Usage / Role
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Major offensive role
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Player Dossier
2007-2008Arizona
Rob Gronkowski
TE • 6'6" • 265 lbs • Amherst, NY, USA
Alpha targetExplosive finisher
Rob Gronkowski reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
31
Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
34
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2008 Postseason · Arizona
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Arizona
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oregon
Player Story
Rob Gronkowski built his college career from 2007 through 2008 as a tight end from Amherst, NY wearing No. 48, spending time with Arizona. The clearest part of Rob Gronkowski's career was his receiving role: 75...
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- Committed To
- Arizona
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2007
Rob Gronkowski, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2008 Postseason · Arizona. Rob Gronkowski reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,197
- Receptions
- 75
- Touchdowns
- 16
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Rob Gronkowski Arizona Highlights
2008 · Arizona · Player Highlight
Rob Gronkowski college highlights at Arizona.
- Season
- 2008
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Rob Gronkowski quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Arizona · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,197
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 3 entries · 20 games
- Best season
- 2008 Postseason · Arizona
- Top game
- Oregon
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Woodland Hills · Arizona
- High school pipeline
- Woodland Hills · 28 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 48 · Class 2008
- 2008 Receiving yards rank
- 672 receiving yards · TE 4th (top 3%) · Pac-10 3rd (top 3%) · National 53rd (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Regular Season | Arizona | 10 | 28 | 525 | 6 | 65.1 |
| 2008 Postseason | Arizona | 10 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 82.1 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Arizona | 10 | 43 | 645 | 10 | 82.1 |
Related Context
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Rob Gronkowski played TE for Arizona. Across 2 tracked seasons, Rob Gronkowski recorded 1,197 receiving yards and 16 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2008 with Arizona.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2008 Postseason
Arizona paired 672 primary output with 83.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2008 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 83.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2008 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Oregon
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2008 Postseason · Arizona
Games
10
Receiving Yards / G
67.2
Efficiency
83.6
Usage
24.6
Consistency
62.7
Best Game by takeover score
Oregon
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. BYU: 27. UCLA: 32. Washington: 109. Stanford: 30. California: 91. USC: 12. Washington State: 83. Oregon: 143. Oregon State: 50. Arizona State: 95
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. BYU: 4 by 45. UCLA: 3 by 71.1. Washington: 5 by 100. Stanford: 2 by 100. California: 6 by 100. USC: 2 by 40. Washington State: 4 by 100. Oregon: 12 by 79.4. Oregon State: 3 by 100. Arizona State: 6 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins72.8 · Games = 6 · +14.1 vs Losses
Losses58.8 · Games = 4 · -14.1 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
Oregon
Best efficiency game
100 vs Arizona State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/21 | vs BYU | W 31-21 | — | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 6.80 | 0 | 9 |
| Sun 12/7 | vs Arizona State | W 31-10 | — | 6 | 95 | 15.8 | 15.80 | 1 | 26 |
| Sun 11/23 | vs Oregon State | L 17-19 | — | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 16.70 | 1 | 26 |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Oregon100 receiving yards · High volume | L 45-55 | — | 12 | 143 | 11.9 | 11.90 | 1 | 24 |
| Sat 11/8 | @ Washington State | W 59-28 | — | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 20.80 | 1 | 43 |
| Sun 10/26 | vs USC | L 10-17 | — | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| Sun 10/19 | vs California | W 42-27 | — | 6 | 91 | 15.2 | 15.20 | 1 | 36 |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Stanford | L 23-24 | — | 2 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 21 |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Washington100 receiving yards · 2+ TD | W 48-14 | — | 5 | 109 | 21.8 | 21.80 | 3 | 37 |
| Sat 9/20 | @ UCLA2+ TD | W 31-10 | — | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 10.70 | 2 | 22 |
Player Story
Rob Gronkowski story
Rob Gronkowski built his college career from 2007 through 2008 as a tight end from Amherst, NY wearing No. 48, spending time with Arizona. The clearest part of Rob Gronkowski's career was his receiving role: 75 catches, 1,197 receiving yards, and 16 touchdowns across 20 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2008 with Arizona. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. With 20 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Arizona.
The arc is straightforward: Rob Gronkowski moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Arizona
2007-2008
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
200720082008
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Regular Season | Arizona | 525 | 87.4 | 11.4 | — |
| 2008 Postseason | Arizona | 672 | 83.6 | 24.6 | 147 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Arizona | 672 | 83.6 | 24.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Oregon
Week 12 · L 45-55 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
143
Receiving Yards
93.1 takeover
143 receiving yards with a 79.4 efficiency score.
#2
vs UCLA
Week 10 · W 34-27 · Conference game
94
Receiving Yards
92.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
94 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Washington
Week 6 · W 48-14 · Conference game
109
Receiving Yards
91.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
109 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs California
Week 8 · W 42-27 · Conference game
91
Receiving Yards
87.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
91 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Washington State
Week 5 · W 48-20 · Conference game
115
Receiving Yards
86.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
115 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2008 Postseason · Arizona
672 primary output · 83.6 efficiency · 24.6 usage
82.1
#2
2008 Regular Season · Arizona
82.1
672 primary · 83.6 efficiency · 24.6 usage
#3
2007 Regular Season · Arizona
65.1
525 primary · 87.4 efficiency · 11.4 usage
Milestones
3
100+ receiving yards
1
8+ catch outings
3
2+ TD games
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