Player Career

Eric Decker Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Eric Decker story

Eric Decker built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a wide receiver from Cold Spring, MN wearing No. 7, spending time with Minnesota. The clearest part of Eric Decker's career was his receiving role: 227 catches, 3,119 receiving yards, 24 touchdowns, and 114 rushing yards across 43 career games in the available record. His career also includes 49 passing yards, 114 rushing yards, and 28 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Eric Decker's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Minnesota

    2006-2009

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

200620062007200820082009
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2006 PostseasonMinnesota37882.314.9
2006 Regular SeasonMinnesota37882.314.90
2007 Regular SeasonMinnesota90983.525.6531
2008 PostseasonMinnesota1,07474.434.4165
2008 Regular SeasonMinnesota1,07474.434.40
2009 Regular SeasonMinnesota75888.140.9-316

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Syracuse

Week 1 · W 23-20

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

183

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

183 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Indiana

Week 6 · W 16-7 · Conference game

190

Receiving Yards

99.1 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

190 receiving yards with a 97.4 efficiency score.

#3

@ Florida Atlantic

Week 3 · L 39-42

165

Receiving Yards

97.2 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

165 receiving yards with a 91.7 efficiency score.

#4

vs Montana State

Week 3 · W 35-23

157

Receiving Yards

94.2 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

157 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs Kansas

Week 1 · L 21-42 · Postseason

149

Receiving Yards

92.8 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

149 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2008 Postseason · Minnesota

1,074 primary output · 74.4 efficiency · 34.4 usage

84.8

#2

2008 Regular Season · Minnesota

84.8

1,074 primary · 74.4 efficiency · 34.4 usage

#3

2009 Regular Season · Minnesota

82.1

758 primary · 88.1 efficiency · 40.9 usage

Milestones

11

100+ receiving yards

12

8+ catch outings

4

2+ TD games