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

21%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

82

High-end production for a receiver

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

63

Useful peak 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

2010 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 81.8 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: Kent State

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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2010 Postseason · Miami (OH)

Games

10

Receiving Yards / G

38.5

Efficiency

81.8

Usage

11.6

Consistency

53.1

Best Game by takeover score

Kent State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Middle Tennessee: 60. Florida: 25. Eastern Michigan: 14. Missouri: 7. Kent State: 104. Buffalo: 58. Bowling Green: 15. Akron: 43. Temple: 21. Northern Illinois: 38

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. Middle Tennessee: 4 by 100. Florida: 2 by 83.3. Eastern Michigan: 2 by 46.7. Missouri: 1 by 46.7. Kent State: 5 by 100. Buffalo: 3 by 100. Bowling Green: 1 by 100. Akron: 4 by 71.7. Temple: 2 by 70. Northern Illinois: 2 by 100

Split Comparison

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

Wins44.1 · Games = 8 · +28.1 vs Losses
Losses16 · Games = 2 · -28.1 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

Kent State

Best efficiency game

100 vs Middle Tennessee

Result
Fri 1/7vs Middle TennesseeW 35-214601515119
Sat 12/4vs Northern IllinoisW 26-212381919031
Wed 11/24vs TempleW 23-322110.510.50014
Wed 11/17@ AkronW 19-1444310.810.80013
Thu 11/11@ Bowling GreenW 24-211151515015
Sat 10/30@ BuffaloW 21-935819.319.30040
Sat 10/2vs Kent State100 receiving yardsW 27-21510420.820.80044
Sat 9/25@ MissouriL 13-51177707
Sat 9/11vs Eastern MichiganW 28-212147708
Sat 9/4@ FloridaL 12-3422512.512.50016

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

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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

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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

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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

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#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