Player Dossier

2009-2012

Kansas State

Chris Harper

WR • 6'1" • Wichita, KS, USA

Alpha targetExplosive finisher

Chris Harper reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

46%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

71

High-end production for a receiver

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

58

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · Kansas State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Kansas State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Colorado

Player Story

Chris Harper built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a wide receiver from Wichita, KS wearing No. 3, spending time with Kansas State. The clearest part of Chris Harper's career was his receiving role: 123...

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NFL Draft

Draft Year
2013
Selection
Round 4 · Pick 26
Overall
No. 123
NFL Team
Seattle Seahawks

Chris Harper, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · Kansas State. Chris Harper reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
1,734
Receptions
123
Touchdowns
12

Quick Answers

Chris Harper quick answers

Latest team and position
Kansas State · WR
Career Receiving Yards
1,734
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 36 games
Best season
2012 Postseason · Kansas State
Top game
Colorado
NFL Draft
2013 · Round 4 · Pick 26 · Seattle Seahawks
Latest roster
No. 3 · Class 2012
2012 Receiving yards rank
857 receiving yards · WR 57th (top 7%) · Big 12 12th (top 9%) · National 60th (top 4%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2009 Regular SeasonKansas State0-00-
2010 PostseasonKansas State10556157.7
2010 Regular SeasonKansas State1020274357.7
2011 PostseasonKansas State13111070
2011 Regular SeasonKansas State1339536570
2012 PostseasonKansas State13871088.8
2012 Regular SeasonKansas State1350786388.8

Related Context

Chris Harper played WR for Kansas State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Chris Harper recorded 45 rushing yards, 1,734 receiving yards, and 12 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2012 with Kansas State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2012 Postseason

Kansas State paired 857 primary output with 86 efficiency.

Supporting note

2012 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 86 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: West Virginia

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 84.6th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2012 Postseason · Kansas State

Games

13

Receiving Yards / G

65.9

Efficiency

86

Usage

28.6

Consistency

73.9

Best Game by takeover score

West Virginia

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Oregon: 71. Missouri State: 28. Miami: 9. North Texas: 78. Oklahoma: 23. Kansas: 69. Iowa State: 51. West Virginia: 96. Texas Tech: 99. Oklahoma State: 89. TCU: 62. Baylor: 123. Texas: 59

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. Oregon: 8 by 59.2. Missouri State: 3 by 62.2. Miami: 1 by 60. North Texas: 5 by 100. Oklahoma: 2 by 76.7. Kansas: 4 by 100. Iowa State: 4 by 85. West Virginia: 6 by 100. Texas Tech: 5 by 100. Oklahoma State: 5 by 100. TCU: 1 by 100. Baylor: 11 by 74.5. Texas: 3 by 100

Split Comparison

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

Wins60.3 · Games = 11 · -36.7 vs Losses
Losses97 · Games = 2 · +36.7 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

West Virginia

Best efficiency game

100 vs Texas

Result
Fri 1/4vs OregonHigh volumeL 17-358718.98.90021
Sun 12/2vs TexasW 42-2435919.719.70036
Sun 11/18@ Baylor100 receiving yards · High volumeL 24-521112311.211.20136
Sun 11/11@ TCUW 23-101626262062
Sun 11/4vs Oklahoma StateW 44-3058917.817.80042
Sat 10/27vs Texas TechW 55-2459919.819.80046
Sat 10/20@ West VirginiaW 55-146961616125
Sat 10/13@ Iowa StateW 27-2145112.812.80020
Sat 10/6vs KansasW 56-1646917.317.30037
Sat 9/22@ OklahomaW 24-1922311.511.50021
Sat 9/15vs North TexasW 35-2157815.615.60024
Sat 9/8vs MiamiW 52-13192909
Sat 9/1vs Missouri StateW 51-93289.39.30120

Player Story

Chris Harper story

Chris Harper built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a wide receiver from Wichita, KS wearing No. 3, spending time with Kansas State. The clearest part of Chris Harper's career was his receiving role: 123 catches, 1,734 receiving yards, 12 touchdowns, and 45 rushing yards across 36 career games in the available record. His career also includes 45 rushing yards and 27 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Chris Harper'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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    Kansas State

    2009-2012

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2009201020102011201120122012
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonKansas State0
2010 PostseasonKansas State33076.316.4330
2010 Regular SeasonKansas State33076.316.40
2011 PostseasonKansas State54777.425.3217
2011 Regular SeasonKansas State54777.425.30
2012 PostseasonKansas State8578628.6310
2012 Regular SeasonKansas State8578628.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Colorado

Week 12 · L 36-44 · Conference game

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

74

Receiving Yards

92.8 takeover

74 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Texas A&M

Week 11 · W 53-50 · Conference game

134

Receiving Yards

92.8 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

134 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

@ West Virginia

Week 8 · W 55-14 · Conference game

96

Receiving Yards

92.7 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

96 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

@ Baylor

Week 12 · L 24-52 · Conference game

123

Receiving Yards

91.5 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

123 receiving yards with a 74.5 efficiency score.

#5

vs Texas Tech

Week 9 · W 55-24 · Conference game

99

Receiving Yards

89.4 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

99 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2012 Postseason · Kansas State

857 primary output · 86 efficiency · 28.6 usage

88.8

#2

2012 Regular Season · Kansas State

88.8

857 primary · 86 efficiency · 28.6 usage

#3

2011 Postseason · Kansas State

70

547 primary · 77.4 efficiency · 25.3 usage

Milestones

2

100+ receiving yards

2

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games