Player Career

Mershawn Rice Career Story

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

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

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2024Purdue to UnlistedP4 to Unlisted19.6Nov 27, 2023

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

70

#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

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games