Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2008-2011Ball State
Briggs Orsbon
WR • 6'0" • Convoy, OH, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Briggs Orsbon reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
61
Solid production for a receiver
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Reliability
55
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
77
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2008 Postseason · Ball State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Ball State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Bowling Green
Player Story
Briggs Orsbon built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a wide receiver from Convoy, OH wearing No. 1, spending time with Ball State. The clearest part of Briggs Orsbon's career was his receiving role: 204...
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- Committed To
- Ball State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2008
Briggs Orsbon, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2008 Postseason · Ball State. Briggs Orsbon reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 2,122
- Receptions
- 204
- Touchdowns
- 12
Quick Answers
Briggs Orsbon quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ball State · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 2,122
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 48 games
- Best season
- 2008 Postseason · Ball State
- Top game
- Bowling Green
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Crestview · Ball State
- High school pipeline
- Crestview · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Class 2011
- 2011 Receiving yards rank
- 553 receiving yards · WR 147th (top 18%) · Mid-American 18th (top 10%) · National 164th (top 10%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Postseason | Ball State | 14 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 81.2 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Ball State | 14 | 65 | 767 | 6 | 81.2 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Ball State | 11 | 51 | 461 | 1 | 70.3 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Ball State | 12 | 28 | 295 | 1 | 51.5 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Ball State | 11 | 57 | 553 | 4 | 67.3 |
Related Context
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Briggs Orsbon played WR for Ball State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Briggs Orsbon recorded 31 passing yards, 24 rushing yards, and 2,122 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2008 with Ball State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2008 Postseason
Ball State paired 813 primary output with 81.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2011 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 60.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2011 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Western Michigan
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2011 Regular Season · Ball State
Games
11
Receiving Yards / G
50.3
Efficiency
60.7
Usage
21.8
Consistency
67.9
Best Game by takeover score
Western Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Indiana: 40. South Florida: 13. Buffalo: 58. Army: 28. Oklahoma: 6. Temple: 68. Ohio: 47. Central Michigan: 87. Western Michigan: 103. Eastern Michigan: 48. Northern Illinois: 55
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 versus efficiency scatter chart. Indiana: 5 by 53.3. South Florida: 3 by 28.9. Buffalo: 3 by 100. Army: 4 by 46.7. Oklahoma: 1 by 40. Temple: 6 by 75.6. Ohio: 5 by 62.7. Central Michigan: 8 by 72.5. Western Michigan: 10 by 68.7. Eastern Michigan: 7 by 45.7. Northern Illinois: 5 by 73.3
Split Comparison
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Wins51.3 · Games = 6 · +2.3 vs Losses
Losses49 · Games = 5 · -2.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Western Michigan
Best efficiency game
100 vs Buffalo
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 11/16 | @ Northern Illinois | L 38-41 | — | 5 | 55 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Eastern Michigan | W 33-31 | — | 7 | 48 | 6.9 | 6.90 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Western Michigan100 receiving yards · High volume | L 35-45 | — | 10 | 103 | 10.9 | 10.30 | 2 | 16 |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Central MichiganHigh volume | W 31-27 | — | 8 | 87 | 10.9 | 10.90 | 1 | 28 |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Ohio | W 23-20 | — | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 9.40 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Temple | L 0-42 | — | 6 | 68 | 11.3 | 11.30 | 0 | 20 |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Oklahoma | L 6-62 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Army | W 48-21 | — | 4 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Buffalo | W 28-25 | — | 3 | 58 | 14 | 19.30 | 1 | 21 |
| Sat 9/10 | @ South Florida | L 7-37 | — | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 4.30 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Indiana | W 27-20 | — | 5 | 40 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 11 |
Player Story
Briggs Orsbon story
Briggs Orsbon built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a wide receiver from Convoy, OH wearing No. 1, spending time with Ball State. The clearest part of Briggs Orsbon's career was his receiving role: 204 catches, 2,122 receiving yards, 11 touchdowns, and 24 rushing yards across 48 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2011 with Ball State. 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 31 passing yards, 24 rushing yards, and 642 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 48 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Ball State.
The arc is straightforward: Briggs Orsbon 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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Ball State
2008-2011
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Season Value Progression
20082008200920102011
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Postseason | Ball State | 813 | 81.3 | 26 | — |
| 2008 Regular Season | Ball State | 813 | 81.3 | 26 | 0 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Ball State | 461 | 62.3 | 30 | -352 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Ball State | 295 | 66.6 | 17.7 | -166 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Ball State | 553 | 60.7 | 21.8 | 258 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Bowling Green
Week 7 · L 17-31 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
76
Receiving Yards
95.5 takeover
76 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Kent State
Week 9 · L 14-33 · Conference game
58
Receiving Yards
95.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
58 receiving yards with a 96.7 efficiency score.
#3
@ Buffalo
Week 15 · L 24-42 · Conference game
141
Receiving Yards
90.8 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
141 receiving yards with a 72.3 efficiency score.
#4
@ Western Michigan
Week 9 · L 35-45 · Conference game
103
Receiving Yards
88 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
103 receiving yards with a 68.7 efficiency score.
#5
@ Miami (OH)
Week 12 · W 31-16 · Conference game
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Receiving Yards
87.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
97 receiving yards with a 92.4 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2008 Postseason · Ball State
813 primary output · 81.3 efficiency · 26 usage
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#2
2008 Regular Season · Ball State
81.2
813 primary · 81.3 efficiency · 26 usage
#3
2009 Regular Season · Ball State
70.3
461 primary · 62.3 efficiency · 30 usage
Milestones
3
100+ receiving yards
6
8+ catch outings
1
2+ TD games
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