Usage Score
13.2
Player Dossier
2021-2025Notre Dame
Will Pauling
WR • 5'10" • 190 lbs • Chicago, IL, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Will Pauling reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Efficiency
72.4
Consistency
50.3
Season Value
47
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason · Wisconsin
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Seasons Tracked
- 7
- Program Path
- Cincinnati • Wisconsin • Notre Dame
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: LSU
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.
Will Pauling, WR. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason · Wisconsin. Will Pauling reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Will Pauling played WR for Cincinnati, Wisconsin, and Notre Dame. Across 5 tracked seasons, Will Pauling recorded 19 passing yards, 7 rushing yards, and 1,753 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Wisconsin.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Wisconsin paired 837 primary output with 75 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 72.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Cincinnati, Wisconsin, Notre Dame.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: NC 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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2025 Regular Season · Notre Dame
Games
11
Receiving Yards / G
34.6
Efficiency
72.4
Usage
13.2
Consistency
50.3
Best Game by takeover score
Stanford
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Texas A&M: 13. Purdue: 29. Arkansas: 53. Boise State: 43. NC State: 105. USC: 16. Boston College: 73. Navy: 29. Pittsburgh: 6. Syracuse: 6. Stanford: 8
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. Texas A&M: 2 by 43.3. Purdue: 2 by 96.7. Arkansas: 3 by 100. Boise State: 2 by 100. NC State: 4 by 100. USC: 2 by 53.3. Boston College: 4 by 100. Navy: 2 by 96.7. Pittsburgh: 3 by 13.3. Syracuse: 1 by 40. Stanford: 1 by 53.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins36.8 · Games = 10
First Half43.2 · Games = 6 · +18.8 vs Second Half
Second Half24.4 · Games = 5 · -18.8 vs First Half
All Games34.6 · Games = 11
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
NC State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Boston College
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/30 | @ Stanford | W 49-20 | — | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Syracuse | W 70-7 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Pittsburgh | W 37-15 | — | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Sun 11/9 | vs Navy | W 49-10 | — | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 14.50 | 0 | 27 |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Boston College | W 25-10 | — | 4 | 73 | 18.3 | 18.30 | 1 | 44 |
| Sat 10/18 | vs USC | W 34-24 | — | 2 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 10 |
| Sat 10/11 | vs NC State100 receiving yards | W 36-7 | — | 4 | 105 | 26.3 | 26.30 | 1 | 42 |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Boise State | W 28-7 | — | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 21.50 | 1 | 24 |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Arkansas | W 56-13 | — | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 17.70 | 1 | 23 |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Purdue | W 56-30 | — | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 14.50 | 0 | 21 |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Texas A&M | L 40-41 | — | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 6.50 | 0 | 8 |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Cincinnati
2021-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Wisconsin
2023-2024
Peak year stop
- 3
Notre Dame
2025
Final stop
Season Progression
2021202220222023202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 6 | 40 | 4.8 | — |
| 2022 Postseason | Cincinnati | 122 | 57.8 | 12.3 | 116 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 122 | 57.8 | 12.3 | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | Wisconsin | 837 | 75 | 26.1 | 715 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 837 | 75 | 26.1 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 407 | 60.8 | 26.6 | -430 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 381 | 72.4 | 13.2 | -26 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
LSU
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
143
Primary metric
143 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
NC State
105
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
105 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
Tulane
41
Primary metric
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
41 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
Alabama
83
Primary metric
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
83 receiving yards with a 61.5 efficiency score.
#5
Unknown
41
Primary metric
Game with an explosive receiving profile.
41 receiving yards with a 91.1 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2023 Postseason · Wisconsin
837 primary output · 75 efficiency · 26.1 usage
67.1
#2
2023 Regular Season · Wisconsin
67.1
837 primary · 75 efficiency · 26.1 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Wisconsin
53.2
407 primary · 60.8 efficiency · 26.6 usage
Milestones
2
100+ receiving yards
7
8+ catch outings
1
2+ TD games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2026 · Rating 0.8467
Frontier · Bakersfield, CA
- Committed To
- San Diego State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2026
Career Facts
3
Career teams
7
Seasons tracked
1,753
Career Receiving Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 41 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.