Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2009 Regular Season
Michigan State paired 266 primary output with 80.9 efficiency.
Player Stats
Brian Linthicum College Stats
Career production, season-by-season totals, and the selected-season workbench are grouped here for stat-first searches.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 936
- Receptions
- 80
- Touchdowns
- 6
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Regular Season | Clemson | 8 | 11 | 76 | 3 | 32.2 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Michigan State | 9 | 20 | 266 | 2 | 65.6 |
| 2010 Postseason | Michigan State | 10 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 51 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Michigan State | 10 | 17 | 202 | 1 | 51 |
| 2011 Postseason | Michigan State | 12 | 7 | 115 | 0 | 57.8 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Michigan State | 12 | 24 | 249 | 0 | 57.8 |
Player insights
Supporting note
2011 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 58.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2011 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Clemson, Michigan State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Georgia
Win 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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2011 Postseason · Michigan State
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
30.3
Efficiency
58.9
Usage
13.4
Consistency
27.6
Best Game by takeover score
Georgia
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Active game
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Georgia: 115. Youngstown State: 11. Notre Dame: 8. Central Michigan: 5. Michigan: 22. Wisconsin: 58. Nebraska: 16. Minnesota: 14. Iowa: 71. Indiana: 12. Northwestern: 31. Wisconsin: 1
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. Georgia: 7 by 100. Youngstown State: 2 by 36.7. Notre Dame: 1 by 53.3. Central Michigan: 1 by 33.3. Michigan: 2 by 73.3. Wisconsin: 3 by 100. Nebraska: 2 by 53.3. Minnesota: 2 by 46.7. Iowa: 5 by 94.7. Indiana: 2 by 40. Northwestern: 3 by 68.9. Wisconsin: 1 by 6.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins37.7 · Games = 9 · +29.3 vs Losses
Losses8.3 · Games = 3 · -29.3 vs Wins
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