Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2009-2011Oregon
David Paulson
TE • 6'4" • Auburn, WA, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
David Paulson reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
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Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
22
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2010 Postseason · Oregon
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Oregon
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oregon State
Player Story
David Paulson built his college career from 2009 through 2011 as a tight end from Auburn, WA wearing No. 42, spending time with Oregon. The clearest part of David Paulson's career was his receiving role: 67 catches,...
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- Committed To
- Oregon
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2007
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2012
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 33
- Overall
- No. 240
- NFL Team
- Pittsburgh Steelers
David Paulson, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2010 Postseason · Oregon. David Paulson reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,041
- Receptions
- 67
- Touchdowns
- 10
Quick Answers
David Paulson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Oregon · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,041
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 30 games
- Best season
- 2010 Postseason · Oregon
- Top game
- Oregon State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Auburn Riverside · Oregon
- High school pipeline
- Auburn Riverside · 7 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2012 · Round 7 · Pick 33 · Pittsburgh Steelers
- Latest roster
- No. 42 · Class 2011
- 2011 Receiving yards rank
- 438 receiving yards · TE 18th (top 6%) · Pac-12 29th (top 16%) · National 238th (top 14%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Oregon | 9 | 12 | 185 | 0 | 49.3 |
| 2010 Postseason | Oregon | 10 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 75.3 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Oregon | 10 | 21 | 370 | 4 | 75.3 |
| 2011 Postseason | Oregon | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 74.1 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Oregon | 11 | 30 | 428 | 6 | 74.1 |
Related Context
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David Paulson played TE for Oregon. Across 3 tracked seasons, David Paulson recorded 1,041 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2011 with Oregon.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2010 Postseason
Oregon paired 418 primary output with 93.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2011 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 79.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2011 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Oregon State
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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Season Explorer
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2011 Postseason · Oregon
Games
11
Receiving Yards / G
39.8
Efficiency
79.5
Usage
16.4
Consistency
62.5
Best Game by takeover score
Oregon State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Wisconsin: 10. LSU: 21. Nevada: 5. Arizona: 22. Arizona State: 41. Colorado: 48. Washington State: 31. Washington: 65. USC: 48. Oregon State: 105. UCLA: 42
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. Wisconsin: 1 by 66.7. LSU: 3 by 46.7. Nevada: 1 by 33.3. Arizona: 3 by 48.9. Arizona State: 3 by 91.1. Colorado: 2 by 100. Washington State: 2 by 100. Washington: 3 by 100. USC: 3 by 100. Oregon State: 8 by 87.5. UCLA: 2 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins41 · Games = 9 · +6.5 vs Losses
Losses34.5 · Games = 2 · -6.5 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
Oregon State
Best efficiency game
100 vs UCLA
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1/2 | vs Wisconsin | W 45-38 | — | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 12/3 | vs UCLA | W 49-31 | — | 2 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 22 |
| Sat 11/26 | vs Oregon State100 receiving yards · High volume | W 49-21 | — | 8 | 105 | 13.1 | 13.10 | 1 | 31 |
| Sun 11/20 | vs USC | L 35-38 | — | 3 | 48 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 18 |
| Sun 11/6 | @ Washington | W 34-17 | — | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 21.70 | 1 | 34 |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Washington State | W 43-28 | — | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 15.50 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Colorado | W 45-2 | — | 2 | 48 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 31 |
| Sun 10/16 | vs Arizona State | W 41-27 | — | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 13.70 | 1 | 16 |
| Sun 9/25 | @ Arizona | W 56-31 | — | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 7.30 | 1 | 10 |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Nevada | W 69-20 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Sun 9/4 | @ LSU | L 27-40 | — | 3 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
Player Story
David Paulson story
David Paulson built his college career from 2009 through 2011 as a tight end from Auburn, WA wearing No. 42, spending time with Oregon. The clearest part of David Paulson's career was his receiving role: 67 catches, 1,041 receiving yards, and 10 touchdowns across 30 career games in the available record. That gives David Paulson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Oregon
2009-2011
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Oregon | 185 | 78.3 | 8.6 | — |
| 2010 Postseason | Oregon | 418 | 93.1 | 11.9 | 233 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Oregon | 418 | 93.1 | 11.9 | 0 |
| 2011 Postseason | Oregon | 438 | 79.5 | 16.4 | 20 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Oregon | 438 | 79.5 | 16.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Oregon State
Week 13 · W 49-21 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
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Receiving Yards
95.4 takeover
105 receiving yards with a 87.5 efficiency score.
#2
@ Tennessee
Week 2 · W 48-13
61
Receiving Yards
86.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
61 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Washington
Week 8 · W 43-19 · Conference game
59
Receiving Yards
82.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
59 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Washington
Week 10 · W 34-17 · Conference game
65
Receiving Yards
79.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
65 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs UCLA
Week 8 · W 60-13 · Conference game
62
Receiving Yards
79.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
62 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2010 Postseason · Oregon
418 primary output · 93.1 efficiency · 11.9 usage
75.3
#2
2010 Regular Season · Oregon
75.3
418 primary · 93.1 efficiency · 11.9 usage
#3
2011 Postseason · Oregon
74.1
438 primary · 79.5 efficiency · 16.4 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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