Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2007-2009Mississippi State
Brandon McRae
WR • 6'4" • Chester, VA, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Brandon McRae reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
49
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
42
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
60
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · Mississippi State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Mississippi State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Tech
Player Story
Brandon McRae built his college career from 2007 through 2009 as a wide receiver from Chester, VA wearing No. 6, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of Brandon McRae's career was his receiving...
Read the storyBrandon McRae, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · Mississippi State. Brandon McRae reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 684
- Receptions
- 67
- Touchdowns
- 3
Quick Answers
Brandon McRae quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Mississippi State · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 684
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 22 games
- Best season
- 2008 Regular Season · Mississippi State
- Top game
- Georgia Tech
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Class 2009
- 2009 Receiving yards rank
- 116 receiving yards · WR 491st (top 62%) · SEC 71st (top 39%) · National 744th (top 44%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 2 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 52.5 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 12 | 51 | 518 | 3 | 74.9 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 8 | 14 | 116 | 0 | 47.3 |
Related Context
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Brandon McRae played WR for Mississippi State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Brandon McRae recorded -1 rushing yards, 684 receiving yards, and 3 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2008 with Mississippi State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2008 Regular Season
Mississippi State paired 518 primary output with 66.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2008 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 66.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2009 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Tech
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2008 Regular Season · Mississippi State
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
43.2
Efficiency
66.8
Usage
23.4
Consistency
54.7
Best Game by takeover score
Georgia Tech
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Louisiana Tech: 60. SE Louisiana: 72. Auburn: 15. Georgia Tech: 102. LSU: 14. Vanderbilt: 39. Tennessee: 28. Middle Tennessee: 31. Kentucky: 73. Alabama: 15. Arkansas: 63. Ole Miss: 6
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Louisiana Tech: 4 by 100. SE Louisiana: 8 by 60. Auburn: 2 by 50. Georgia Tech: 10 by 68. LSU: 4 by 23.3. Vanderbilt: 5 by 52. Tennessee: 2 by 93.3. Middle Tennessee: 2 by 100. Kentucky: 6 by 81.1. Alabama: 2 by 50. Arkansas: 5 by 84. Ole Miss: 1 by 40
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins51.3 · Games = 4 · +12.1 vs Losses
Losses39.1 · Games = 8 · -12.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Georgia Tech
Best efficiency game
100 vs Middle Tennessee
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/28 | @ Ole Miss | L 0-45 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Arkansas | W 31-28 | — | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 12.60 | 0 | 21 |
| Sun 11/16 | @ Alabama | L 7-32 | — | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 7.50 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Kentucky | L 13-14 | — | 6 | 73 | 12.2 | 12.20 | 1 | 29 |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Middle Tennessee | W 31-22 | — | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 15.50 | 0 | 22 |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Tennessee | L 3-34 | — | 2 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 18 |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Vanderbilt | W 17-14 | — | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 7.80 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 9/27 | @ LSU | L 24-34 | — | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 9/20 | @ Georgia Tech100 receiving yards · High volume | L 7-38 | — | 10 | 102 | 10.2 | 10.20 | 0 | 19 |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Auburn | L 2-3 | — | 2 | 15 | 4.7 | 7.50 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 9/6 | vs SE LouisianaHigh volume | W 34-10 | — | 8 | 72 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 15 |
| Sat 8/30 | @ Louisiana Tech | L 14-22 | — | 4 | 60 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 24 |
Player Story
Brandon McRae story
Brandon McRae built his college career from 2007 through 2009 as a wide receiver from Chester, VA wearing No. 6, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of Brandon McRae's career was his receiving role: 67 catches, 684 receiving yards, and 3 touchdowns across 22 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2008 with Mississippi State. 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. With 22 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Mississippi State.
The arc is straightforward: Brandon McRae 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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Mississippi State
2007-2009
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
200720082009
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 50 | 100 | 8.4 | — |
| 2008 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 518 | 66.8 | 23.4 | 468 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 116 | 56.2 | 14.3 | -402 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Georgia Tech
Week 4 · L 7-38
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
102
Receiving Yards
89.3 takeover
102 receiving yards with a 68 efficiency score.
#2
@ Auburn
Week 2 · L 24-49 · Conference game
33
Receiving Yards
88.1 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
33 receiving yards with a 73.3 efficiency score.
#3
vs SE Louisiana
Week 2 · W 34-10
72
Receiving Yards
76.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
72 receiving yards with a 60 efficiency score.
#4
vs Kentucky
Week 10 · L 13-14 · Conference game
73
Receiving Yards
76.6 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
73 receiving yards with a 81.1 efficiency score.
#5
@ Louisiana Tech
Week 1 · L 14-22
60
Receiving Yards
73.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
60 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2008 Regular Season · Mississippi State
518 primary output · 66.8 efficiency · 23.4 usage
74.9
#2
2007 Regular Season · Mississippi State
52.5
50 primary · 100 efficiency · 8.4 usage
#3
2009 Regular Season · Mississippi State
47.3
116 primary · 56.2 efficiency · 14.3 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
2
8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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