Usage / Role
24%
Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Western Michigan
Giovanni Ricci
TE • 6'3" • 240 lbs • Loveland, OH, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Giovanni Ricci reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
27
Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
27
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Western Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Western Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Syracuse
Player Story
Giovanni Ricci built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a tight end from Loveland, OH wearing No. 15, spending time with Western Michigan. The clearest part of Giovanni Ricci's career was his receiving...
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- Committed To
- Western Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Giovanni Ricci, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Western Michigan. Giovanni Ricci reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,114
- Receptions
- 98
- Touchdowns
- 11
Quick Answers
Giovanni Ricci quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Western Michigan · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,114
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 31 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Western Michigan
- Top game
- Syracuse
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Loveland · Western Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Loveland · 9 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 15 · Senior
- 2019 Receiving yards rank
- 642 receiving yards · TE 9th (top 3%) · Mid-American 13th (top 8%) · National 148th (top 8%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 5 | - | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 3 | 12 | 80 | 0 | 34.4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 10 | 35 | 392 | 3 | 63.2 |
| 2019 Postseason | Western Michigan | 13 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 73.8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 13 | 47 | 622 | 8 | 73.8 |
Related Context
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Giovanni Ricci played TE for Western Michigan. Across 4 tracked seasons, Giovanni Ricci recorded 1,114 receiving yards, 10 tackles, and 11 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Western Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Western Michigan paired 0 primary output with — efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 74.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Syracuse
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Western Michigan
Games
13
Receiving Yards / G
49.4
Efficiency
74.1
Usage
20.4
Consistency
52.8
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. Western Kentucky: 20. Monmouth: 97. Michigan State: 53. Georgia State: 30. Syracuse: 105. Central Michigan: 65. Toledo: 36. Miami (OH): 21. Eastern Michigan: 88. Bowling Green: 56. Ball State: 33. Ohio: 27. Northern Illinois: 11
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Western Kentucky: 4 by 33.3. Monmouth: 5 by 100. Michigan State: 6 by 58.9. Georgia State: 1 by 100. Syracuse: 8 by 87.5. Central Michigan: 3 by 100. Toledo: 4 by 60. Miami (OH): 2 by 70. Eastern Michigan: 6 by 97.8. Bowling Green: 5 by 74.7. Ball State: 1 by 100. Ohio: 4 by 45. Northern Illinois: 2 by 36.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins47 · Games = 7 · -5.2 vs Losses
Losses52.2 · Games = 6 · +5.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Syracuse
Best efficiency game
100 vs Ball State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12/30 | vs Western Kentucky | L 20-23 | — | 4 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| Wed 11/27 | @ Northern Illinois | L 14-17 | — | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 5.50 | 0 | 6 |
| Tue 11/12 | @ Ohio2+ TD | W 37-34 | — | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 6.80 | 2 | 16 |
| Wed 11/6 | vs Ball State | W 35-31 | — | 1 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 33 |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Bowling Green | W 49-10 | — | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 11.20 | 0 | 18 |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Eastern Michigan | L 27-34 | — | 6 | 88 | 14.7 | 14.70 | 0 | 39 |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Miami (OH) | W 38-16 | — | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Toledo | L 24-31 | — | 4 | 36 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 18 |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Central Michigan | W 31-15 | — | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 21.70 | 1 | 43 |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Syracuse100 receiving yards · High volume | L 33-52 | — | 8 | 105 | 13.1 | 13.10 | 1 | 24 |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Georgia State | W 57-10 | — | 1 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 30 |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Michigan State | L 17-51 | — | 6 | 53 | 8.8 | 8.80 | 1 | 14 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Monmouth2+ TD | W 48-13 | — | 5 | 97 | 19.4 | 19.40 | 2 | 36 |
Player Story
Giovanni Ricci story
Giovanni Ricci built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a tight end from Loveland, OH wearing No. 15, spending time with Western Michigan. The clearest part of Giovanni Ricci's career was his receiving role: 98 catches, 1,114 receiving yards, and 11 touchdowns across 31 career games in the available record. His career also includes 10 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Giovanni Ricci's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Western Michigan
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20162017201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 80 | 33.2 | 20.8 | 80 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 392 | 72.1 | 18.3 | 312 |
| 2019 Postseason | Western Michigan | 642 | 74.1 | 20.4 | 250 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 642 | 74.1 | 20.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Syracuse
Week 4 · L 33-52
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
105
Receiving Yards
95.8 takeover
105 receiving yards with a 87.5 efficiency score.
#2
@ Eastern Michigan
Week 8 · L 27-34 · Conference game
88
Receiving Yards
93.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
88 receiving yards with a 97.8 efficiency score.
#3
vs Monmouth
Week 1 · W 48-13
97
Receiving Yards
91.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
97 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Delaware State
Week 3 · W 68-0
77
Receiving Yards
90.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
77 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Idaho
Week 3 · W 37-28
66
Receiving Yards
87.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
66 receiving yards with a 62.9 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Western Michigan
0 primary output · — efficiency · — usage
100
#2
2019 Postseason · Western Michigan
73.8
642 primary · 74.1 efficiency · 20.4 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Western Michigan
73.8
642 primary · 74.1 efficiency · 20.4 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
3
2+ TD games
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