Player Dossier

2014-2018

Illinois

Mike Dudek

WR • 5'11" • 195 lbs • Naperville, IL, USA

Alpha targetExplosive finisher

Mike Dudek reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

2%

Rotational offensive role

lowfeatured

Impact Production

56

Solid production for a receiver

lowelite

Reliability

70

Reliable weekly contributor

lowhigh

Star Power

47

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · Illinois

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Illinois
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Kent State

Player Story

Mike Dudek built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a wide receiver from Naperville, IL wearing No. 18, spending time with Illinois. The clearest part of Mike Dudek's career was his receiving role: 104...

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3★

Recruit Profile

Class 2022 · Rating 0.8737

Servite · Anaheim, CA

Committed To
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2022

Mike Dudek, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · Illinois. Mike Dudek reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
1,365
Receptions
104
Touchdowns
7

Quick Answers

Mike Dudek quick answers

Latest team and position
Illinois · WR
Career Receiving Yards
1,365
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 21 games
Best season
2014 Postseason · Illinois
Top game
Kent State
Recruit profile
3-star · Servite
High school pipeline
Servite · 40 FBS recruits · 6 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 18 · Senior
2018 Receiving yards rank
65 receiving yards · WR 709th (top 70%) · Big Ten 122nd (top 52%) · National 1,137th (top 54%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2014 PostseasonIllinois13773084.7
2014 Regular SeasonIllinois1369965684.7
2015 Regular SeasonIllinois0-00-
2016 Regular SeasonIllinois0-00-
2017 Regular SeasonIllinois724262162.9
2018 Regular SeasonIllinois1465076.6

Related Context

Mike Dudek played WR for Illinois. Across 5 tracked seasons, Mike Dudek recorded 22 passing yards, 80 rushing yards, and 1,365 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2014 with Illinois.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2014 Postseason

Illinois paired 1,038 primary output with 82.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2018 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 100 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2018 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.

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2018 Regular Season · Illinois

Games

1

Receiving Yards / G

65

Efficiency

100

Usage

30.8

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Kent State

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All Games65 · Games = 1

Game Log

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1 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Kent State

Best efficiency game

100 vs Kent State

Result
Sat 9/1vs Kent StateW 31-2446514.416.30024

Player Story

Mike Dudek story

Mike Dudek built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a wide receiver from Naperville, IL wearing No. 18, spending time with Illinois. The clearest part of Mike Dudek's career was his receiving role: 104 catches, 1,365 receiving yards, 7 touchdowns, and 80 rushing yards across 21 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2014 with Illinois. 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 22 passing yards, 80 rushing yards, and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 21 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Illinois.

The arc is straightforward: Mike Dudek 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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    Illinois

    2014-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201420142015201620172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 PostseasonIllinois1,03882.827.9
2014 Regular SeasonIllinois1,03882.827.90
2015 Regular SeasonIllinois0-1,038
2016 Regular SeasonIllinois00
2017 Regular SeasonIllinois26269.724.3262
2018 Regular SeasonIllinois6510030.8-197

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Kent State

Week 1 · W 31-24

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

65

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

65 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Purdue

Week 6 · L 27-38 · Conference game

200

Receiving Yards

91.3 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

200 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

@ South Florida

Week 3 · L 23-47

65

Receiving Yards

90.7 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

65 receiving yards with a 72.2 efficiency score.

#4

@ Nebraska

Week 5 · L 14-45 · Conference game

90

Receiving Yards

81.7 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

90 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs Ball State

Week 1 · W 24-21

47

Receiving Yards

79.7 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

47 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2014 Postseason · Illinois

1,038 primary output · 82.8 efficiency · 27.9 usage

84.7

#2

2014 Regular Season · Illinois

84.7

1,038 primary · 82.8 efficiency · 27.9 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · Illinois

76.6

65 primary · 100 efficiency · 30.8 usage

Milestones

2

100+ receiving yards

2

8+ catch outings

1

2+ TD games