Usage Score
18.7
Player Dossier
2009-2012North Carolina
Erik Highsmith
WR • 6'3" • Vanceboro, NC, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Erik Highsmith reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Efficiency
71.4
Consistency
77.8
Season Value
63.1
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2011 Postseason · North Carolina
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 7
- Program Path
- North Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Tech
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.
Erik Highsmith, WR. Best season Best season by value score: 2011 Postseason · North Carolina. Erik Highsmith reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2011 Postseason
North Carolina paired 726 primary output with 84.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2012 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 71.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2012 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Wake Forest
Loss 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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2012 Regular Season · North Carolina
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
48.9
Efficiency
71.4
Usage
18.7
Consistency
77.8
Best Game by takeover score
Maryland
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 44. Wake Forest: 71. Louisville: 62. East Carolina: 66. Idaho: 0. Virginia Tech: 29. Miami: 57. Duke: 66. NC State: 48. Georgia Tech: 68. Virginia: 49. Maryland: 27
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 3 by 97.8. Wake Forest: 5 by 94.7. Louisville: 6 by 68.9. East Carolina: 8 by 55. Idaho: 1 by 0. Virginia Tech: 4 by 48.3. Miami: 8 by 47.5. Duke: 4 by 100. NC State: 3 by 100. Georgia Tech: 4 by 100. Virginia: 6 by 54.4. Maryland: 2 by 90
Split Comparison
Wins39.4 · n=7 · -27.3 vs Losses
Losses66.8 · n=4 · +27.3 vs Wins
First Half45.3 · n=6 · -7.2 vs Second Half
Second Half52.5 · n=6 · +7.2 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Wake Forest
Best efficiency game
100 vs Georgia Tech
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/24 | vs Maryland | W 45-38 | — | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 13.50 | 1 | 15 |
| Fri 11/16 | @ Virginia2+ TD | W 37-13 | — | 6 | 49 | 8.2 | 8.20 | 2 | 20 |
| Sat 11/10 | vs Georgia Tech | L 50-68 | — | 4 | 68 | 14.8 | 17 | 0 | 47 |
| Sat 10/27 | vs NC State | W 43-35 | — | 3 | 48 | 23.3 | 16 | 0 | 41 |
| Sat 10/20 | @ Duke | L 30-33 | — | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 16.50 | 0 | 36 |
| Sat 10/13 | @ MiamiHigh volume | W 18-14 | — | 8 | 57 | 7.1 | 7.10 | 0 | 19 |
| Sat 10/6 | vs Virginia Tech | W 48-34 | — | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 7.30 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 9/29 | vs Idaho | W 66-0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sat 9/22 | vs East CarolinaHigh volume | W 27-6 | — | 8 | 66 | 8.3 | 8.30 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 9/15 | @ Louisville | L 34-39 | — | 6 | 62 | 10.3 | 10.30 | 1 | 16 |
| Sat 9/8 | @ Wake Forest | L 27-28 | — | 5 | 71 | 14.2 | 14.20 | 0 | 28 |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Unknown | — | — | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 14.70 | 0 | 22 |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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North Carolina
2009-2012
Opening stop
Season Progression
2009200920102010201120112012
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Postseason | North Carolina | 425 | 59.5 | 19.5 | — |
| 2009 Regular Season | North Carolina | 425 | 59.5 | 19.5 | 0 |
| 2010 Postseason | North Carolina | 348 | 71.5 | 11 | -77 |
| 2010 Regular Season | North Carolina | 348 | 71.5 | 11 | 0 |
| 2011 Postseason | North Carolina | 726 | 84.8 | 22.7 | 378 |
| 2011 Regular Season | North Carolina | 726 | 84.8 | 22.7 | 0 |
| 2012 Regular Season | North Carolina | 587 | 71.4 | 18.7 | -139 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Georgia Tech
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
107
Primary metric
107 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
Virginia Tech
90
Primary metric
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
90 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
East Carolina
113
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
113 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
East Carolina
94
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
94 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
Georgia Tech
71
Primary metric
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
71 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2011 Postseason · North Carolina
726 primary output · 84.8 efficiency · 22.7 usage
70.3
#2
2011 Regular Season · North Carolina
70.3
726 primary · 84.8 efficiency · 22.7 usage
#3
2012 Regular Season · North Carolina
63.1
587 primary · 71.4 efficiency · 18.7 usage
Milestones
2
100+ receiving yards
3
8+ catch outings
2
2+ TD games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2009 · Rating 0.8056
West Craven · Vanceboro, NC
- Committed To
- North Carolina
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2009
Career Facts
1
Career teams
7
Seasons tracked
2,086
Career Receiving Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 46 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.