Usage Score
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Player Dossier
2021-2025Portland State
Branden Alvarez
WR • 5'9" • 183 lbs • Corona, CA, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Branden Alvarez reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Efficiency
33.3
Consistency
100
Season Value
53.4
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · San José State
21222325
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 4
- Program Path
- San José State • Portland State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Washington State
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.
Branden Alvarez, WR. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · San José State. Branden Alvarez reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
San José State paired 35 primary output with 75 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 33.3 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 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across San José State, Portland State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: BYU
Game with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · Portland State
Games
1
Receiving Yards / G
10
Efficiency
33.3
Usage
—
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
BYU
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Volume vs Efficiency
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Split Comparison
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Game Log
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1 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
BYU
Best efficiency game
33.3 vs BYU
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 8/31 | @ BYU | — | — | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
San José State
2021-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Portland State
2025
Final stop
Season Progression
2021202220232025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | San José State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | San José State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | San José State | 35 | 75 | 6.7 | 35 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Portland State | 10 | 33.3 | — | -25 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Washington State
Game with an explosive receiving profile.
38
Primary metric
38 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
BYU
10
Primary metric
Game with an explosive receiving profile.
10 receiving yards with a 33.3 efficiency score.
#3
Oregon State
25
Primary metric
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
25 receiving yards with a 83.3 efficiency score.
#4
UNLV
10
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
10 receiving yards with a 66.7 efficiency score.
#5
Boise State
15
Primary metric
Game with an explosive receiving profile.
15 receiving yards with a 33.3 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2023 Regular Season · San José State
35 primary output · 75 efficiency · 6.7 usage
61.3
#2
2025 Regular Season · Portland State
53.4
10 primary · 33.3 efficiency · — usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · San José State
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
0
100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2021 · Rating 0.8274
Centennial · Corona, CA
- Committed To
- San José State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Career Facts
2
Career teams
4
Seasons tracked
35
Career Receiving Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 5 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.