Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2009-2012Marshall
Aaron Dobson
WR • 6'3" • Dunbar, WV, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Aaron Dobson reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a receiver
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
92
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2010 Regular Season · Marshall
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Marshall
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: SMU
Player Story
Aaron Dobson built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a wide receiver from Dunbar, WV wearing No. 3, spending time with Marshall. The clearest part of Aaron Dobson's career was his receiving role: 165...
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- Committed To
- Marshall
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2009
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2013
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 27
- Overall
- No. 59
- NFL Team
- New England Patriots
Aaron Dobson, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2010 Regular Season · Marshall. Aaron Dobson reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 2,398
- Receptions
- 165
- Touchdowns
- 24
Quick Answers
Aaron Dobson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Marshall · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 2,398
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 39 games
- Best season
- 2010 Regular Season · Marshall
- Top game
- SMU
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · South Charleston · Marshall
- High school pipeline
- South Charleston · 4 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2013 · Round 2 · Pick 27 · New England Patriots
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Class 2012
- 2012 Receiving yards rank
- 679 receiving yards · WR 102nd (top 12%) · Conference USA 11th (top 7%) · National 114th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Marshall | 5 | 15 | 362 | 4 | 70.3 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Marshall | 11 | 44 | 689 | 5 | 79.3 |
| 2011 Postseason | Marshall | 13 | 7 | 81 | 2 | 75.5 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Marshall | 13 | 42 | 587 | 10 | 75.5 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Marshall | 10 | 57 | 679 | 3 | 76.9 |
Related Context
Keep exploring Aaron Dobson
Aaron Dobson played WR for Marshall. Across 4 tracked seasons, Aaron Dobson recorded 19 rushing yards, 2,398 receiving yards, and 24 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2010 with Marshall.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2010 Regular Season
Marshall paired 689 primary output with 79.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2011 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 74.9 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: Virginia Tech
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 92.3th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2011 Postseason · Marshall
Games
13
Receiving Yards / G
51.4
Efficiency
74.9
Usage
20
Consistency
63.5
Best Game by takeover score
Virginia Tech
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Florida International: 81. West Virginia: 22. Southern Miss: 69. Ohio: 51. Virginia Tech: 103. Louisville: 27. UCF: 33. Rice: 4. Houston: 20. UAB: 61. Tulsa: 65. Memphis: 22. East Carolina: 110
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 versus efficiency scatter chart. Florida International: 7 by 77.1. West Virginia: 6 by 24.4. Southern Miss: 7 by 65.7. Ohio: 2 by 100. Virginia Tech: 5 by 100. Louisville: 1 by 100. UCF: 3 by 73.3. Rice: 1 by 26.7. Houston: 4 by 33.3. UAB: 4 by 100. Tulsa: 3 by 100. Memphis: 2 by 73.3. East Carolina: 4 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins53.4 · Games = 7 · +4.4 vs Losses
Losses49 · Games = 6 · -4.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Virginia Tech
Best efficiency game
100 vs East Carolina
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/21 | vs Florida International2+ TD | W 20-10 | — | 7 | 81 | 11.6 | 11.60 | 2 | 35 |
| Sat 11/26 | vs East Carolina100 receiving yards · 2+ TD | W 34-27 | — | 4 | 110 | 27.5 | 27.50 | 2 | 77 |
| Fri 11/18 | @ Memphis | W 23-22 | — | 2 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Tulsa | L 17-59 | — | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 21.70 | 1 | 35 |
| Sat 10/29 | vs UAB | W 59-14 | — | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 15.30 | 1 | 23 |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Houston2+ TD | L 28-63 | — | 4 | 20 | 4.2 | 5 | 2 | 17 |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Rice | W 24-20 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 10/8 | @ UCF | L 6-16 | — | 3 | 33 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 24 |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Louisville | W 17-13 | — | 1 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 27 |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Virginia Tech100 receiving yards | L 10-30 | — | 5 | 103 | 20.6 | 20.60 | 1 | 44 |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Ohio | L 7-44 | — | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 25.50 | 1 | 45 |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Southern Miss2+ TD | W 26-20 | — | 7 | 69 | 9.9 | 9.90 | 2 | 17 |
| Sun 9/4 | @ West Virginia | L 13-34 | — | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 3.70 | 0 | 10 |
Player Story
Aaron Dobson story
Aaron Dobson built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a wide receiver from Dunbar, WV wearing No. 3, spending time with Marshall. The clearest part of Aaron Dobson's career was his receiving role: 165 catches, 2,398 receiving yards, 24 touchdowns, and 19 rushing yards across 39 career games in the available record. His career also includes 19 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Aaron Dobson'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.
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Marshall
2009-2012
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Marshall | 362 | 100 | 18.1 | — |
| 2010 Regular Season | Marshall | 689 | 79.2 | 20.1 | 327 |
| 2011 Postseason | Marshall | 668 | 74.9 | 20 | -21 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Marshall | 668 | 74.9 | 20 | 0 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Marshall | 679 | 78.5 | 15.9 | 11 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs SMU
Week 12 · W 34-31 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
127
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
127 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs UCF
Week 7 · L 14-35 · Conference game
119
Receiving Yards
99.1 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
119 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Virginia Tech
Week 4 · L 10-30
103
Receiving Yards
97.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
103 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Tulsa
Week 6 · L 38-45 · Conference game
128
Receiving Yards
95.1 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
128 receiving yards with a 85.3 efficiency score.
#5
vs West Virginia
Week 2 · L 21-24
120
Receiving Yards
88.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
120 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2010 Regular Season · Marshall
689 primary output · 79.2 efficiency · 20.1 usage
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#2
2012 Regular Season · Marshall
76.9
679 primary · 78.5 efficiency · 15.9 usage
#3
2011 Postseason · Marshall
75.5
668 primary · 74.9 efficiency · 20 usage
Milestones
6
100+ receiving yards
3
8+ catch outings
6
2+ TD games
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