Player Dossier

2017-2021

North Carolina

Garrett Walston

TE • 6'4" • 245 lbs • Wilmington, NC, USA

Reliable chain-moverPossession profile

Garrett Walston reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

8%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

58

Solid production for a tight end

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Reliability

70

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

48

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · North Carolina

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
North Carolina
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Florida State

Player Story

Garrett Walston built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a tight end from Wilmington, NC wearing No. 84, spending time with North Carolina. The clearest part of Garrett Walston's career was his receiving...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2016 · Rating 0.8772

New Hanover · Wilmington, NC

Committed To
North Carolina
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2016

Garrett Walston, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · North Carolina. Garrett Walston reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
534
Receptions
47
Touchdowns
5

Quick Answers

Garrett Walston quick answers

Latest team and position
North Carolina · TE
Career Receiving Yards
534
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 30 games
Best season
2020 Postseason · North Carolina
Top game
Florida State
Recruit profile
3-star · New Hanover · North Carolina
High school pipeline
New Hanover · 6 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 84 · Senior
2021 Receiving yards rank
184 receiving yards · TE 99th (top 25%) · ACC 78th (top 34%) · National 673rd (top 34%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2017 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina0-00-
2018 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina1119055.4
2019 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina6976135.4
2020 PostseasonNorth Carolina11432064.8
2020 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina1115223264.8
2021 PostseasonNorth Carolina12137151.8
2021 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina1217147151.8

Related Context

Garrett Walston played TE for North Carolina. Across 5 tracked seasons, Garrett Walston recorded 18 rushing yards, 534 receiving yards, and 2 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2020 with North Carolina.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason

North Carolina paired 255 primary output with 81.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 55.1 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: South Carolina

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 · North Carolina

Games

12

Receiving Yards / G

15.3

Efficiency

55.1

Usage

9.3

Consistency

49.2

Best Game by takeover score

South Carolina

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. South Carolina: 37. Virginia Tech: 6. Georgia State: 22. Virginia: 15. Georgia Tech: 11. Duke: 30. Florida State: 4. Miami: 1. Wake Forest: -2. Pittsburgh: 28. Wofford: 32. NC State: 0

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. South Carolina: 1 by 100. Virginia Tech: 1 by 40. Georgia State: 1 by 100. Virginia: 3 by 33.3. Georgia Tech: 2 by 36.7. Duke: 2 by 100. Florida State: 1 by 26.7. Miami: 1 by 6.7. Wake Forest: 1 by 0. Pittsburgh: 3 by 62.2. Wofford: 2 by 100

Split Comparison

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

Wins16.3 · Games = 6 · +2.0 vs Losses
Losses14.3 · Games = 6 · -2.0 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

South Carolina

Best efficiency game

100 vs South Carolina

Result
Thu 12/30@ South CarolinaL 21-381373737137
Sat 11/27@ NC StateL 30-3418
Sat 11/20vs WoffordW 34-142321616020
Fri 11/12@ PittsburghL 23-303289.39.30012
Sat 11/6vs Wake ForestW 58-551-2-2-20-2
Sat 10/16vs MiamiW 45-42111101
Sat 10/9vs Florida StateL 25-35144404
Sat 10/2vs DukeW 38-72301515026
Sat 9/25@ Georgia TechL 22-452115.55.50011
Sat 9/18vs VirginiaW 59-393155516
Sat 9/11vs Georgia StateW 59-171222222022
Fri 9/3@ Virginia TechL 10-17166606

Player Story

Garrett Walston story

Garrett Walston built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a tight end from Wilmington, NC wearing No. 84, spending time with North Carolina. The clearest part of Garrett Walston's career was his receiving role: 47 catches, 534 receiving yards, 5 touchdowns, and 18 rushing yards across 30 career games in the available record. His career also includes 18 rushing yards, 2 tackles, and 20 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Garrett Walston's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    North Carolina

    2017-2021

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2017201820192020202020212021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina0
2018 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina191004.319
2019 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina76538.257
2020 PostseasonNorth Carolina25581.28.7179
2020 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina25581.28.70
2021 PostseasonNorth Carolina18455.19.3-71
2021 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina18455.19.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Florida State

Week 7 · L 28-31 · Conference game

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

54

Receiving Yards

77.8 takeover

54 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ South Carolina

Week 1 · L 21-38 · Postseason

37

Receiving Yards

75.9 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

37 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs Wofford

Week 12 · W 34-14

32

Receiving Yards

74.5 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

32 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs Duke

Week 5 · W 38-7 · Conference game

30

Receiving Yards

72.7 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

30 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

@ Georgia Tech

Week 6 · W 38-22 · Conference game

29

Receiving Yards

72.3 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

29 receiving yards with a 96.7 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2020 Postseason · North Carolina

255 primary output · 81.2 efficiency · 8.7 usage

64.8

#2

2020 Regular Season · North Carolina

64.8

255 primary · 81.2 efficiency · 8.7 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · North Carolina

55.4

19 primary · 100 efficiency · 4.3 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

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8+ catch outings

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2+ TD games