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Player Dossier
2008-2011Illinois
Fred Sykes
WR • 6'0" • Tampa, FL, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Fred Sykes reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
24
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
37
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota
Player Story
Fred Sykes built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a wide receiver from Tampa, FL wearing No. 17, spending time with Illinois. The clearest part of Fred Sykes' career was his receiving role: 32 catches,...
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- Committed To
- Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2008
Fred Sykes, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · Illinois. Fred Sykes reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 326
- Receptions
- 32
- Touchdowns
- 3
Quick Answers
Fred Sykes quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Illinois · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 326
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 20 games
- Best season
- 2008 Regular Season · Illinois
- Top game
- Minnesota
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Unknown · Illinois
- High school pipeline
- Unknown · 10 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 17 · Class 2011
- 2011 Receiving yards rank
- 10 receiving yards · WR 771st (top 95%) · Big Ten 157th (top 90%) · National 1,527th (top 89%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | Illinois | 7 | 12 | 156 | 1 | 63.7 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Illinois | 6 | 10 | 75 | 2 | 42.5 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Illinois | 4 | 7 | 85 | 0 | 62.2 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Illinois | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 33.1 |
Related Context
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Fred Sykes played WR for Illinois. Across 4 tracked seasons, Fred Sykes recorded 326 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2008 with Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2008 Regular Season
Illinois paired 156 primary output with 60.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2008 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 60.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2011 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Iowa
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Workbench
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2008 Regular Season · Illinois
Games
7
Receiving Yards / G
22.3
Efficiency
60.8
Usage
9.8
Consistency
61.5
Best Game by takeover score
Iowa
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Missouri: 37. Eastern Illinois: 12. Louisiana: 7. Michigan: 25. Minnesota: 0. Wisconsin: 25. Iowa: 50
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. Missouri: 2 by 100. Eastern Illinois: 2 by 40. Louisiana: 1 by 46.7. Michigan: 2 by 83.3. Minnesota: 1 by 0. Wisconsin: 3 by 55.6. Iowa: 1 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins23.5 · Games = 4 · +2.8 vs Losses
Losses20.7 · Games = 3 · -2.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Iowa
Best efficiency game
100 vs Iowa
Player Story
Fred Sykes story
Fred Sykes built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a wide receiver from Tampa, FL wearing No. 17, spending time with Illinois. The clearest part of Fred Sykes' career was his receiving role: 32 catches, 326 receiving yards, and 3 touchdowns across 20 career games in the available record. That gives Fred Sykes' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Illinois
2008-2011
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2008200920102011
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | Illinois | 156 | 60.8 | 9.8 | — |
| 2009 Regular Season | Illinois | 75 | 46.3 | 8.6 | -81 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Illinois | 85 | 75 | 12.6 | 10 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Illinois | 10 | 22.2 | 7.3 | -75 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Minnesota
Week 11 · L 34-38 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
32
Receiving Yards
86.9 takeover
32 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Cincinnati
Week 13 · L 36-49
32
Receiving Yards
72.1 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
32 receiving yards with a 71.1 efficiency score.
#3
vs Iowa
Week 10 · W 27-24 · Conference game
50
Receiving Yards
71.7 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
50 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Missouri
Week 1 · L 42-52
37
Receiving Yards
66.6 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
37 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Purdue
Week 9 · W 44-10 · Conference game
24
Receiving Yards
64 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
24 receiving yards with a 80 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2008 Regular Season · Illinois
156 primary output · 60.8 efficiency · 9.8 usage
63.7
#2
2010 Regular Season · Illinois
62.2
85 primary · 75 efficiency · 12.6 usage
#3
2009 Regular Season · Illinois
42.5
75 primary · 46.3 efficiency · 8.6 usage
Milestones
0
100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
1
2+ TD games
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