Player Dossier

2017-2021

Purdue

Jackson Anthrop

WR • 5'11" • 190 lbs • West Lafayette, IN, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Jackson Anthrop reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

25%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

62

Solid production for a receiver

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

50

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Purdue

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Purdue
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Notre Dame

Player Story

Jackson Anthrop built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a wide receiver from West Lafayette, IN wearing No. 33, spending time with Purdue. The clearest part of Jackson Anthrop's career was his receiving...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2016 · Rating 0.8069

Central Catholic · Lafayette, IN

Committed To
Purdue
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2016

Jackson Anthrop, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Purdue. Jackson Anthrop reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
1,420
Receptions
148
Touchdowns
13

Quick Answers

Jackson Anthrop quick answers

Latest team and position
Purdue · WR
Career Receiving Yards
1,420
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 48 games
Best season
2021 Postseason · Purdue
Top game
Notre Dame
Recruit profile
3-star · Central Catholic · Purdue
High school pipeline
Central Catholic · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 33 · Senior
2021 Receiving yards rank
570 receiving yards · WR 163rd (top 16%) · Big Ten 18th (top 8%) · National 180th (top 9%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2017 PostseasonPurdue13332062.9
2017 Regular SeasonPurdue1344391762.9
2018 Regular SeasonPurdue9854032.8
2019 Regular SeasonPurdue1137340158.9
2020 Regular SeasonPurdue2333040.8
2021 PostseasonPurdue13574069.8
2021 Regular SeasonPurdue1348496569.8

Related Context

Jackson Anthrop played WR for Purdue. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jackson Anthrop recorded 24 passing yards, 147 rushing yards, and 1,420 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Purdue.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason

Purdue paired 570 primary output with 70.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 70.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Notre Dame

Loss 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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2021 Postseason · Purdue

Games

13

Receiving Yards / G

43.8

Efficiency

70.3

Usage

14

Consistency

62.5

Best Game by takeover score

Notre Dame

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Tennessee: 74. Oregon State: 34. UConn: 27. Notre Dame: 90. Illinois: 21. Minnesota: 6. Iowa: 0. Wisconsin: 15. Nebraska: 43. Michigan State: 80. Ohio State: 66. Northwestern: 51. Indiana: 63

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Tennessee: 5 by 98.7. Oregon State: 7 by 32.4. UConn: 2 by 90. Notre Dame: 7 by 85.7. Illinois: 3 by 46.7. Minnesota: 1 by 40. Wisconsin: 2 by 50. Nebraska: 6 by 47.8. Michigan State: 6 by 88.9. Ohio State: 7 by 62.9. Northwestern: 3 by 100. Indiana: 4 by 100

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins43.7 · Games = 9 · -0.6 vs Losses
Losses44.3 · Games = 4 · +0.6 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

Notre Dame

Best efficiency game

100 vs Indiana

Result
Thu 12/30vs TennesseeW 48-4557410.914.80041
Sat 11/27vs IndianaW 44-746315.815.80128
Sat 11/20@ NorthwesternW 32-143518.217042
Sat 11/13@ Ohio State2+ TDL 31-597668.89.40225
Sat 11/6vs Michigan StateW 40-296808.513.30139
Sat 10/30@ NebraskaW 28-236436.27.20112
Sat 10/23vs WisconsinL 13-302157.57.50013
Sat 10/16@ IowaW 24-74
Sat 10/2vs MinnesotaL 13-20166606
Sat 9/25vs IllinoisW 13-93217.57010
Sat 9/18@ Notre DameL 13-2779012.912.90027
Sat 9/11@ UConnW 49-022710.313.50020
Sat 9/4vs Oregon StateW 30-217344.34.90010

Player Story

Jackson Anthrop story

Jackson Anthrop built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a wide receiver from West Lafayette, IN wearing No. 33, spending time with Purdue. The clearest part of Jackson Anthrop's career was his receiving role: 148 catches, 1,420 receiving yards, 11 touchdowns, and 147 rushing yards across 48 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Purdue. 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 24 passing yards, 147 rushing yards, and 10 tackles, 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 Purdue.

The arc is straightforward: Jackson Anthrop 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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    Purdue

    2017-2021

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2017201720182019202020212021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 PostseasonPurdue4235717.3
2017 Regular SeasonPurdue4235717.30
2018 Regular SeasonPurdue5449.36-369
2019 Regular SeasonPurdue34061.615.9286
2020 Regular SeasonPurdue3368.45.1-307
2021 PostseasonPurdue57070.314537
2021 Regular SeasonPurdue57070.3140

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Notre Dame

Week 3 · L 13-27

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

90

Receiving Yards

83.5 takeover

90 receiving yards with a 85.7 efficiency score.

#2

vs Minnesota

Week 5 · L 31-38 · Conference game

66

Receiving Yards

83.1 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

66 receiving yards with a 62.9 efficiency score.

#3

vs Louisville

Week 1 · L 28-35

82

Receiving Yards

82.9 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

82 receiving yards with a 78.1 efficiency score.

#4

vs Tennessee

Week 1 · W 48-45 · Postseason

74

Receiving Yards

81.6 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

74 receiving yards with a 98.7 efficiency score.

#5

vs Illinois

Week 9 · L 6-24 · Conference game

51

Receiving Yards

81.3 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

51 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2021 Postseason · Purdue

570 primary output · 70.3 efficiency · 14 usage

69.8

#2

2021 Regular Season · Purdue

69.8

570 primary · 70.3 efficiency · 14 usage

#3

2017 Postseason · Purdue

62.9

423 primary · 57 efficiency · 17.3 usage

Milestones

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100+ receiving yards

1

8+ catch outings

2

2+ TD games