Player Dossier

2006-2009

Kent State

Phil Garner

WR • 5'11" • Coral Springs, FL, USA

Reliable chain-moverPossession profile

Phil Garner reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

11%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

17

Developing production for a receiver

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Reliability

13

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

29

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2007 Regular Season · Kent State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Kent State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Central Michigan

Player Story

Phil Garner built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a wide receiver from Coral Springs, FL wearing No. 9, spending time with Kent State. The clearest part of Phil Garner's career was his receiving role: 72...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2006 · Rating 0.7222

St. Thomas Aquinas · Fort Lauderdale, FL

Committed To
Kent State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2006

Phil Garner, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2007 Regular Season · Kent State. Phil Garner reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
745
Receptions
72
Touchdowns
1

Quick Answers

Phil Garner quick answers

Latest team and position
Kent State · WR
Career Receiving Yards
745
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 35 games
Best season
2007 Regular Season · Kent State
Top game
Central Michigan
Recruit profile
2-star · St. Thomas Aquinas · Kent State
High school pipeline
St. Thomas Aquinas · 173 FBS recruits · 20 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 9 · Class 2009
2009 Receiving yards rank
204 receiving yards · WR 401st (top 51%) · Mid-American 61st (top 33%) · National 536th (top 32%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2006 Regular SeasonKent State3665043.1
2007 Regular SeasonKent State1127284165.9
2008 Regular SeasonKent State917192058.8
2009 Regular SeasonKent State1222204055

Related Context

Phil Garner played WR for Kent State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Phil Garner recorded 9 rushing yards, 745 receiving yards, and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2007 with Kent State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2007 Regular Season

Kent State paired 284 primary output with 60.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2009 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 64.2 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: Akron

Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2009 Regular Season · Kent State

Games

12

Receiving Yards / G

17

Efficiency

64.2

Usage

11.3

Consistency

46.4

Best Game by takeover score

Akron

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Coastal Carolina: 5. Boston College: 1. Iowa State: 12. Miami (OH): 3. Baylor: 41. Bowling Green: 24. Eastern Michigan: 14. Ohio: 4. Western Michigan: 19. Akron: 54. Temple: 14. Buffalo: 13

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. Coastal Carolina: 4 by 8.3. Boston College: 2 by 3.3. Iowa State: 1 by 80. Miami (OH): 1 by 20. Baylor: 4 by 68.3. Bowling Green: 1 by 100. Eastern Michigan: 1 by 93.3. Ohio: 1 by 26.7. Western Michigan: 1 by 100. Akron: 4 by 90. Temple: 1 by 93.3. Buffalo: 1 by 86.7

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins9 · Games = 5 · -13.7 vs Losses
Losses22.7 · Games = 7 · +13.7 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

Akron

Best efficiency game

100 vs Western Michigan

Result
Fri 11/27vs BuffaloL 6-91131313013
Sat 11/21@ TempleL 13-471141414014
Sat 11/7@ AkronL 20-2845413.513.50025
Sat 10/31vs Western MichiganW 26-141191919019
Sat 10/24@ OhioW 20-11144404
Sat 10/17@ Eastern MichiganW 28-61141414014
Sat 10/10vs Bowling GreenL 35-361242424024
Sat 10/3@ BaylorL 15-3144110.310.30019
Sat 9/26vs Miami (OH)W 29-19133303
Sat 9/19vs Iowa StateL 14-341121212012
Sat 9/12@ Boston CollegeL 7-34210.50.5001
Thu 9/3vs Coastal CarolinaW 18-0451.31.3003

Player Story

Phil Garner story

Phil Garner built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a wide receiver from Coral Springs, FL wearing No. 9, spending time with Kent State. The clearest part of Phil Garner's career was his receiving role: 72 catches, 745 receiving yards, 1 touchdown, and 9 rushing yards across 35 career games in the available record. His career also includes 9 rushing yards and 35 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Phil Garner'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.

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    Kent State

    2006-2009

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2006200720082009
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2006 Regular SeasonKent State6564.514.9
2007 Regular SeasonKent State28460.316.4219
2008 Regular SeasonKent State19265.715.5-92
2009 Regular SeasonKent State20464.211.312

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Central Michigan

Week 9 · L 32-41 · Conference game

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

89

Receiving Yards

94.9 takeover

89 receiving yards with a 84.8 efficiency score.

#2

vs Temple

Week 12 · W 41-38 · Conference game

72

Receiving Yards

85.2 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

72 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

@ Buffalo

Week 10 · L 14-41 · Conference game

48

Receiving Yards

84.7 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

48 receiving yards with a 80 efficiency score.

#4

@ Akron

Week 10 · L 20-28 · Conference game

54

Receiving Yards

78.1 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

54 receiving yards with a 90 efficiency score.

#5

vs Buffalo

Week 13 · L 23-30 · Conference game

52

Receiving Yards

71.4 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

52 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2007 Regular Season · Kent State

284 primary output · 60.3 efficiency · 16.4 usage

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#2

2008 Regular Season · Kent State

58.8

192 primary · 65.7 efficiency · 15.5 usage

#3

2009 Regular Season · Kent State

55

204 primary · 64.2 efficiency · 11.3 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

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8+ catch outings

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2+ TD games