Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2022Rice
Isaiah Esdale
WR • 6'0" • 201 lbs • Elkton, MD, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Isaiah Esdale reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a receiver
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
81
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Rice
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- West Virginia • Rice
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Texas Tech
Player Story
Isaiah Esdale built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a wide receiver from Elkton, MD wearing No. 6, spending time with Rice and West Virginia. The clearest part of Isaiah Esdale's career was his receiving...
Read the storyIsaiah Esdale, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Rice. Isaiah Esdale reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,192
- Receptions
- 98
- Touchdowns
- 5
Quick Answers
Isaiah Esdale quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Rice · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,192
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 31 games
- Best season
- 2022 Postseason · Rice
- Top game
- Texas Tech
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Senior
- 2022 Receiving yards rank
- 544 receiving yards · WR 190th (top 18%) · Conference USA 22nd (top 13%) · National 201st (top 10%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | West Virginia | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2019 Regular Season | West Virginia | 7 | 15 | 171 | 2 | 51.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | West Virginia | 3 | 12 | 115 | 0 | 53 |
| 2021 Regular Season | West Virginia | 10 | 29 | 362 | 1 | 58.5 |
| 2022 Postseason | Rice | 11 | 3 | 83 | 2 | 80.8 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Rice | 11 | 39 | 461 | 0 | 80.8 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | West Virginia to Rice | P4 to G5/FCS | 78.4 | Feb 2, 2022 |
Isaiah Esdale played WR for West Virginia and Rice. Across 5 tracked seasons, Isaiah Esdale recorded 24 passing yards, -4 rushing yards, and 1,192 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Rice.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason
Rice paired 544 primary output with 78.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 78.8 efficiency.
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Career value stayed steady
2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
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Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across West Virginia, Rice.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: North Texas
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 90.9th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Postseason · Rice
Games
11
Receiving Yards / G
49.5
Efficiency
78.8
Usage
21
Consistency
74.5
Best Game by takeover score
North Texas
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Southern Miss: 83. USC: 38. McNeese: 53. Louisiana: 64. Houston: 64. UAB: 20. Charlotte: 16. UTEP: 58. Western Kentucky: 40. UTSA: 39. North Texas: 69
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Southern Miss: 3 by 100. USC: 4 by 63.3. McNeese: 4 by 88.3. Louisiana: 4 by 100. Houston: 5 by 85.3. UAB: 2 by 66.7. Charlotte: 2 by 53.3. UTEP: 5 by 77.3. Western Kentucky: 3 by 88.9. UTSA: 5 by 52. North Texas: 5 by 92
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins48.8 · Games = 4 · -1.1 vs Losses
Losses49.9 · Games = 7 · +1.1 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
North Texas
Best efficiency game
100 vs Southern Miss
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/17 | @ Southern Miss2+ TD | L 24-38 | — | 3 | 83 | 21.3 | 27.70 | 2 | 32 |
| Sat 11/26 | @ North Texas | L 17-21 | — | 5 | 69 | 13.8 | 13.80 | 0 | 21 |
| Sat 11/19 | vs UTSA | L 7-41 | — | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 7.80 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Western Kentucky | L 10-45 | — | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 13.30 | 0 | 17 |
| Thu 11/3 | vs UTEP | W 37-30 | — | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 11.60 | 0 | 20 |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Charlotte | L 23-56 | — | 2 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 10/1 | vs UAB | W 28-24 | — | 2 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Houston | L 27-34 | — | 5 | 64 | 10.8 | 12.80 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Louisiana | W 33-21 | — | 4 | 64 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 39 |
| Sat 9/10 | vs McNeese | W 52-10 | — | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 13.30 | 0 | 30 |
| Sat 9/3 | @ USC | L 14-66 | — | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 0 | 16 |
Player Story
Isaiah Esdale story
Isaiah Esdale built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a wide receiver from Elkton, MD wearing No. 6, spending time with Rice and West Virginia. The clearest part of Isaiah Esdale's career was his receiving role: 98 catches, 1,192 receiving yards, and 4 touchdowns across 31 career games in the available record. His career also includes 24 passing yards and 75 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Isaiah Esdale'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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West Virginia
2018-2021
Opening stop
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Rice
2022
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | West Virginia | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | West Virginia | 171 | 67.6 | 9.8 | 171 |
| 2020 Regular Season | West Virginia | 115 | 69.8 | 14.7 | -56 |
| 2021 Regular Season | West Virginia | 362 | 71.1 | 14 | 247 |
| 2022 Postseason | Rice | 544 | 78.8 | 21 | 182 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Rice | 544 | 78.8 | 21 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Texas Tech
Week 5 · L 20-23 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
113
Receiving Yards
92.3 takeover
113 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ North Texas
Week 13 · L 17-21 · Conference game
69
Receiving Yards
91.7 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
69 receiving yards with a 92 efficiency score.
#3
@ Southern Miss
Week 1 · L 24-38 · Postseason
83
Receiving Yards
83.3 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
83 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ TCU
Week 14 · W 20-17 · Conference game
39
Receiving Yards
77.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
39 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Louisiana
Week 3 · W 33-21
64
Receiving Yards
76.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
64 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Postseason · Rice
544 primary output · 78.8 efficiency · 21 usage
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#2
2022 Regular Season · Rice
80.8
544 primary · 78.8 efficiency · 21 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · West Virginia
58.5
362 primary · 71.1 efficiency · 14 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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