Player Dossier

2017-2021

New Mexico State

Robert Downs III

WR • 5'11" • 197 lbs • Anaheim, CA, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Robert Downs III reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

6%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

33

Developing production for a receiver

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Reliability

41

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

36

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · New Mexico State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
New Mexico State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Incarnate Word

Player Story

Robert Downs III built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a wide receiver from Anaheim, CA wearing No. 4, spending time with New Mexico State. The clearest part of Robert Downs III's career was his...

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Robert Downs III, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · New Mexico State. Robert Downs III reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
408
Receptions
36
Touchdowns
3

Quick Answers

Robert Downs III quick answers

Latest team and position
New Mexico State · WR
Career Receiving Yards
408
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 15 games
Best season
2019 Regular Season · New Mexico State
Top game
Incarnate Word
Latest roster
No. 4 · Senior
2021 Receiving yards rank
143 receiving yards · WR 553rd (top 54%) · FBS Independents 43rd (top 40%) · National 792nd (top 39%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2017 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State0-00-
2018 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State0-00-
2019 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State1022265260.7
2020 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State0-000.3
2021 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State514143152.8

Related Context

Robert Downs III played WR for New Mexico State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Robert Downs III recorded 408 receiving yards, 2 tackles, and 3 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2019 with New Mexico State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season

New Mexico State paired 265 primary output with 63.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 69.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: South Carolina State

Win 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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2021 Regular Season · New Mexico State

Games

5

Receiving Yards / G

28.6

Efficiency

69.9

Usage

10.5

Consistency

52.2

Best Game by takeover score

South Carolina State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. San Diego State: 21. New Mexico: 15. South Carolina State: 51. Hawai'i: 11. San José State: 45

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.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. San Diego State: 2 by 70. New Mexico: 1 by 100. South Carolina State: 5 by 68. Hawai'i: 2 by 36.7. San José State: 4 by 75

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins51 · Games = 1 · +28 vs Losses
Losses23 · Games = 4 · -28 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

5 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

South Carolina State

Best efficiency game

100 vs New Mexico

Result
Sun 10/3@ San José StateL 31-3744511.311.30028
Sun 9/26vs Hawai'iL 21-412115.55.5016
Sun 9/19vs South Carolina StateW 43-3555110.210.20015
Sat 9/11@ New MexicoL 25-341151515015
Sun 9/5@ San Diego StateL 10-2822110.510.50014

Player Story

Robert Downs III story

Robert Downs III built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a wide receiver from Anaheim, CA wearing No. 4, spending time with New Mexico State. The clearest part of Robert Downs III's career was his receiving role: 36 catches, 408 receiving yards, and 3 touchdowns across 15 career games in the available record. His career also includes 2 tackles and 28 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Robert Downs III's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    New Mexico State

    2017-2021

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20172018201920202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State0
2018 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State00
2019 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State26563.811.3265
2020 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State00.1-265
2021 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State14369.910.5143

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Incarnate Word

Week 12 · W 41-28

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

71

Receiving Yards

83.4 takeover

71 receiving yards with a 78.9 efficiency score.

#2

@ Liberty

Week 14 · L 28-49 · Conference game

66

Receiving Yards

82.9 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

66 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs South Carolina State

Week 3 · W 43-35

51

Receiving Yards

79.1 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

51 receiving yards with a 68 efficiency score.

#4

@ San José State

Week 5 · L 31-37

45

Receiving Yards

69.2 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

45 receiving yards with a 75 efficiency score.

#5

@ New Mexico

Week 4 · L 52-55

45

Receiving Yards

65.6 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

45 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Regular Season · New Mexico State

265 primary output · 63.8 efficiency · 11.3 usage

60.7

#2

2021 Regular Season · New Mexico State

52.8

143 primary · 69.9 efficiency · 10.5 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · New Mexico State

0.3

0 primary · efficiency · 0.1 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

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2+ TD games