Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2006-2009Illinois
Jeff Cumberland
WR • 6'5" • Columbus, OH, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Jeff Cumberland reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
30
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
36
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
44
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2006 Regular Season · Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State
Player Story
Jeff Cumberland built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a wide receiver from Columbus, OH wearing No. 17, spending time with Illinois. The clearest part of Jeff Cumberland's career was his receiving role:...
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- Committed To
- Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2006
Jeff Cumberland, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2006 Regular Season · Illinois. Jeff Cumberland reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,001
- Receptions
- 59
- Touchdowns
- 11
Quick Answers
Jeff Cumberland quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Illinois · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,001
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 27 games
- Best season
- 2006 Regular Season · Illinois
- Top game
- Ohio State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Brookhaven · Illinois
- High school pipeline
- Brookhaven · 6 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 17 · Class 2009
- 2009 Receiving yards rank
- 174 receiving yards · WR 427th (top 54%) · Big Ten 60th (top 39%) · National 591st (top 35%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Regular Season | Illinois | 7 | 16 | 232 | 1 | 73.3 |
| 2007 Postseason | Illinois | 4 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 69.1 |
| 2007 Regular Season | Illinois | 4 | 9 | 206 | 3 | 69.1 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Illinois | 8 | 20 | 352 | 4 | 72 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Illinois | 8 | 11 | 174 | 3 | 52.2 |
Related Context
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Jeff Cumberland played WR for Illinois. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jeff Cumberland recorded 65 rushing yards, 1,001 receiving yards, and 11 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2008 with Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2006 Regular Season
Illinois paired 232 primary output with 84 efficiency.
Supporting note
2009 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 74.6 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: Michigan
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2009 Regular Season · Illinois
Games
8
Receiving Yards / G
21.8
Efficiency
74.6
Usage
10.1
Consistency
51
Best Game by takeover score
Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Missouri: 27. Ohio State: 6. Indiana: 3. Michigan: 51. Minnesota: 45. Northwestern: 17. Cincinnati: 7. Fresno State: 18
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. Missouri: 2 by 90. Ohio State: 1 by 40. Indiana: 1 by 20. Michigan: 2 by 100. Minnesota: 2 by 100. Northwestern: 1 by 100. Cincinnati: 1 by 46.7. Fresno State: 1 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins48 · Games = 2 · +35 vs Losses
Losses13 · Games = 6 · -35 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
Michigan
Best efficiency game
100 vs Fresno State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/5 | vs Fresno State | L 52-53 | — | 1 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 18 |
| Fri 11/27 | @ Cincinnati | L 36-49 | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 11/14 | vs Northwestern | L 16-21 | — | 1 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Sat 11/7 | @ Minnesota | W 35-32 | — | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 22.50 | 1 | 23 |
| Sat 10/31 | vs Michigan | W 38-13 | — | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 25.50 | 0 | 34 |
| Sat 10/17 | @ Indiana | L 14-27 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Sat 9/26 | @ Ohio State | L 0-30 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 9/5 | vs Missouri | L 9-37 | — | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 13.50 | 0 | 16 |
Player Story
Jeff Cumberland story
Jeff Cumberland built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a wide receiver from Columbus, OH wearing No. 17, spending time with Illinois. The clearest part of Jeff Cumberland's career was his receiving role: 59 catches, 1,001 receiving yards, 11 touchdowns, and 65 rushing yards across 27 career games in the available record. His career also includes 65 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Jeff Cumberland'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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Illinois
2006-2009
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20062007200720082009
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Regular Season | Illinois | 232 | 84 | 21.6 | — |
| 2007 Postseason | Illinois | 243 | 92.6 | 18.9 | 11 |
| 2007 Regular Season | Illinois | 243 | 92.6 | 18.9 | 0 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Illinois | 352 | 85.3 | 12.8 | 109 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Illinois | 174 | 74.6 | 10.1 | -178 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Ohio State
Week 10 · L 10-17 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
62
Receiving Yards
98.4 takeover
62 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Northwestern
Week 12 · W 41-22 · Conference game
131
Receiving Yards
96.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
131 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Michigan
Week 9 · W 38-13 · Conference game
51
Receiving Yards
94.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
51 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Western Michigan
Week 11 · L 17-23
76
Receiving Yards
82.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
76 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Purdue
Week 11 · L 31-42 · Conference game
31
Receiving Yards
81.8 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
31 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2006 Regular Season · Illinois
232 primary output · 84 efficiency · 21.6 usage
73.3
#2
2008 Regular Season · Illinois
72
352 primary · 85.3 efficiency · 12.8 usage
#3
2007 Postseason · Illinois
69.1
243 primary · 92.6 efficiency · 18.9 usage
Milestones
1
100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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