Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2008-2011Buffalo
Marcus Rivers
WR • 6'5" • Lackawanna, NY, USA
Alpha targetPossession profile
Marcus Rivers reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
53
Solid production for a receiver
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Reliability
45
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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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: 2010 Regular Season · Buffalo
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Buffalo
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Rhode Island
Player Story
Marcus Rivers built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a wide receiver from Lackawanna, NY wearing No. 2, spending time with Buffalo. The clearest part of Marcus Rivers' career was his receiving role: 117...
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- Committed To
- Buffalo
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2007
Marcus Rivers, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2010 Regular Season · Buffalo. Marcus Rivers reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,351
- Receptions
- 117
- Touchdowns
- 8
Quick Answers
Marcus Rivers quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Buffalo · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,351
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 29 games
- Best season
- 2010 Regular Season · Buffalo
- Top game
- Rhode Island
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Lackawanna · Buffalo
- High school pipeline
- Lackawanna · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Class 2011
- 2011 Receiving yards rank
- 615 receiving yards · WR 118th (top 15%) · Mid-American 16th (top 9%) · National 128th (top 8%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | Buffalo | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 41.8 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Buffalo | 4 | 5 | 35 | 1 | 33.4 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Buffalo | 12 | 50 | 690 | 5 | 83.2 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Buffalo | 12 | 60 | 615 | 2 | 73 |
Related Context
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Marcus Rivers played WR for Buffalo. Across 4 tracked seasons, Marcus Rivers recorded 1,351 receiving yards and 8 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2010 with Buffalo.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2010 Regular Season
Buffalo paired 690 primary output with 86.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2011 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 67.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2011 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Northern Illinois
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2011 Regular Season · Buffalo
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
51.3
Efficiency
67.9
Usage
25.3
Consistency
50.5
Best Game by takeover score
Northern Illinois
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Pittsburgh: 83. Stony Brook: 18. Ball State: 74. UConn: 94. Tennessee: 16. Ohio: 40. Temple: 35. Northern Illinois: 114. Miami (OH): 69. Eastern Michigan: 27. Akron: 25. Bowling Green: 20
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 versus efficiency scatter chart. Pittsburgh: 8 by 69.2. Stony Brook: 3 by 40. Ball State: 6 by 82.2. UConn: 9 by 69.6. Tennessee: 1 by 100. Ohio: 4 by 66.7. Temple: 3 by 77.8. Northern Illinois: 10 by 76. Miami (OH): 7 by 65.7. Eastern Michigan: 4 by 45. Akron: 3 by 55.6. Bowling Green: 2 by 66.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins27.7 · Games = 3 · -31.4 vs Losses
Losses59.1 · Games = 9 · +31.4 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
Northern Illinois
Best efficiency game
100 vs Tennessee
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/25 | vs Bowling Green | L 28-42 | — | 2 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Akron | W 51-10 | — | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 8.30 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Eastern Michigan | L 17-30 | — | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 6.80 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Miami (OH) | L 13-41 | — | 7 | 69 | 9.9 | 9.90 | 0 | 29 |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Northern Illinois100 receiving yards · High volume | L 30-31 | — | 10 | 114 | 11.4 | 11.40 | 1 | 21 |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Temple | L 0-34 | — | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 11.70 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Ohio | W 38-37 | — | 4 | 40 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Tennessee | L 10-41 | — | 1 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 9/24 | vs UConnHigh volume | L 3-17 | — | 9 | 94 | 10.4 | 10.40 | 0 | 18 |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Ball State | L 25-28 | — | 6 | 74 | 12.3 | 12.30 | 1 | 27 |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Stony Brook | W 35-7 | — | 3 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 9/3 | @ PittsburghHigh volume | L 16-35 | — | 8 | 83 | 10.4 | 10.40 | 0 | 23 |
Player Story
Marcus Rivers story
Marcus Rivers built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a wide receiver from Lackawanna, NY wearing No. 2, spending time with Buffalo. The clearest part of Marcus Rivers' career was his receiving role: 117 catches, 1,351 receiving yards, and 8 touchdowns across 29 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2010 with Buffalo. 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. His career also includes 11 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 29 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Buffalo.
The arc is straightforward: Marcus Rivers 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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Buffalo
2008-2011
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2008200920102011
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | Buffalo | 11 | 36.7 | 8.7 | — |
| 2009 Regular Season | Buffalo | 35 | 49.6 | 7.4 | 24 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Buffalo | 690 | 86.7 | 25.6 | 655 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Buffalo | 615 | 67.9 | 25.3 | -75 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Rhode Island
Week 1 · W 31-0
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
155
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
155 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Northern Illinois
Week 8 · L 30-31 · Conference game
114
Receiving Yards
90.4 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
114 receiving yards with a 76 efficiency score.
#3
vs UCF
Week 3 · L 10-24
102
Receiving Yards
87.6 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
102 receiving yards with a 97.1 efficiency score.
#4
@ Northern Illinois
Week 7 · L 14-45 · Conference game
94
Receiving Yards
86.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
94 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs UConn
Week 4 · L 3-17
94
Receiving Yards
84 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
94 receiving yards with a 69.6 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2010 Regular Season · Buffalo
690 primary output · 86.7 efficiency · 25.6 usage
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#2
2011 Regular Season · Buffalo
73
615 primary · 67.9 efficiency · 25.3 usage
#3
2008 Regular Season · Buffalo
41.8
11 primary · 36.7 efficiency · 8.7 usage
Milestones
3
100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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