Usage / Role
23%
Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2008-2011Syracuse
Van Chew
WR • 6'1" • Manassas, VA, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Van Chew reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
55
Solid production for a receiver
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Reliability
61
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
64
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2010 Regular Season · Syracuse
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Syracuse
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Maine
Player Story
Van Chew built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a wide receiver from Manassas, VA wearing No. 82, spending time with Syracuse. The clearest part of Van Chew's career was his receiving role: 88 catches,...
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- Committed To
- Syracuse
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2007
Van Chew, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2010 Regular Season · Syracuse. Van Chew reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,204
- Receptions
- 88
- Touchdowns
- 9
Quick Answers
Van Chew quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Syracuse · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,204
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 32 games
- Best season
- 2010 Regular Season · Syracuse
- Top game
- Maine
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Centreville · Syracuse
- High school pipeline
- Centreville · 14 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 82 · Class 2011
- 2011 Receiving yards rank
- 471 receiving yards · WR 184th (top 23%) · Big East 16th (top 15%) · National 213th (top 13%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | Syracuse | 4 | 4 | 56 | 1 | 30.4 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Syracuse | 5 | 6 | 66 | 0 | 44.9 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Syracuse | 12 | 41 | 611 | 5 | 81.1 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Syracuse | 11 | 37 | 471 | 3 | 62.4 |
Related Context
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Van Chew played WR for Syracuse. Across 4 tracked seasons, Van Chew recorded 1,204 receiving yards and 9 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2010 with Syracuse.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2010 Regular Season
Syracuse paired 611 primary output with 80.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2010 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 80.2 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: Maine
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2010 Regular Season · Syracuse
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
50.9
Efficiency
80.2
Usage
23
Consistency
67.2
Best Game by takeover score
Maine
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Akron: 79. Washington: 83. Maine: 113. Colgate: 68. South Florida: 59. Pittsburgh: 50. West Virginia: 46. Cincinnati: 3. Louisville: 18. Rutgers: 44. UConn: 29. Boston College: 19
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Akron: 3 by 100. Washington: 6 by 92.2. Maine: 7 by 100. Colgate: 3 by 100. South Florida: 4 by 98.3. Pittsburgh: 5 by 66.7. West Virginia: 2 by 100. Cincinnati: 1 by 20. Louisville: 2 by 60. Rutgers: 3 by 97.8. UConn: 3 by 64.4. Boston College: 2 by 63.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins58.9 · Games = 7 · +19.1 vs Losses
Losses39.8 · Games = 5 · -19.1 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
Maine
Best efficiency game
100 vs West Virginia
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/27 | vs Boston College | L 7-16 | — | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 0 | 16 |
| Sun 11/21 | vs UConn | L 6-23 | — | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 9.70 | 0 | 19 |
| Sat 11/13 | @ Rutgers | W 13-10 | — | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 14.70 | 0 | 25 |
| Sat 11/6 | vs Louisville | L 20-28 | — | 2 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Cincinnati | W 31-7 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Sat 10/23 | @ West Virginia | W 19-14 | — | 2 | 46 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 29 |
| Sat 10/16 | vs Pittsburgh | L 14-45 | — | 5 | 50 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 13 |
| Sat 10/9 | @ South Florida | W 13-9 | — | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 14.80 | 0 | 27 |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Colgate | W 42-7 | — | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 22.70 | 0 | 48 |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Maine100 receiving yards | W 38-14 | — | 7 | 113 | 16.1 | 16.10 | 1 | 25 |
| Sat 9/11 | @ Washington | L 20-41 | — | 6 | 83 | 13.8 | 13.80 | 0 | 37 |
| Sat 9/4 | @ Akron | W 29-3 | — | 3 | 79 | 26.3 | 26.30 | 1 | 45 |
Player Story
Van Chew story
Van Chew built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a wide receiver from Manassas, VA wearing No. 82, spending time with Syracuse. The clearest part of Van Chew's career was his receiving role: 88 catches, 1,204 receiving yards, and 9 touchdowns across 32 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2010 with Syracuse. 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 32 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Syracuse.
The arc is straightforward: Van Chew 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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Syracuse
2008-2011
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2008200920102011
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | Syracuse | 56 | 58.3 | 7.5 | — |
| 2009 Regular Season | Syracuse | 66 | 72.7 | 6.2 | 10 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Syracuse | 611 | 80.2 | 23 | 545 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Syracuse | 471 | 76 | 15.3 | -140 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Maine
Week 3 · W 38-14
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
113
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
113 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Rhode Island
Week 2 · W 21-14
134
Receiving Yards
97.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
134 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Washington
Week 2 · L 20-41
83
Receiving Yards
88.6 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
83 receiving yards with a 92.2 efficiency score.
#4
vs Colgate
Week 4 · W 42-7
68
Receiving Yards
86.7 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
68 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ South Florida
Week 6 · W 13-9 · Conference game
59
Receiving Yards
83.5 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
59 receiving yards with a 98.3 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2010 Regular Season · Syracuse
611 primary output · 80.2 efficiency · 23 usage
81.1
#2
2011 Regular Season · Syracuse
62.4
471 primary · 76 efficiency · 15.3 usage
#3
2009 Regular Season · Syracuse
44.9
66 primary · 72.7 efficiency · 6.2 usage
Milestones
2
100+ receiving yards
1
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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