Player Dossier

2009-2012

Duke

Conner Vernon

WR • 6'1" • Miami, FL, USA

Alpha targetExplosive finisher

Conner Vernon reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

39%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

82

High-end production for a receiver

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Reliability

64

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

83

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · Duke

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Duke
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Florida International

Player Story

Conner Vernon built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a wide receiver from Miami, FL wearing No. 2, spending time with Duke. The clearest part of Conner Vernon's career was his receiving role: 283 catches,...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2009 · Rating 0.8467

Gulliver Prep · Miami, FL

Committed To
Duke
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2009

Conner Vernon, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · Duke. Conner Vernon reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
3,749
Receptions
283
Touchdowns
21

Quick Answers

Conner Vernon quick answers

Latest team and position
Duke · WR
Career Receiving Yards
3,749
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 48 games
Best season
2011 Regular Season · Duke
Top game
Florida International
Recruit profile
3-star · Gulliver Prep · Duke
High school pipeline
Gulliver Prep · 35 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 2 · Class 2012
2012 Receiving yards rank
1,074 receiving yards · WR 27th (top 4%) · ACC 3rd (top 2%) · National 27th (top 2%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2009 Regular SeasonDuke1155746369.9
2010 Regular SeasonDuke1273973477.5
2011 Regular SeasonDuke1270956681.9
2012 PostseasonDuke1310119179.8
2012 Regular SeasonDuke1375955779.8

Related Context

Conner Vernon played WR for Duke. Across 4 tracked seasons, Conner Vernon recorded 38 rushing yards, 3,749 receiving yards, and 21 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2010 with Duke.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2011 Regular Season

Duke paired 956 primary output with 83.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2010 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 72.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2012 Regular Season tracked close to 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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2010 Regular Season · Duke

Games

12

Receiving Yards / G

81.1

Efficiency

72.2

Usage

25.2

Consistency

63.3

Best Game by takeover score

Wake Forest

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Elon: 129. Wake Forest: 181. Alabama: 10. Army: 129. Maryland: 99. Miami: 33. Virginia Tech: 44. Navy: 90. Virginia: 2. Boston College: 134. Georgia Tech: 67. North Carolina: 55

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. Elon: 10 by 86. Wake Forest: 8 by 100. Alabama: 2 by 33.3. Army: 8 by 100. Maryland: 6 by 100. Miami: 3 by 73.3. Virginia Tech: 6 by 48.9. Navy: 5 by 100. Virginia: 1 by 13.3. Boston College: 12 by 74.4. Georgia Tech: 7 by 63.8. North Carolina: 5 by 73.3

Split Comparison

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

Wins73.7 · Games = 3 · -9.9 vs Losses
Losses83.6 · Games = 9 · +9.9 vs Wins

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 Navy

Result
Sat 11/27vs North CarolinaL 19-245551111023
Sat 11/20@ Georgia TechL 20-307679.49.60021
Sat 11/13vs Boston College100 receiving yards · High volumeL 16-211213410.511.20048
Sat 11/6vs VirginiaW 55-48126202
Sat 10/30@ NavyW 34-315901818129
Sat 10/23@ Virginia TechL 7-446447.37.30017
Sat 10/16vs MiamiL 13-283331111014
Sat 10/2@ MarylandL 16-2169916.516.50039
Sat 9/25vs Army100 receiving yards · High volumeL 21-35812916.116.10158
Sat 9/18vs AlabamaL 13-622105506
Sat 9/11@ Wake Forest100 receiving yards · High volumeL 48-54818122.622.60270
Sat 9/4vs Elon100 receiving yards · High volumeW 41-271012912.912.90047

Player Story

Conner Vernon story

Conner Vernon built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a wide receiver from Miami, FL wearing No. 2, spending time with Duke. The clearest part of Conner Vernon's career was his receiving role: 283 catches, 3,749 receiving yards, 21 touchdowns, and 38 rushing yards across 48 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2012 with Duke. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 38 rushing yards and 570 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 48 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Duke.

The arc is straightforward: Conner Vernon moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Duke

    2009-2012

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20092010201120122012
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonDuke74677.819.6
2010 Regular SeasonDuke97372.225.2227
2011 Regular SeasonDuke95683.222.6-17
2012 PostseasonDuke1,07475.324.6118
2012 Regular SeasonDuke1,07475.324.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Florida International

Week 1 · W 46-26

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

180

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

180 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ Wake Forest

Week 2 · L 48-54 · Conference game

181

Receiving Yards

98.4 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

181 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

@ Florida International

Week 5 · W 31-27

117

Receiving Yards

97.6 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

117 receiving yards with a 97.5 efficiency score.

#4

@ Virginia

Week 9 · W 28-17 · Conference game

103

Receiving Yards

92 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

103 receiving yards with a 98.1 efficiency score.

#5

vs Army

Week 4 · L 21-35

129

Receiving Yards

90.4 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

129 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2011 Regular Season · Duke

956 primary output · 83.2 efficiency · 22.6 usage

81.9

#2

2012 Postseason · Duke

79.8

1,074 primary · 75.3 efficiency · 24.6 usage

#3

2012 Regular Season · Duke

79.8

1,074 primary · 75.3 efficiency · 24.6 usage

Milestones

14

100+ receiving yards

13

8+ catch outings

5

2+ TD games