Player Dossier

2007-2010

Penn State

Graham Zug

WR • 6'2" • Manheim, PA, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Graham Zug reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

12%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

12

Developing production for a receiver

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

18

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2009 Postseason · Penn State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Penn State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State

Player Story

Graham Zug built his college career from 2007 through 2010 as a wide receiver from Manheim, PA wearing No. 5, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Graham Zug's career was his receiving role: 75...

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Graham Zug, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2009 Postseason · Penn State. Graham Zug reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
976
Receptions
75
Touchdowns
10

Quick Answers

Graham Zug quick answers

Latest team and position
Penn State · WR
Career Receiving Yards
976
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 32 games
Best season
2009 Postseason · Penn State
Top game
Ohio State
Latest roster
No. 5 · Class 2010
2010 Receiving yards rank
194 receiving yards · WR 410th (top 51%) · Big Ten 53rd (top 33%) · National 557th (top 33%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2007 Regular SeasonPenn State118042
2008 Regular SeasonPenn State911174240.8
2009 PostseasonPenn State12451078.5
2009 Regular SeasonPenn State1242549778.5
2010 PostseasonPenn State10115047.8
2010 Regular SeasonPenn State1016179147.8

Related Context

Graham Zug played WR for Penn State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Graham Zug recorded 3 rushing yards, 976 receiving yards, and 10 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2009 with Penn State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2009 Postseason

Penn State paired 600 primary output with 76.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2010 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 73.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2010 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State

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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2010 Postseason · Penn State

Games

10

Receiving Yards / G

19.4

Efficiency

73.1

Usage

10.3

Consistency

51.6

Best Game by takeover score

Michigan State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Florida: 15. Kent State: 12. Temple: 19. Illinois: 18. Minnesota: 0. Michigan: 32. Northwestern: 32. Ohio State: 6. Indiana: 5. Michigan State: 55

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. Florida: 1 by 100. Kent State: 2 by 40. Temple: 1 by 100. Illinois: 1 by 100. Michigan: 3 by 71.1. Northwestern: 2 by 100. Ohio State: 1 by 40. Indiana: 1 by 33.3. Michigan State: 5 by 73.3

Split Comparison

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

Wins16.7 · Games = 6 · -6.8 vs Losses
Losses23.5 · Games = 4 · +6.8 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

10 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Michigan State

Best efficiency game

100 vs Florida

Result
Sat 1/1vs FloridaL 24-371151515015
Sat 11/27vs Michigan StateL 22-285551111016
Sat 11/20@ IndianaW 41-24154505
Sat 11/13@ Ohio StateL 14-38166606
Sat 11/6vs NorthwesternW 35-212321616020
Sun 10/31vs MichiganW 41-3133210.710.70120
Sat 10/23@ MinnesotaW 33-21
Sat 10/9vs IllinoisL 13-331181818018
Sat 9/25vs TempleW 22-131191919019
Sat 9/18vs Kent StateW 24-02126607

Player Story

Graham Zug story

Graham Zug built his college career from 2007 through 2010 as a wide receiver from Manheim, PA wearing No. 5, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Graham Zug's career was his receiving role: 75 catches, 976 receiving yards, 10 touchdowns, and 3 rushing yards across 32 career games in the available record. His career also includes 3 rushing yards and 26 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Graham Zug's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Penn State

    2007-2010

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

200720082009200920102010
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2007 Regular SeasonPenn State853.34
2008 Regular SeasonPenn State17471.17166
2009 PostseasonPenn State60076.721.2426
2009 Regular SeasonPenn State60076.721.20
2010 PostseasonPenn State19473.110.3-406
2010 Regular SeasonPenn State19473.110.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Ohio State

Week 10 · L 7-24 · Conference game

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

96

Receiving Yards

96.1 takeover

96 receiving yards with a 91.4 efficiency score.

#2

vs Syracuse

Week 2 · W 28-7

79

Receiving Yards

89.2 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

79 receiving yards with a 87.8 efficiency score.

#3

@ Michigan State

Week 12 · W 42-14 · Conference game

99

Receiving Yards

88.9 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

99 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs Michigan State

Week 13 · L 22-28 · Conference game

55

Receiving Yards

81.9 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

55 receiving yards with a 73.3 efficiency score.

#5

@ Michigan

Week 8 · W 35-10 · Conference game

59

Receiving Yards

79.4 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

59 receiving yards with a 78.7 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2009 Postseason · Penn State

600 primary output · 76.7 efficiency · 21.2 usage

78.5

#2

2009 Regular Season · Penn State

78.5

600 primary · 76.7 efficiency · 21.2 usage

#3

2010 Postseason · Penn State

47.8

194 primary · 73.1 efficiency · 10.3 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

2

2+ TD games