Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2018California
Maurice Ways
WR • 6'3" • 215 lbs • Beverly Hills, MI, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Maurice Ways reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
32
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
32
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · California
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Michigan • California
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arizona
Player Story
Maurice Ways built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a wide receiver from Beverly Hills, MI wearing No. 85, spending time with California and Michigan. The clearest part of Maurice Ways' career was his...
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- Committed To
- Mississippi State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Maurice Ways, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · California. Maurice Ways reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 454
- Receptions
- 42
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Maurice Ways quick answers
- Latest team and position
- California · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 454
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 20 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · California
- Top game
- Arizona
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Amite · Mississippi State
- High school pipeline
- Amite · 14 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 85 · Class 2018
- 2018 Receiving yards rank
- 383 receiving yards · WR 290th (top 29%) · Pac-12 35th (top 18%) · National 325th (top 16%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Michigan | 3 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 40.2 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Michigan | 2 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 34.2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Michigan | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
| 2018 Postseason | California | 12 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 67.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | California | 12 | 31 | 346 | 1 | 67.2 |
Related Context
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Maurice Ways played WR for Michigan and California. Across 5 tracked seasons, Maurice Ways recorded 454 receiving yards and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2018 with California.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
California paired 383 primary output with 73.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 73.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Michigan, California.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Arizona
Loss 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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2018 Postseason · California
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
31.9
Efficiency
73.6
Usage
14.1
Consistency
48.2
Best Game by takeover score
Arizona
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. TCU: 37. North Carolina: 23. Idaho State: 22. Oregon: 18. Arizona: 97. UCLA: 12. Oregon State: 14. Washington: 25. Washington State: 46. USC: 7. Colorado: 43. Stanford: 39
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. TCU: 3 by 82.2. North Carolina: 1 by 100. Idaho State: 3 by 48.9. Oregon: 2 by 60. Arizona: 8 by 80.8. UCLA: 2 by 40. Oregon State: 1 by 93.3. Washington: 2 by 83.3. Washington State: 3 by 100. USC: 1 by 46.7. Colorado: 3 by 95.6. Stanford: 5 by 52
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins22.3 · Games = 6 · -19.2 vs Losses
Losses41.5 · Games = 6 · +19.2 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
Arizona
Best efficiency game
100 vs Washington State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/27 | @ TCU | L 7-10 | — | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 12.30 | 0 | 22 |
| Sat 12/1 | vs Stanford | L 13-23 | — | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 7.80 | 0 | 12 |
| Sun 11/25 | vs Colorado | W 33-21 | — | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 14.30 | 1 | 30 |
| Sun 11/11 | @ USC | W 15-14 | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Sun 11/4 | @ Washington State | L 13-19 | — | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 15.30 | 0 | 35 |
| Sat 10/27 | vs Washington | W 12-10 | — | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 12.50 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 10/20 | @ Oregon State | W 49-7 | — | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 10/13 | vs UCLA | L 7-30 | — | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| Sun 10/7 | @ ArizonaHigh volume | L 17-24 | — | 8 | 97 | 12.1 | 12.10 | 0 | 41 |
| Sun 9/30 | vs Oregon | L 24-42 | — | 2 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 9/15 | vs Idaho State | W 45-23 | — | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 7.30 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 9/1 | vs North Carolina | W 24-17 | — | 1 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
Player Story
Maurice Ways story
Maurice Ways built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a wide receiver from Beverly Hills, MI wearing No. 85, spending time with California and Michigan. The clearest part of Maurice Ways' career was his receiving role: 42 catches, 454 receiving yards, and 1 touchdown across 20 career games in the available record. That gives Maurice Ways' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Michigan
2014-2017
Opening stop
- 2
California
2018
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201420152016201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Michigan | 40 | 75.6 | 5.7 | 40 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Michigan | 24 | 56.7 | 5.5 | -16 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Michigan | 7 | 15.6 | 7.9 | -17 |
| 2018 Postseason | California | 383 | 73.6 | 14.1 | 376 |
| 2018 Regular Season | California | 383 | 73.6 | 14.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Arizona
Week 6 · L 17-24 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
97
Receiving Yards
88 takeover
97 receiving yards with a 80.8 efficiency score.
#2
vs UNLV
Week 3 · W 28-7
21
Receiving Yards
74.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
21 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Hawai'i
Week 1 · W 63-3
22
Receiving Yards
73.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
22 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Colorado
Week 13 · W 33-21 · Conference game
43
Receiving Yards
70.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
43 receiving yards with a 95.6 efficiency score.
#5
@ Washington State
Week 10 · L 13-19 · Conference game
46
Receiving Yards
67.7 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
46 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · California
383 primary output · 73.6 efficiency · 14.1 usage
67.2
#2
2018 Regular Season · California
67.2
383 primary · 73.6 efficiency · 14.1 usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · Michigan
40.2
40 primary · 75.6 efficiency · 5.7 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
1
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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