Usage Score
14.9
Player Dossier
2019-2023Purdue
WR • 6'2" • 215 lbs • Reynoldsburg, OH, USA
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
Snapshot
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.
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.
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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 chart. Ohio State: 50. Michigan: 43
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2 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Ohio State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Michigan
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Purdue
2019-2023
Opening stop
Season Progression
| 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 |
#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.
#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
0
100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
Recruit Profile
Class 2025 · Rating 0.8842
Alcoa · Alcoa, TN
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.