Player Dossier

2007-2011

Miami (OH)

Chris Givens

WR • 6'2" • Chillicothe, OH, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Chris Givens reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

20%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

59

Solid production for a receiver

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Reliability

51

Useful contributor with volatile peaks

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Star Power

74

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · Miami (OH)

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Miami (OH)
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Bowling Green

Player Story

Chris Givens built his college career from 2007 through 2011 as a wide receiver from Chillicothe, OH wearing No. 17, spending time with Miami (OH). The clearest part of Chris Givens' career was his receiving role:...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2007 · Rating 0.8089

Chillicothe · Chillicothe, OH

Committed To
Miami (OH)
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2007

Chris Givens, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · Miami (OH). Chris Givens reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
2,121
Receptions
157
Touchdowns
16

Quick Answers

Chris Givens quick answers

Latest team and position
Miami (OH) · WR
Career Receiving Yards
2,121
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 43 games
Best season
2011 Regular Season · Miami (OH)
Top game
Bowling Green
Recruit profile
3-star · Chillicothe · Miami (OH)
High school pipeline
Chillicothe · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 17 · Class 2011
2011 Receiving yards rank
695 receiving yards · WR 89th (top 11%) · Mid-American 11th (top 6%) · National 97th (top 6%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2007 Regular SeasonMiami (OH)1025430259.2
2008 Regular SeasonMiami (OH)1135513869.2
2009 Regular SeasonMiami (OH)21198062.3
2010 PostseasonMiami (OH)10460157.2
2010 Regular SeasonMiami (OH)1022325057.2
2011 Regular SeasonMiami (OH)1060695581.5

Related Context

Chris Givens played WR for Miami (OH). Across 5 tracked seasons, Chris Givens recorded -18 rushing yards, 2,121 receiving yards, and 16 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2011 with Miami (OH).

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2011 Regular Season

Miami (OH) paired 695 primary output with 79.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2008 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 84.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2011 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Bowling Green

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 81.8th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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2008 Regular Season · Miami (OH)

Games

11

Receiving Yards / G

46.6

Efficiency

84.9

Usage

14.4

Consistency

70

Best Game by takeover score

Bowling Green

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Vanderbilt: 15. Michigan: 19. Charleston Southern: 8. Cincinnati: 52. Temple: 44. Bowling Green: 71. Kent State: 35. Buffalo: 46. Ball State: 66. Toledo: 85. Ohio: 72

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. Vanderbilt: 1 by 100. Michigan: 2 by 63.3. Charleston Southern: 1 by 53.3. Cincinnati: 3 by 100. Temple: 2 by 100. Bowling Green: 3 by 100. Kent State: 4 by 58.3. Buffalo: 2 by 100. Ball State: 3 by 100. Toledo: 9 by 63. Ohio: 5 by 96

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins39.5 · Games = 2 · -8.7 vs Losses
Losses48.2 · Games = 9 · +8.7 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

11 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Bowling Green

Best efficiency game

100 vs Ball State

Result
Fri 11/28vs OhioL 26-415727.714.40118
Sat 11/22@ ToledoHigh volume · 2+ TDL 14-429859.49.40230
Wed 11/12vs Ball StateL 16-3136614.622149
Wed 11/5@ BuffaloL 17-372462323033
Sat 10/25vs Kent StateL 21-544358.88.80113
Sat 10/18@ Bowling GreenW 27-2037123.723.70153
Sat 10/4vs TempleL 10-282442222024
Sat 9/20@ CincinnatiL 20-4535217.317.30134
Sat 9/13vs Charleston SouthernW 38-27188808
Sat 9/6@ MichiganL 6-162199.59.50010
Thu 8/28vs VanderbiltL 13-341151515015

Player Story

Chris Givens story

Chris Givens built his college career from 2007 through 2011 as a wide receiver from Chillicothe, OH wearing No. 17, spending time with Miami (OH). The clearest part of Chris Givens' career was his receiving role: 157 catches, 2,121 receiving yards, and 15 touchdowns across 43 career games in the available record. His career also includes 103 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Chris Givens' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Miami (OH)

    2007-2011

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

200720082009201020102011
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2007 Regular SeasonMiami (OH)4308012.7
2008 Regular SeasonMiami (OH)51384.914.483
2009 Regular SeasonMiami (OH)9859.930.6-415
2010 PostseasonMiami (OH)38581.811.6287
2010 Regular SeasonMiami (OH)38581.811.60
2011 Regular SeasonMiami (OH)69579.323.4310

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Bowling Green

Week 8 · W 27-20 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

71

Receiving Yards

91.5 takeover

71 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Western Michigan

Week 12 · L 21-24 · Conference game

141

Receiving Yards

90.8 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

141 receiving yards with a 72.3 efficiency score.

#3

vs Akron

Week 12 · W 7-0 · Conference game

78

Receiving Yards

89.9 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

78 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

@ Toledo

Week 13 · L 14-42 · Conference game

85

Receiving Yards

87.7 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

85 receiving yards with a 63 efficiency score.

#5

@ Boise State

Week 2 · L 0-48

61

Receiving Yards

86 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

61 receiving yards with a 58.1 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2011 Regular Season · Miami (OH)

695 primary output · 79.3 efficiency · 23.4 usage

81.5

#2

2008 Regular Season · Miami (OH)

69.2

513 primary · 84.9 efficiency · 14.4 usage

#3

2009 Regular Season · Miami (OH)

62.3

98 primary · 59.9 efficiency · 30.6 usage

Milestones

3

100+ receiving yards

3

8+ catch outings

2

2+ TD games