Usage Score
12.1
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.
Efficiency
73.7
Consistency
83.7
Season Value
67.4
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2010 Postseason · Pittsburgh
091010
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 3
- Program Path
- Pittsburgh
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Syracuse
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Mike Cruz, TE. Best season Best season by value score: 2010 Postseason · Pittsburgh. Mike Cruz reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
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.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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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
Kentucky
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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
First Half20.2 · Games = 5 · -2.2 vs Second Half
Second Half22.4 · Games = 5 · +2.2 vs First Half
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 |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Pittsburgh
2009-2010
Opening stop
Season 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
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
32
Primary metric
32 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
Louisville
28
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
28 receiving yards with a 93.3 efficiency score.
#3
Cincinnati
25
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
25 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
South Florida
22
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
22 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
Kentucky
24
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
24 receiving yards with a 80 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2010 Postseason · Pittsburgh
213 primary output · 73.7 efficiency · 12.1 usage
67.4
#2
2010 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
67.4
213 primary · 73.7 efficiency · 12.1 usage
#3
2009 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
29.8
2 primary · 13.3 efficiency · 5 usage
Milestones
0
100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
1
2+ TD games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
2★
Class 2020 · Rating 0.78
De La Salle · Concord, CA
- Committed To
- UC Davis
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Career Facts
1
Career teams
3
Seasons tracked
215
Career Receiving Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 11 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.