Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2009-2010Pittsburgh
Mike Cruz
TE • 6'5" • Johnstown, PA, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Mike Cruz reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
21
Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
23
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2010 Postseason · Pittsburgh
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Pittsburgh
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Syracuse
Player Story
Mike Cruz built his college career from 2009 through 2010 as a tight end from Johnstown, PA wearing No. 85, spending time with Pittsburgh. The clearest part of Mike Cruz's career was his receiving role: 20 catches,...
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- Committed To
- UC Davis
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Mike Cruz, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2010 Postseason · Pittsburgh. Mike Cruz reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 215
- Receptions
- 20
- Touchdowns
- 3
Quick Answers
Mike Cruz quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Pittsburgh · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 215
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 3 entries · 11 games
- Best season
- 2010 Postseason · Pittsburgh
- Top game
- Syracuse
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · De La Salle · UC Davis
- High school pipeline
- De La Salle · 45 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 85 · Class 2010
- 2010 Receiving yards rank
- 213 receiving yards · TE 58th (top 21%) · Big East 33rd (top 31%) · National 508th (top 30%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 32.7 |
| 2010 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 10 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 74.4 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 10 | 17 | 189 | 2 | 74.4 |
Related Context
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Mike Cruz played TE for Pittsburgh. Across 2 tracked seasons, Mike Cruz recorded 215 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2010 with Pittsburgh.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2010 Postseason
Pittsburgh paired 213 primary output with 73.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2010 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 73.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2010 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Syracuse
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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2010 Postseason · Pittsburgh
Games
10
Receiving Yards / G
21.3
Efficiency
73.7
Usage
12.1
Consistency
83.7
Best Game by takeover score
Syracuse
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Kentucky: 24. Utah: 21. Florida International: 10. Syracuse: 32. Rutgers: 14. Louisville: 28. UConn: 19. South Florida: 22. West Virginia: 18. Cincinnati: 25
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. Kentucky: 2 by 80. Utah: 3 by 46.7. Florida International: 1 by 66.7. Syracuse: 2 by 100. Rutgers: 2 by 46.7. Louisville: 2 by 93.3. UConn: 2 by 63.3. South Florida: 1 by 100. West Virginia: 3 by 40. Cincinnati: 1 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins22.1 · Games = 7 · +2.8 vs Losses
Losses19.3 · Games = 3 · -2.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Syracuse
Best efficiency game
100 vs Cincinnati
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1/8 | @ Kentucky | W 27-10 | — | 2 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 12/4 | @ Cincinnati | W 28-10 | — | 1 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 25 |
| Fri 11/26 | vs West Virginia | L 10-35 | — | 3 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 11/20 | @ South Florida | W 17-10 | — | 1 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 22 |
| Fri 11/12 | @ UConn | L 28-30 | — | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 10/30 | vs Louisville | W 20-3 | — | 2 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 10/23 | vs Rutgers2+ TD | W 41-21 | — | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 11 |
| Sat 10/16 | @ Syracuse | W 45-14 | — | 2 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 26 |
| Sat 10/2 | vs Florida International | W 44-17 | — | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Fri 9/3 | @ Utah | L 24-27 | — | 3 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
Player Story
Mike Cruz story
Mike Cruz built his college career from 2009 through 2010 as a tight end from Johnstown, PA wearing No. 85, spending time with Pittsburgh. The clearest part of Mike Cruz's career was his receiving role: 20 catches, 215 receiving yards, and 3 touchdowns across 11 career games in the available record. That gives Mike Cruz's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Pittsburgh
2009-2010
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
200920102010
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 2 | 13.3 | 5 | — |
| 2010 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 213 | 73.7 | 12.1 | 211 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 213 | 73.7 | 12.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Syracuse
Week 7 · W 45-14 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
32
Receiving Yards
79.8 takeover
32 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Louisville
Week 9 · W 20-3 · Conference game
28
Receiving Yards
77.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
28 receiving yards with a 93.3 efficiency score.
#3
@ Kentucky
Week 1 · W 27-10 · Postseason
24
Receiving Yards
76.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
24 receiving yards with a 80 efficiency score.
#4
@ Cincinnati
Week 14 · W 28-10 · Conference game
25
Receiving Yards
67.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
25 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ South Florida
Week 12 · W 17-10 · Conference game
22
Receiving Yards
66.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
22 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2010 Postseason · Pittsburgh
213 primary output · 73.7 efficiency · 12.1 usage
74.4
#2
2010 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
74.4
213 primary · 73.7 efficiency · 12.1 usage
#3
2009 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
32.7
2 primary · 13.3 efficiency · 5 usage
Milestones
0
100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
1
2+ TD games
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