Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2023Purdue
Mershawn Rice
WR • 6'2" • 215 lbs • Reynoldsburg, OH, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Mershawn Rice reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
34
Developing production for a receiver
lowelite
Reliability
40
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
34
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Purdue
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Purdue
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State
Player Story
Mershawn Rice built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a wide receiver from Reynoldsburg, OH wearing No. 9, spending time with Purdue. The clearest part of Mershawn Rice's career was his receiving role: 33...
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- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2025
Mershawn Rice, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Purdue. Mershawn Rice reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 445
- Receptions
- 33
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Mershawn Rice quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Purdue · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 445
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 13 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · Purdue
- Top game
- Ohio State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Alcoa
- High school pipeline
- Alcoa · 15 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Senior
- 2023 Receiving yards rank
- 93 receiving yards · WR 658th (top 64%) · Big Ten 98th (top 44%) · National 1,009th (top 49%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Purdue | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2020 Regular Season | Purdue | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2021 Regular Season | Purdue | 2 | 6 | 69 | 1 | 58.1 |
| 2022 Postseason | Purdue | 9 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 68.6 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Purdue | 9 | 21 | 273 | 1 | 68.6 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Purdue | 2 | 4 | 93 | 0 | 70 |
Related Context
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Purdue to Unlisted | P4 to Unlisted | 19.6 | Nov 27, 2023 |
Mershawn Rice played WR for Purdue. Across 5 tracked seasons, Mershawn Rice recorded 445 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Purdue.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Purdue paired 93 primary output with 100 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 100 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State
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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2023 Regular Season · Purdue
Games
2
Receiving Yards / G
46.5
Efficiency
100
Usage
14.9
Consistency
97.5
Best Game by takeover score
Ohio State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ohio State: 50. Michigan: 43
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.
Scatter view is hidden because this season does not have enough game-to-game variety yet.
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
First Half50 · Games = 1 · +7 vs Second Half
Second Half43 · Games = 1 · -7 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
2 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Ohio State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Michigan
Player Story
Mershawn Rice story
Mershawn Rice built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a wide receiver from Reynoldsburg, OH wearing No. 9, spending time with Purdue. The clearest part of Mershawn Rice's career was his receiving role: 33 catches, 445 receiving yards, and 2 touchdowns across 13 career games in the available record. That gives Mershawn Rice'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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Purdue
2019-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201920202021202220222023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Purdue | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Purdue | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Purdue | 69 | 80.9 | 8.9 | 69 |
| 2022 Postseason | Purdue | 283 | 75.4 | 9 | 214 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Purdue | 283 | 75.4 | 9 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Purdue | 93 | 100 | 14.9 | -190 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Ohio State
Week 7 · L 7-41 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
50
Receiving Yards
90.4 takeover
50 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Penn State
Week 1 · L 31-35 · Conference game
59
Receiving Yards
78.1 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
59 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Maryland
Week 6 · W 31-29 · Conference game
54
Receiving Yards
73.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
54 receiving yards with a 72 efficiency score.
#4
@ Michigan
Week 10 · L 13-41 · Conference game
43
Receiving Yards
71.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
43 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ UConn
Week 2 · W 49-0
32
Receiving Yards
69.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
32 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · Purdue
93 primary output · 100 efficiency · 14.9 usage
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#2
2022 Postseason · Purdue
68.6
283 primary · 75.4 efficiency · 9 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Purdue
68.6
283 primary · 75.4 efficiency · 9 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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