Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2009-2011Western Michigan
Ansel Ponder
WR • 6'2" • Bluefield, WV, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Ansel Ponder reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
29
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
29
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
44
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · Western Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Western Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Buffalo
Player Story
Ansel Ponder built his college career from 2009 through 2011 as a wide receiver from Bluefield, WV wearing No. 8, spending time with Western Michigan. The clearest part of Ansel Ponder's career was his receiving...
Read the storyAnsel Ponder, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · Western Michigan. Ansel Ponder reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 605
- Receptions
- 74
- Touchdowns
- 5
Quick Answers
Ansel Ponder quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Western Michigan · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 605
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 28 games
- Best season
- 2009 Regular Season · Western Michigan
- Top game
- Buffalo
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Class 2011
- 2011 Receiving yards rank
- 92 receiving yards · WR 549th (top 68%) · Mid-American 88th (top 48%) · National 872nd (top 51%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 11 | 39 | 308 | 3 | 61.5 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 10 | 28 | 205 | 2 | 43.7 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 7 | 7 | 92 | 0 | 36.8 |
Related Context
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Ansel Ponder played WR for Western Michigan. Across 3 tracked seasons, Ansel Ponder recorded 20 rushing yards, 605 receiving yards, and 5 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2009 with Western Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2009 Regular Season
Western Michigan paired 308 primary output with 48.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2010 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 46.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2011 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Toledo
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2010 Regular Season · Western Michigan
Games
10
Receiving Yards / G
20.5
Efficiency
46.9
Usage
10.5
Consistency
26.3
Best Game by takeover score
Toledo
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Michigan State: 0. Nicholls: 47. Toledo: 66. Idaho: 7. Notre Dame: 13. Akron: 4. Northern Illinois: 47. Central Michigan: 7. Eastern Michigan: 1. Bowling Green: 13
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. Nicholls: 5 by 62.7. Toledo: 11 by 40. Idaho: 1 by 46.7. Notre Dame: 1 by 86.7. Akron: 1 by 26.7. Northern Illinois: 5 by 62.7. Central Michigan: 1 by 46.7. Eastern Michigan: 1 by 6.7. Bowling Green: 2 by 43.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins16.3 · Games = 4 · -7.1 vs Losses
Losses23.3 · Games = 6 · +7.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Toledo
Best efficiency game
86.7 vs Notre Dame
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/26 | @ Bowling Green | W 41-7 | — | 2 | 13 | 8.7 | 6.50 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 11/13 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 45-30 | — | 1 | 1 | -8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Fri 11/5 | @ Central Michigan | L 22-26 | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 10/30 | vs Northern Illinois | L 21-28 | — | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 9.40 | 0 | 17 |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Akron | W 56-10 | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 10/16 | @ Notre Dame | L 20-44 | — | 1 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 10/2 | vs Idaho | L 13-33 | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| Sat 9/18 | vs ToledoHigh volume | L 24-37 | — | 11 | 66 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Nicholls | W 49-14 | — | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 9.40 | 1 | 16 |
| Sat 9/4 | @ Michigan State | L 14-38 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
Player Story
Ansel Ponder story
Ansel Ponder built his college career from 2009 through 2011 as a wide receiver from Bluefield, WV wearing No. 8, spending time with Western Michigan. The clearest part of Ansel Ponder's career was his receiving role: 74 catches, 605 receiving yards, 5 touchdowns, and 20 rushing yards across 28 career games in the available record. His career also includes 20 rushing yards and 419 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Ansel Ponder's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Western Michigan
2009-2011
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
200920102011
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 308 | 48.7 | 13.2 | — |
| 2010 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 205 | 46.9 | 10.5 | -103 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 92 | 64 | 5.5 | -113 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Buffalo
Week 8 · W 34-31 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
86
Receiving Yards
85.1 takeover
86 receiving yards with a 57.3 efficiency score.
#2
vs Toledo
Week 3 · L 24-37 · Conference game
66
Receiving Yards
75.1 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
66 receiving yards with a 40 efficiency score.
#3
@ Toledo
Week 6 · W 58-26 · Conference game
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Receiving Yards
71.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
49 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Central Michigan
Week 3 · W 44-14 · Conference game
38
Receiving Yards
70.7 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
38 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Nicholls
Week 2 · W 49-14
47
Receiving Yards
65.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
47 receiving yards with a 62.7 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2009 Regular Season · Western Michigan
308 primary output · 48.7 efficiency · 13.2 usage
61.5
#2
2010 Regular Season · Western Michigan
43.7
205 primary · 46.9 efficiency · 10.5 usage
#3
2011 Regular Season · Western Michigan
36.8
92 primary · 64 efficiency · 5.5 usage
Milestones
0
100+ receiving yards
2
8+ catch outings
1
2+ TD games
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