Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2006-2009Minnesota
Eric Decker
WR • 6'3" • Cold Spring, MN, USA
Alpha targetExplosive finisher
Eric Decker 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
66
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
91
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2008 Postseason · Minnesota
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Minnesota
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Syracuse
Player 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...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2010
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 23
- Overall
- No. 87
- NFL Team
- Denver Broncos
Eric Decker, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2008 Postseason · Minnesota. Eric Decker reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 3,119
- Receptions
- 227
- Touchdowns
- 27
Featured Highlight
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Eric Decker Minnesota Highlights
2009 · Minnesota · Player Highlight
Eric Decker college highlights at Minnesota.
- Season
- 2009
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Eric Decker quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Minnesota · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 3,119
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 43 games
- Best season
- 2008 Postseason · Minnesota
- Top game
- Syracuse
- NFL Draft
- 2010 · Round 3 · Pick 23 · Denver Broncos
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Class 2009
- 2009 Receiving yards rank
- 758 receiving yards · WR 76th (top 10%) · Big Ten 10th (top 7%) · National 81st (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Postseason | Minnesota | 11 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 59 |
| 2006 Regular Season | Minnesota | 11 | 24 | 337 | 3 | 59 |
| 2007 Regular Season | Minnesota | 12 | 67 | 909 | 10 | 79.3 |
| 2008 Postseason | Minnesota | 12 | 8 | 149 | 1 | 84.8 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Minnesota | 12 | 76 | 925 | 7 | 84.8 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Minnesota | 8 | 50 | 758 | 6 | 82.1 |
Related Context
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Eric Decker played WR for Minnesota. Across 4 tracked seasons, Eric Decker recorded 49 passing yards, 114 rushing yards, and 3,119 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2008 with Minnesota.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2008 Postseason
Minnesota paired 1,074 primary output with 74.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2009 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 88.1 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: Syracuse
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2009 Regular Season · Minnesota
Games
8
Receiving Yards / G
94.8
Efficiency
88.1
Usage
40.9
Consistency
69.8
Best Game by takeover score
Syracuse
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Syracuse: 183. Air Force: 113. California: 119. Northwestern: 84. Wisconsin: 140. Purdue: 50. Penn State: 42. Ohio State: 27
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Syracuse: 9 by 100. Air Force: 10 by 75.3. California: 8 by 99.2. Northwestern: 8 by 70. Wisconsin: 8 by 100. Purdue: 3 by 100. Penn State: 1 by 100. Ohio State: 3 by 60
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins107.5 · Games = 4 · +25.5 vs Losses
Losses82 · Games = 4 · -25.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Syracuse
Best efficiency game
100 vs Penn State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 10/24 | @ Ohio State | L 7-38 | — | 3 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 10/17 | @ Penn State | L 0-20 | — | 1 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 42 |
| Sat 10/10 | vs Purdue | W 35-20 | — | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 16.70 | 0 | 47 |
| Sat 10/3 | vs Wisconsin100 receiving yards · High volume | L 28-31 | — | 8 | 140 | 17.5 | 17.50 | 1 | 40 |
| Sat 9/26 | @ NorthwesternHigh volume · 2+ TD | W 35-24 | — | 8 | 84 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 2 | 21 |
| Sat 9/19 | vs California100 receiving yards · High volume | L 21-35 | — | 8 | 119 | 14.9 | 14.90 | 2 | 26 |
| Sat 9/12 | vs Air Force100 receiving yards · High volume | W 20-13 | — | 10 | 113 | 11.3 | 11.30 | 0 | 26 |
| Sat 9/5 | @ Syracuse100 receiving yards · High volume | W 23-20 | — | 9 | 183 | 20.3 | 20.30 | 0 | 53 |
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
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Minnesota
2006-2009
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
200620062007200820082009
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Postseason | Minnesota | 378 | 82.3 | 14.9 | — |
| 2006 Regular Season | Minnesota | 378 | 82.3 | 14.9 | 0 |
| 2007 Regular Season | Minnesota | 909 | 83.5 | 25.6 | 531 |
| 2008 Postseason | Minnesota | 1,074 | 74.4 | 34.4 | 165 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Minnesota | 1,074 | 74.4 | 34.4 | 0 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Minnesota | 758 | 88.1 | 40.9 | -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
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