Player Dossier

2021-2022

Iowa

Arland Bruce IV

WR • 5'10" • 200 lbs • Olathe, KS, USA

Reliable chain-moverPossession profile

Arland Bruce IV reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

11%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

25

Developing production for a receiver

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Reliability

23

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

47

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Iowa

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
2
Program Path
Iowa
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Illinois

Player Story

Arland Bruce IV built his college career from 2021 through 2022 as a wide receiver from Olathe, KS wearing No. 1, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Arland Bruce IV's career was his receiving role: 44...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2021 · Rating 0.8993

Ankeny · Olathe, KS

Committed To
Iowa
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2021

Arland Bruce IV, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Iowa. Arland Bruce IV reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
396
Receptions
44
Touchdowns
6

Quick Answers

Arland Bruce IV quick answers

Latest team and position
Iowa · WR
Career Receiving Yards
396
Tracked sample
2 unique seasons · 3 entries · 23 games
Best season
2021 Postseason · Iowa
Top game
Illinois
Recruit profile
4-star · Ankeny · Iowa
High school pipeline
Ankeny · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 1 · Junior
2022 Receiving yards rank
187 receiving yards · WR 494th (top 47%) · Big Ten 73rd (top 33%) · National 671st (top 32%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2021 PostseasonIowa12424161
2021 Regular SeasonIowa1221185361
2022 Regular SeasonIowa1119187252.5

Related Context

Arland Bruce IV played WR for Iowa. Across 2 tracked seasons, Arland Bruce IV recorded 116 rushing yards, 396 receiving yards, and 2 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Iowa.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason

Iowa paired 209 primary output with 52.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 52.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: South Dakota 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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2022 Regular Season · Iowa

Games

11

Receiving Yards / G

17

Efficiency

52.4

Usage

13.6

Consistency

22.8

Best Game by takeover score

South Dakota State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. South Dakota State: 68. Iowa State: 9. Nevada: 50. Rutgers: 5. Michigan: 7. Illinois: 12. Ohio State: 7. Northwestern: 19. Purdue: 0. Minnesota: 7. Nebraska: 3

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. South Dakota State: 5 by 90.7. Iowa State: 1 by 60. Nevada: 3 by 100. Rutgers: 1 by 33.3. Michigan: 2 by 23.3. Illinois: 2 by 40. Ohio State: 1 by 46.7. Northwestern: 2 by 63.3. Minnesota: 1 by 46.7. Nebraska: 1 by 20

Split Comparison

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

Wins24.8 · Games = 6 · +17.2 vs Losses
Losses7.6 · Games = 5 · -17.2 vs Wins

Game Log

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

11 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

South Dakota State

Best efficiency game

100 vs Nevada

Result
Fri 11/25vs NebraskaL 17-24131.5303
Sat 11/19@ MinnesotaW 13-10177707
Sat 11/5@ PurdueW 24-3-1
Sat 10/29vs NorthwesternW 33-132199.29.50013
Sat 10/22@ Ohio StateL 10-54176.3707
Sat 10/8@ IllinoisL 6-92126609
Sat 10/1vs MichiganL 14-27273.53.5004
Sat 9/24@ RutgersW 27-10155505
Sat 9/17vs NevadaW 27-035016.716.70121
Sat 9/10vs Iowa StateL 7-10193909
Sat 9/3vs South Dakota StateW 7-356813.213.60027

Player Story

Arland Bruce IV story

Arland Bruce IV built his college career from 2021 through 2022 as a wide receiver from Olathe, KS wearing No. 1, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Arland Bruce IV's career was his receiving role: 44 catches, 396 receiving yards, 2 touchdowns, and 116 rushing yards across 23 career games in the available record. His career also includes 116 rushing yards, 2 tackles, and 123 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Arland Bruce IV's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Iowa

    2021-2022

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 PostseasonIowa20952.814.7
2021 Regular SeasonIowa20952.814.70
2022 Regular SeasonIowa18752.413.6-22

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Illinois

Week 12 · W 33-23 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

45

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

45 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs South Dakota State

Week 1 · W 7-3

68

Receiving Yards

96.9 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

68 receiving yards with a 90.7 efficiency score.

#3

vs Nevada

Week 3 · W 27-0

50

Receiving Yards

81.6 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

50 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

@ Maryland

Week 5 · W 51-14 · Conference game

43

Receiving Yards

76.8 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

43 receiving yards with a 47.8 efficiency score.

#5

@ Northwestern

Week 10 · W 17-12 · Conference game

30

Receiving Yards

61.1 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

30 receiving yards with a 66.7 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2021 Postseason · Iowa

209 primary output · 52.8 efficiency · 14.7 usage

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#2

2021 Regular Season · Iowa

61

209 primary · 52.8 efficiency · 14.7 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Iowa

52.5

187 primary · 52.4 efficiency · 13.6 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

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8+ catch outings

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2+ TD games