Usage / Role
18%
Rotational offensive role
lowfeatured
Player Dossier
2019-2023Memphis
Joseph Scates
WR • 6'2" • 210 lbs • Dayton, OH, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Joseph Scates reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
87
Top-tier box-score impact for a receiver
lowelite
Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
lowhigh
Star Power
68
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Memphis
19202122222323
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Iowa State • Memphis
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Temple
Player Story
Joseph Scates built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a wide receiver from Dayton, OH wearing No. 6, spending time with Iowa State and Memphis. The clearest part of Joseph Scates' career was his receiving...
Read the story4★
- Committed To
- Iowa State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Joseph Scates, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Memphis. Joseph Scates reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,130
- Receptions
- 67
- Touchdowns
- 14
Quick Answers
Joseph Scates quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Memphis · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,130
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 31 games
- Best season
- 2022 Postseason · Memphis
- Top game
- Temple
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Dunbar · Iowa State
- High school pipeline
- Dunbar · 6 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Senior
- 2023 Receiving yards rank
- 414 receiving yards · WR 264th (top 26%) · American Athletic 35th (top 16%) · National 296th (top 15%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Iowa State | 2 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 41.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Iowa State | 5 | 6 | 134 | 2 | 50.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Iowa State | 4 | 8 | 145 | 1 | 55.4 |
| 2022 Postseason | Memphis | 9 | 1 | 42 | 0 | 67.7 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Memphis | 9 | 17 | 370 | 4 | 67.7 |
| 2023 Postseason | Memphis | 11 | 3 | 75 | 1 | 66.9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Memphis | 11 | 30 | 339 | 5 | 66.9 |
Related Context
Keep exploring Joseph Scates
Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Iowa State to Memphis | P4 to G5/FCS | 79.8 | Dec 6, 2021 |
Joseph Scates played WR for Iowa State and Memphis. Across 5 tracked seasons, Joseph Scates recorded 4 rushing yards, 1,130 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Memphis.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason
Memphis paired 412 primary output with 87.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 69 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Iowa State, Memphis.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Temple
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.
Season Explorer
Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.
2023 Postseason · Memphis
Games
11
Receiving Yards / G
37.6
Efficiency
69
Usage
12.2
Consistency
57.9
Best Game by takeover score
Temple
Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.
Active game
Hover over a point
Hover or select a game to keep its context visible here without the page shifting around.
Game-by-Game Trend
Follow how the selected stat changes from one game to the next. Spikes mark standout outings, while dips show quieter weeks.
Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Iowa State: 75. Arkansas State: 49. Navy: 31. Missouri: 6. Tulane: 28. UAB: 6. North Texas: 44. South Florida: 16. Charlotte: 55. SMU: 26. Temple: 78
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.
Low volumeHigh quality
High volumeHigh quality
Low volumeLower quality
High volumeLower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Iowa State: 3 by 100. Arkansas State: 2 by 100. Navy: 5 by 41.3. Missouri: 2 by 20. Tulane: 1 by 100. UAB: 2 by 20. North Texas: 3 by 97.8. South Florida: 2 by 53.3. Charlotte: 4 by 91.7. SMU: 5 by 34.7. Temple: 4 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins44.3 · Games = 8 · +24.3 vs Losses
Losses20 · Games = 3 · -24.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Temple
Best efficiency game
100 vs Iowa State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/29 | @ Iowa State | W 36-26 | — | 3 | 75 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 51 |
| Fri 11/24 | @ Temple | W 45-21 | — | 4 | 78 | 19.5 | 19.50 | 1 | 54 |
| Sat 11/18 | vs SMU | L 34-38 | — | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 5.20 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 11/11 | @ Charlotte | W 44-38 | — | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 13.80 | 0 | 47 |
| Sat 11/4 | vs South Florida | W 59-50 | — | 2 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 10/28 | @ North Texas | W 45-42 | — | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 14.70 | 1 | 36 |
| Sat 10/21 | @ UAB | W 45-21 | — | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Fri 10/13 | vs Tulane | L 21-31 | — | 1 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 28 |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Missouri | L 27-34 | — | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Thu 9/14 | vs Navy | W 28-24 | — | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 6.20 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 9/9 | @ Arkansas State | W 37-3 | — | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 24.50 | 1 | 45 |
Player Story
Joseph Scates story
Joseph Scates built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a wide receiver from Dayton, OH wearing No. 6, spending time with Iowa State and Memphis. The clearest part of Joseph Scates' career was his receiving role: 67 catches, 1,130 receiving yards, 14 touchdowns, and 4 rushing yards across 31 career games in the available record. His career also includes 4 rushing yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Joseph Scates' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Iowa State
2019-2021
Opening stop
- 2
Memphis
2022-2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2019202020212022202220232023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Iowa State | 25 | 73.4 | 5.3 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Iowa State | 134 | 85 | 6.8 | 109 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Iowa State | 145 | 82.5 | 8.4 | 11 |
| 2022 Postseason | Memphis | 412 | 87.8 | 8.3 | 267 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Memphis | 412 | 87.8 | 8.3 | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | Memphis | 414 | 69 | 12.2 | 2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Memphis | 414 | 69 | 12.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Temple
Week 13 · W 45-21 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
78
Receiving Yards
90.1 takeover
78 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ East Carolina
Week 7 · L 45-47 · Conference game
112
Receiving Yards
87.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
112 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ UNLV
Week 3 · W 48-3
54
Receiving Yards
81.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
54 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Iowa State
Week 1 · W 36-26 · Postseason
75
Receiving Yards
79.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
75 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Kansas State
Week 12 · W 45-0 · Conference game
53
Receiving Yards
78.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
53 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Postseason · Memphis
412 primary output · 87.8 efficiency · 8.3 usage
67.7
#2
2022 Regular Season · Memphis
67.7
412 primary · 87.8 efficiency · 8.3 usage
#3
2023 Postseason · Memphis
66.9
414 primary · 69 efficiency · 12.2 usage
Milestones
1
100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
Next best actions
Keep exploring Joseph Scates
Move from the player story into the game log, career arc, team context, and video shelf.