Player Dossier

2018-2018

Illinois

M.J. Rivers

QB

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

M.J. Rivers is a balanced quarterback profile with 18.8 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

4%

Rotational offensive role

lowfeatured

Impact Production

50

Solid production for a quarterback

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Reliability

70

Reliable weekly contributor

lowhigh

Star Power

43

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Illinois

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
1
Program Path
Illinois
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Western Illinois

Player Story

M.J. Rivers built his college career in 2018 as a quarterback, spending time with Illinois. The clearest part of M.J. Rivers' career was his passing role: 105 passing yards, 2 touchdown passes, 16 attempts, and 36...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2018 · Rating 0.8539

Lone Star · Frisco, TX

Committed To
Illinois
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

M.J. Rivers, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Illinois. M.J. Rivers is a balanced quarterback profile with 18.8 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
141
Passing yards
105
Rushing yards
36
Touchdowns
2

Quick Answers

M.J. Rivers quick answers

Latest team and position
Illinois · QB
Career Total Offense
141
Tracked sample
1 unique seasons · 1 entries · 1 games
Best season
2018 Regular Season · Illinois
Top game
Western Illinois
Recruit profile
3-star · Lone Star · Illinois
High school pipeline
Lone Star · 16 FBS recruits · 5 drafted players
Latest roster
Class 2018
2018 Total offense rank
141 total offense · QB 255th (top 70%) · Big Ten 73rd (top 38%) · National 683rd (top 40%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2018 Regular SeasonIllinois114110536276.1

Related Context

M.J. Rivers played QB for Illinois. Across 1 tracked season, M.J. Rivers recorded 105 passing yards, 36 rushing yards, and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Illinois.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season

Illinois paired 141 primary output with 62.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2018 Regular Season role shape

pass-led usage with 62.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Western Illinois

Win with 141 yards of offense and 62.7 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2018 Regular Season · Illinois

Games

1

Primary Metric / G

141

Efficiency

62.7

Usage

18.8

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Western Illinois

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All Games141 · Games = 1

Game Log

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1 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Western Illinois

Best efficiency game

62.7 vs Western Illinois

Result
Sat 9/8vs Western IllinoisW 34-1491610556.32062.79364010

Player Story

M.J. Rivers story

M.J. Rivers built his college career in 2018 as a quarterback, spending time with Illinois. The clearest part of M.J. Rivers' career was his passing role: 105 passing yards, 2 touchdown passes, 16 attempts, and 36 rushing yards across 1 career game in the available record. His career also includes 36 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives M.J. Rivers' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Illinois

    2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonIllinois14162.718.8

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Western Illinois

Week 2 · W 34-14

Win with 141 yards of offense and 62.7 efficiency.

141

Total Offense

68.2 takeover

141 total offense with 62.7 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Regular Season · Illinois

141 primary output · 62.7 efficiency · 18.8 usage

76.1

Milestones

0

250+ passing yards

0

300+ total offense

0

3+ TD games

1

Above avg efficiency