Player Career

Luke McCaffrey Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Luke McCaffrey story

Luke McCaffrey built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a wide receiver from Highlands Ranch, CO wearing No. 10, spending time with Nebraska and Rice. The clearest part of Luke McCaffrey's career was his receiving role: 131 catches, 1,731 receiving yards, 19 touchdowns, and 920 rushing yards across 43 career games in the available record. His career also includes 893 passing yards, 920 rushing yards, and 3 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Luke McCaffrey'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.

  1. 1

    Nebraska

    2019-2020

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Rice

    2021-2023

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2019202020212022202220232023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonNebraska12805.3
2020 Regular SeasonNebraska533.36.7-7
2021 Regular SeasonRice00.2-5
2022 PostseasonRice72277.332.7722
2022 Regular SeasonRice72277.332.70
2023 PostseasonRice99281.926.1270
2023 Regular SeasonRice99281.926.10

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Louisiana Tech

Week 8 · W 42-41 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

171

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

171 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ South Florida

Week 4 · L 29-42 · Conference game

199

Receiving Yards

96.1 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

199 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

@ Houston

Week 4 · L 27-34

121

Receiving Yards

88 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

121 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs Florida Atlantic

Week 13 · W 24-21 · Conference game

141

Receiving Yards

83.1 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

141 receiving yards with a 78.3 efficiency score.

#5

@ Tulsa

Week 8 · W 42-10 · Conference game

99

Receiving Yards

77.7 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

99 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Postseason · Rice

992 primary output · 81.9 efficiency · 26.1 usage

82

#2

2023 Regular Season · Rice

82

992 primary · 81.9 efficiency · 26.1 usage

#3

2022 Postseason · Rice

76.3

722 primary · 77.3 efficiency · 32.7 usage

Milestones

6

100+ receiving yards

4

8+ catch outings

4

2+ TD games