Player Dossier

2014-2016

Texas Tech

Ian Sadler

WR • 5'11" • Argyle, TX, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Ian Sadler reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

9%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

37

Developing production for a receiver

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Reliability

35

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

45

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Texas Tech

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
Texas Tech
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Texas

Player Story

Ian Sadler built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a wide receiver from Argyle, TX wearing No. 12, spending time with Texas Tech. The clearest part of Ian Sadler's career was his receiving role: 89...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2014 · Rating 0.8781

Argyle · Argyle, TX

Committed To
Texas Tech
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2014

Ian Sadler, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Texas Tech. Ian Sadler reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
1,295
Receptions
89
Touchdowns
5

Quick Answers

Ian Sadler quick answers

Latest team and position
Texas Tech · WR
Career Receiving Yards
1,295
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 25 games
Best season
2015 Postseason · Texas Tech
Top game
Texas
Recruit profile
3-star · Argyle · Texas Tech
High school pipeline
Argyle · 23 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 12 · Class 2016
2016 Receiving yards rank
363 receiving yards · WR 303rd (top 31%) · Big 12 35th (top 22%) · National 355th (top 19%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2014 Regular SeasonTexas Tech723336262.5
2015 PostseasonTexas Tech10345075.7
2015 Regular SeasonTexas Tech1039551375.7
2016 Regular SeasonTexas Tech824363057.6

Related Context

Ian Sadler played WR for Texas Tech. Across 3 tracked seasons, Ian Sadler recorded 1,295 receiving yards and 5 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2015 with Texas Tech.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason

Texas Tech paired 596 primary output with 88.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2016 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 84.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2016 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: West Virginia

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

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2016 Regular Season · Texas Tech

Games

8

Receiving Yards / G

45.4

Efficiency

84.6

Usage

7.8

Consistency

58.7

Best Game by takeover score

West Virginia

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Stephen F. Austin: 38. Arizona State: 22. Louisiana Tech: 53. Kansas: 35. Kansas State: 26. West Virginia: 93. Oklahoma: 75. TCU: 21

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. Stephen F. Austin: 2 by 100. Arizona State: 1 by 100. Louisiana Tech: 2 by 100. Kansas: 3 by 77.8. Kansas State: 3 by 57.8. West Virginia: 4 by 100. Oklahoma: 7 by 71.4. TCU: 2 by 70

Split Comparison

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

Wins36.8 · Games = 4 · -17.3 vs Losses
Losses54 · Games = 4 · +17.3 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

8 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

West Virginia

Best efficiency game

100 vs West Virginia

Result
Sat 10/29@ TCUW 27-2422110.510.50012
Sun 10/23vs OklahomaL 59-6677510.710.70019
Sat 10/15vs West VirginiaL 17-4849323.323.30037
Sat 10/8@ Kansas StateL 38-443268.78.7009
Fri 9/30vs KansasW 55-1933511.711.70012
Sat 9/17vs Louisiana TechW 59-4525326.526.50030
Sun 9/11@ Arizona StateL 55-681222222022
Sun 9/4vs Stephen F. AustinW 69-172381919027

Player Story

Ian Sadler story

Ian Sadler built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a wide receiver from Argyle, TX wearing No. 12, spending time with Texas Tech. The clearest part of Ian Sadler's career was his receiving role: 89 catches, 1,295 receiving yards, and 5 touchdowns across 25 career games in the available record. His career also includes 7 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Ian Sadler's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Texas Tech

    2014-2016

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2014201520152016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonTexas Tech33685.712.5
2015 PostseasonTexas Tech59688.814.9260
2015 Regular SeasonTexas Tech59688.814.90
2016 Regular SeasonTexas Tech36384.67.8-233

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Texas

Week 13 · W 48-45 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

108

Receiving Yards

93.2 takeover

108 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Oklahoma State

Week 9 · L 53-70 · Conference game

122

Receiving Yards

90.1 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

122 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs Oklahoma

Week 12 · L 30-42 · Conference game

89

Receiving Yards

83.1 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

89 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs West Virginia

Week 7 · L 17-48 · Conference game

93

Receiving Yards

80.6 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

93 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

@ Iowa State

Week 13 · W 34-31 · Conference game

65

Receiving Yards

77.3 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

65 receiving yards with a 86.7 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2015 Postseason · Texas Tech

596 primary output · 88.8 efficiency · 14.9 usage

75.7

#2

2015 Regular Season · Texas Tech

75.7

596 primary · 88.8 efficiency · 14.9 usage

#3

2014 Regular Season · Texas Tech

62.5

336 primary · 85.7 efficiency · 12.5 usage

Milestones

2

100+ receiving yards

1

8+ catch outings

1

2+ TD games