oklahoma: 119. Miami (OH): 69. Akron: 146. Marshall: 30. Rutgers: 35. UConn: 87. South Florida: 98. Louisville: 73. Pittsburgh: 110. Syracuse: 114. Hawai'i: 136
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Virginia Tech: 7 by 100. Eastern Kentucky: 6 by 100. Oklahoma: 7 by 100. Miami (OH): 6 by 76.7. Akron: 7 by 100. Marshall: 2 by 100. Rutgers: 4 by 58.3. UConn: 7 by 82.9. South Florida: 4 by 100. Louisville: 5 by 97.3. Pittsburgh: 8 by 91.7. Syracuse: 11 by 69.1. Hawai'i: 7 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins91.2 · Games = 10 · -30.1 vs Losses
Losses121.3 · Games = 3 · +30.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Virginia Tech
Best efficiency game
100 vs Virginia Tech
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1/2 | @ Virginia Tech100 receiving yards | L 7-20 | — | 7 | 158 | 22.6 | 22.60 | 1 | 39 |
| Sun 12/7 | @ Hawai'i100 receiving yards | W 29-24 | — | 7 | 136 | 19.4 | 19.40 | 1 | 69 |
| Sat 11/29 | vs Syracuse100 receiving yards · High volume | W 30-10 | — | 11 | 114 | 10.4 | 10.40 | 0 | 16 |
| Sun 11/23 | vs Pittsburgh100 receiving yards · High volume | W 28-21 | — | 8 | 110 | 13.8 | 13.80 | 1 | 39 |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Louisville | W 28-20 | — | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 14.60 | 1 | 48 |
| Thu 10/30 | vs South Florida | W 24-10 | — | 4 | 98 | 24.5 | 24.50 | 1 | 48 |
| Sat 10/25 | @ UConn | L 16-40 | — | 7 | 87 | 12.4 | 12.40 | 1 | 27 |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Rutgers | W 13-10 | — | 4 | 35 | 7.5 | 8.80 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Marshall | W 33-10 | — | 2 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 17 |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Akron100 receiving yards · 2+ TD | W 17-15 | — | 7 | 146 | 20.9 | 20.90 | 2 | 67 |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Miami (OH) | W 45-20 | — | 6 | 69 | 11.5 | 11.50 | 1 | 30 |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Oklahoma100 receiving yards | L 26-52 | — | 7 | 119 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 57 |
| Thu 8/28 | vs Eastern Kentucky100 receiving yards · 2+ TD | W 40-7 | — | 6 | 101 | 16.8 | 16.80 | 2 | 47 |
Player Story
Mardy Gilyard story
Mardy Gilyard built his college career from 2007 through 2009 as a wide receiver from Bunnell, FL wearing No. 1, spending time with Cincinnati. The clearest part of Mardy Gilyard's career was his receiving role: 204 catches, 3,003 receiving yards, 25 touchdowns, and 26 rushing yards across 36 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2009 with Cincinnati. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 26 rushing yards and 1,533 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 36 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Cincinnati.
The arc is straightforward: Mardy Gilyard moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Cincinnati
2007-2009
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20072008200820092009
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 536 | 78.9 | 17.3 | — |
| 2008 Postseason | Cincinnati | 1,276 | 90.5 | 29.6 | 740 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 1,276 | 90.5 | 29.6 | 0 |
| 2009 Postseason | Cincinnati | 1,191 | 81.2 | 28.1 | -85 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 1,191 | 81.2 | 28.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Southeast Missouri State
Week 1 · W 59-3
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
134
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
134 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Virginia Tech
Week 1 · L 7-20 · Postseason
158
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
158 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Fresno State
Week 4 · W 28-20
177
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
177 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs UConn
Week 10 · W 47-45 · Conference game
172
Receiving Yards
97.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
172 receiving yards with a 95.6 efficiency score.
#5
@ Akron
Week 5 · W 17-15
146
Receiving Yards
96.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
146 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2008 Postseason · Cincinnati
1,276 primary output · 90.5 efficiency · 29.6 usage
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#2
2008 Regular Season · Cincinnati
91.5
1,276 primary · 90.5 efficiency · 29.6 usage
#3
2009 Postseason · Cincinnati
84.6
1,191 primary · 81.2 efficiency · 28.1 usage
Milestones
14
100+ receiving yards
7
8+ catch outings
5
2+ TD games
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