Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2017North Carolina
Austin Proehl
WR • 5'10" • 185 lbs • Charlotte, NC, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Austin Proehl reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
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Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
19
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · North Carolina
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- North Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Louisville
Player Story
Austin Proehl built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a wide receiver from Charlotte, NC wearing No. 7, spending time with North Carolina. The clearest part of Austin Proehl's career was his receiving...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2018
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 37
- Overall
- No. 255
- NFL Team
- Buffalo Bills
Austin Proehl, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · North Carolina. Austin Proehl reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,265
- Receptions
- 91
- Touchdowns
- 5
Quick Answers
Austin Proehl quick answers
- Latest team and position
- North Carolina · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,265
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · North Carolina
- Top game
- Louisville
- NFL Draft
- 2018 · Round 7 · Pick 37 · Buffalo Bills
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Class 2017
- 2017 Receiving yards rank
- 337 receiving yards · WR 326th (top 33%) · ACC 39th (top 19%) · National 378th (top 20%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Postseason | North Carolina | 12 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 33.2 |
| 2014 Regular Season | North Carolina | 12 | 14 | 99 | 0 | 33.2 |
| 2015 Regular Season | North Carolina | 6 | 12 | 225 | 1 | 54.4 |
| 2016 Postseason | North Carolina | 13 | 7 | 91 | 0 | 68.8 |
| 2016 Regular Season | North Carolina | 13 | 36 | 506 | 3 | 68.8 |
| 2017 Regular Season | North Carolina | 6 | 21 | 337 | 1 | 67.6 |
Related Context
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Austin Proehl played WR for North Carolina. Across 4 tracked seasons, Austin Proehl recorded 8 passing yards, 4 rushing yards, and 1,265 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2016 with North Carolina.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
North Carolina paired 597 primary output with 80.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2014 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 50.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Clemson
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2014 Postseason · North Carolina
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
8.8
Efficiency
50.9
Usage
5.1
Consistency
47.1
Best Game by takeover score
Clemson
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Rutgers: 7. Liberty: -5. East Carolina: 3. Clemson: 20. Virginia Tech: 12. Notre Dame: 11. Georgia Tech: 20. Virginia: 16. Miami: 7. Pittsburgh: 5. Duke: 4. NC State: 6
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. Rutgers: 1 by 46.7. Liberty: 2 by 0. East Carolina: 1 by 20. Clemson: 1 by 100. Virginia Tech: 1 by 80. Notre Dame: 1 by 73.3. Georgia Tech: 3 by 44.4. Virginia: 1 by 100. Miami: 1 by 46.7. Pittsburgh: 1 by 33.3. Duke: 1 by 26.7. NC State: 1 by 40
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins8 · Games = 5 · -1.4 vs Losses
Losses9.4 · Games = 7 · +1.4 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
Clemson
Best efficiency game
100 vs Virginia
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/26 | vs Rutgers | L 21-40 | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 11/29 | vs NC State | L 7-35 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Fri 11/21 | @ Duke | W 45-20 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Pittsburgh | W 40-35 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Miami | L 20-47 | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Virginia | W 28-27 | — | 1 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Georgia Tech | W 48-43 | — | 3 | 20 | 5 | 6.70 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Notre Dame | L 43-50 | — | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Virginia Tech | L 17-34 | — | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Clemson | L 35-50 | — | 1 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| Sat 9/20 | @ East Carolina | L 41-70 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Liberty | W 56-29 | — | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | -2.50 | 0 | -2 |
Player Story
Austin Proehl story
Austin Proehl built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a wide receiver from Charlotte, NC wearing No. 7, spending time with North Carolina. The clearest part of Austin Proehl's career was his receiving role: 91 catches, 1,265 receiving yards, 5 touchdowns, and 4 rushing yards across 37 career games in the available record. His career also includes 8 passing yards, 4 rushing yards, and 77 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Austin Proehl's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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North Carolina
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201420142015201620162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Postseason | North Carolina | 106 | 50.9 | 5.1 | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | North Carolina | 106 | 50.9 | 5.1 | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | North Carolina | 225 | 83.1 | 10.9 | 119 |
| 2016 Postseason | North Carolina | 597 | 80.3 | 13 | 372 |
| 2016 Regular Season | North Carolina | 597 | 80.3 | 13 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | North Carolina | 337 | 90.3 | 15.5 | -260 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Louisville
Week 2 · L 35-47 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
120
Receiving Yards
97.3 takeover
120 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Stanford
Week 1 · L 23-25 · Postseason
91
Receiving Yards
92.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
91 receiving yards with a 86.7 efficiency score.
#3
vs Pittsburgh
Week 4 · W 37-36 · Conference game
99
Receiving Yards
87 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
99 receiving yards with a 94.3 efficiency score.
#4
vs James Madison
Week 3 · W 56-28
82
Receiving Yards
80 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
82 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Wake Forest
Week 7 · W 50-14 · Conference game
94
Receiving Yards
79 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
94 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · North Carolina
597 primary output · 80.3 efficiency · 13 usage
68.8
#2
2016 Regular Season · North Carolina
68.8
597 primary · 80.3 efficiency · 13 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · North Carolina
67.6
337 primary · 90.3 efficiency · 15.5 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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