Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2007-2010Penn 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.
Impact Production
23
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
35
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
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...
Read the storyGraham 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
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Regular Season | Penn State | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 42 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Penn State | 9 | 11 | 174 | 2 | 40.8 |
| 2009 Postseason | Penn State | 12 | 4 | 51 | 0 | 78.5 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Penn State | 12 | 42 | 549 | 7 | 78.5 |
| 2010 Postseason | Penn State | 10 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 47.8 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Penn State | 10 | 16 | 179 | 1 | 47.8 |
Related Context
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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
2008 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 71.1 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: Ohio State
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2008 Regular Season · Penn State
Games
9
Receiving Yards / G
19.3
Efficiency
71.1
Usage
7
Consistency
39.9
Best Game by takeover score
Ohio State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Coastal Carolina: 5. Syracuse: 11. Temple: 17. Illinois: 8. Purdue: 39. Wisconsin: 3. Ohio State: 49. Indiana: 9. Michigan State: 33
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: 1 by 33.3. Syracuse: 1 by 73.3. Temple: 1 by 100. Illinois: 1 by 53.3. Purdue: 2 by 100. Wisconsin: 1 by 20. Ohio State: 1 by 100. Indiana: 1 by 60. Michigan State: 2 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
First Half16 · Games = 5 · -7.5 vs Second Half
Second Half23.5 · Games = 4 · +7.5 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Ohio State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Michigan State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/22 | vs Michigan State | W 49-18 | — | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 16.50 | 1 | 28 |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Indiana | W 34-7 | — | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Sun 10/26 | @ Ohio State | W 13-6 | — | 1 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 49 |
| Sun 10/12 | @ Wisconsin | W 48-7 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Purdue | W 20-6 | — | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 19.50 | 0 | 23 |
| Sun 9/28 | vs Illinois | W 38-24 | — | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Temple | W 45-3 | — | 1 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 17 |
| Sat 9/13 | @ Syracuse | W 55-13 | — | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Coastal Carolina | W 66-10 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Regular Season | Penn State | 8 | 53.3 | 4 | — |
| 2008 Regular Season | Penn State | 174 | 71.1 | 7 | 166 |
| 2009 Postseason | Penn State | 600 | 76.7 | 21.2 | 426 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Penn State | 600 | 76.7 | 21.2 | 0 |
| 2010 Postseason | Penn State | 194 | 73.1 | 10.3 | -406 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Penn State | 194 | 73.1 | 10.3 | 0 |
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
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