Player Dossier

2019-2023

Purdue

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.

Usage Score

14.9

Efficiency

100

Consistency

97.5

Season Value

61.5

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason · Purdue

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Purdue
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Mershawn Rice, WR. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason · Purdue. Mershawn Rice reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

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: 2022 Postseason

Purdue paired 283 primary output with 75.4 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

Michigan

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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

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Split Comparison

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Losses46.5 · Games = 2
All Games46.5 · Games = 2

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

Result
Sat 11/4@ MichiganL 13-411434343043
Sat 10/14vs Ohio StateL 7-4135016.716.70035

Career Arc

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    Purdue

    2019-2023

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201920202021202220222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonPurdue0
2020 Regular SeasonPurdue00
2021 Regular SeasonPurdue6980.98.969
2022 PostseasonPurdue28375.49214
2022 Regular SeasonPurdue28375.490
2023 Regular SeasonPurdue9310014.9-190

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Ohio State

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

50

Primary metric

50 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

Penn State

59

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

59 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

Michigan

43

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

43 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

UConn

32

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

32 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

Maryland

54

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

54 receiving yards with a 72 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2022 Postseason · Purdue

283 primary output · 75.4 efficiency · 9 usage

63.3

#2

2022 Regular Season · Purdue

63.3

283 primary · 75.4 efficiency · 9 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Purdue

61.5

93 primary · 100 efficiency · 14.9 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2025 · Rating 0.8842

Alcoa · Alcoa, TN

Committed To
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2025

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

445

Career Receiving Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 13 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.