Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2007-2011Michigan State
Brian Linthicum
TE • 6'5" • St. Louis, MO, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Brian Linthicum reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
91
Top-tier box-score impact for a tight end
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
67
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · Michigan State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Clemson • Michigan State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Georgia
Player Story
Brian Linthicum built his college career from 2007 through 2011 as a tight end from St. Louis, MO wearing No. 88, spending time with Clemson and Michigan State. The clearest part of Brian Linthicum's career was his...
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- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Brian Linthicum, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · Michigan State. Brian Linthicum reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 936
- Receptions
- 80
- Touchdowns
- 6
Quick Answers
Brian Linthicum quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan State · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 936
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 39 games
- Best season
- 2009 Regular Season · Michigan State
- Top game
- Georgia
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Steilacoom
- High school pipeline
- Steilacoom · 7 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 88 · Class 2011
- 2011 Receiving yards rank
- 364 receiving yards · TE 22nd (top 8%) · Big Ten 22nd (top 13%) · National 297th (top 18%)
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 |
Related Context
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Brian Linthicum played TE for Clemson and Michigan State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Brian Linthicum recorded 936 receiving yards and 6 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2009 with Michigan State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2009 Regular Season
Michigan State paired 266 primary output with 80.9 efficiency.
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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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
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Georgia
Best efficiency game
100 vs Georgia
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1/2 | @ Georgia100 receiving yards | W 33-30 | — | 7 | 115 | 16.4 | 16.40 | 0 | 50 |
| Sun 12/4 | vs Wisconsin | L 39-42 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sat 11/26 | @ Northwestern | W 31-17 | — | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 10.30 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Indiana | W 55-3 | — | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Iowa | W 37-21 | — | 5 | 71 | 14.2 | 14.20 | 0 | 28 |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Minnesota | W 31-24 | — | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Nebraska | L 3-24 | — | 2 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Sun 10/23 | vs Wisconsin | W 37-31 | — | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 19.30 | 0 | 25 |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Michigan | W 28-14 | — | 2 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Central Michigan | W 45-7 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Notre Dame | L 13-31 | — | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Fri 9/2 | vs Youngstown State | W 28-6 | — | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 5.50 | 0 | 7 |
Player Story
Brian Linthicum story
Brian Linthicum built his college career from 2007 through 2011 as a tight end from St. Louis, MO wearing No. 88, spending time with Clemson and Michigan State. The clearest part of Brian Linthicum's career was his receiving role: 80 catches, 936 receiving yards, and 6 touchdowns across 39 career games in the available record. That gives Brian Linthicum'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.
- 1
Clemson
2007
Opening stop
- 2
Michigan State
2009-2011
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Regular Season | Clemson | 76 | 40 | 5.9 | — |
| 2009 Regular Season | Michigan State | 266 | 80.9 | 10.6 | 190 |
| 2010 Postseason | Michigan State | 230 | 66.3 | 10.2 | -36 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Michigan State | 230 | 66.3 | 10.2 | 0 |
| 2011 Postseason | Michigan State | 364 | 58.9 | 13.4 | 134 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Michigan State | 364 | 58.9 | 13.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Georgia
Week 1 · W 33-30 · Postseason
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
115
Receiving Yards
94.4 takeover
115 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Northern Colorado
Week 4 · W 45-7
63
Receiving Yards
84.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
63 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Western Michigan
Week 10 · W 49-14
61
Receiving Yards
82.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
61 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Iowa
Week 11 · W 37-21 · Conference game
71
Receiving Yards
81.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
71 receiving yards with a 94.7 efficiency score.
#5
@ Penn State
Week 13 · W 28-22 · Conference game
42
Receiving Yards
69 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
42 receiving yards with a 70 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2009 Regular Season · Michigan State
266 primary output · 80.9 efficiency · 10.6 usage
65.6
#2
2011 Postseason · Michigan State
57.8
364 primary · 58.9 efficiency · 13.4 usage
#3
2011 Regular Season · Michigan State
57.8
364 primary · 58.9 efficiency · 13.4 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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