Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2013Massachusetts
Rob Blanchflower
TE • 6'4" • Leominster, MA, USA
Alpha targetPossession profile
Rob Blanchflower reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
76
High-end production for a tight end
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Reliability
69
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
76
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Massachusetts
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Massachusetts
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Western Michigan
Player Story
Rob Blanchflower built his college career from 2012 through 2013 as a tight end from Leominster, MA wearing No. 87, spending time with Massachusetts. The clearest part of Rob Blanchflower's career was his receiving...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2014
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 15
- Overall
- No. 230
- NFL Team
- Pittsburgh Steelers
Rob Blanchflower, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Massachusetts. Rob Blanchflower reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 777
- Receptions
- 70
- Touchdowns
- 5
Quick Answers
Rob Blanchflower quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Massachusetts · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 777
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 2 entries · 16 games
- Best season
- 2012 Regular Season · Massachusetts
- Top game
- Western Michigan
- NFL Draft
- 2014 · Round 7 · Pick 15 · Pittsburgh Steelers
- Latest roster
- No. 87 · Class 2013
- 2013 Receiving yards rank
- 313 receiving yards · TE 37th (top 13%) · Mid-American 35th (top 19%) · National 382nd (top 21%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Massachusetts | 10 | 43 | 464 | 2 | 75.5 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Massachusetts | 5 | 27 | 313 | 3 | 68.7 |
Related Context
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Rob Blanchflower played TE for Massachusetts. Across 2 tracked seasons, Rob Blanchflower recorded 3 rushing yards, 777 receiving yards, and 5 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2012 with Massachusetts.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2012 Regular Season
Massachusetts paired 464 primary output with 67.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2013 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 62.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2013 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Western Michigan
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2013 Regular Season · Massachusetts
Games
5
Receiving Yards / G
62.6
Efficiency
62.1
Usage
31.4
Consistency
45.4
Best Game by takeover score
Western Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Vanderbilt: 42. Bowling Green: 16. Miami (OH): 98. Western Michigan: 131. Akron: 26
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. Vanderbilt: 7 by 40. Bowling Green: 3 by 35.6. Miami (OH): 5 by 100. Western Michigan: 7 by 100. Akron: 5 by 34.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins98 · Games = 1 · +44.3 vs Losses
Losses53.8 · Games = 4 · -44.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
5 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Western Michigan
Best efficiency game
100 vs Western Michigan
Player Story
Rob Blanchflower story
Rob Blanchflower built his college career from 2012 through 2013 as a tight end from Leominster, MA wearing No. 87, spending time with Massachusetts. The clearest part of Rob Blanchflower's career was his receiving role: 70 catches, 777 receiving yards, 5 touchdowns, and 3 rushing yards across 16 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2012 with Massachusetts. 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 3 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 16 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Massachusetts.
The arc is straightforward: Rob Blanchflower 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
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Massachusetts
2012-2013
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20122013
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Massachusetts | 464 | 67.7 | 20.3 | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Massachusetts | 313 | 62.1 | 31.4 | -151 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Western Michigan
Week 9 · L 30-31 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
131
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
131 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Michigan
Week 3
12
Receiving Yards
90 takeover
Game with an explosive receiving profile.
12 receiving yards with a 80 efficiency score.
#3
vs Central Michigan
Week 13 · L 21-42 · Conference game
100
Receiving Yards
88.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
100 receiving yards with a 66.7 efficiency score.
#4
vs Miami (OH)
Week 7 · W 17-10 · Conference game
98
Receiving Yards
87.5 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
98 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Ohio
Week 5 · L 34-37 · Conference game
80
Receiving Yards
80.6 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
80 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2012 Regular Season · Massachusetts
464 primary output · 67.7 efficiency · 20.3 usage
75.5
#2
2013 Regular Season · Massachusetts
68.7
313 primary · 62.1 efficiency · 31.4 usage
Milestones
2
100+ receiving yards
1
8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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