Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2010-2012Iowa State
Chris Young
WR • 5'11" • Austin, TX, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Chris Young reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
8
Developing production for a receiver
lowelite
Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
16
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · Iowa State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Iowa State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Western Illinois
Player Story
Chris Young built his college career from 2010 through 2012 as a wide receiver from Austin, TX wearing No. 15, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of Chris Young's career was his receiving role: 44...
Read the storyChris Young, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · Iowa State. Chris Young reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 479
- Receptions
- 44
- Touchdowns
- 3
Quick Answers
Chris Young quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa State · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 479
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 13 games
- Best season
- 2012 Postseason · Iowa State
- Top game
- Western Illinois
- Latest roster
- No. 15 · Class 2012
- 2012 Receiving yards rank
- 411 receiving yards · WR 234th (top 27%) · Big 12 26th (top 18%) · National 274th (top 16%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Regular Season | Iowa State | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2011 Regular Season | Iowa State | 3 | 6 | 68 | 1 | 45.5 |
| 2012 Postseason | Iowa State | 10 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 70.6 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Iowa State | 10 | 37 | 403 | 2 | 70.6 |
Related Context
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Chris Young played WR for Iowa State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Chris Young recorded 479 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2012 with Iowa State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2012 Postseason
Iowa State paired 411 primary output with 71.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2012 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 71.8 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: Western Illinois
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2012 Postseason · Iowa State
Games
10
Receiving Yards / G
41.1
Efficiency
71.8
Usage
16.3
Consistency
56.6
Best Game by takeover score
Western Illinois
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Tulsa: 8. Tulsa: 73. Western Illinois: 86. Kansas State: 24. Oklahoma State: 49. Baylor: 61. Oklahoma: 33. Texas: 23. Kansas: 31. West Virginia: 23
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. Tulsa: 1 by 53.3. Tulsa: 7 by 69.5. Western Illinois: 7 by 81.9. Kansas State: 3 by 53.3. Oklahoma State: 3 by 100. Baylor: 7 by 58.1. Oklahoma: 3 by 73.3. Texas: 1 by 100. Kansas: 4 by 51.7. West Virginia: 2 by 76.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins62.8 · Games = 4 · +36.1 vs Losses
Losses26.7 · Games = 6 · -36.1 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
Western Illinois
Best efficiency game
100 vs Texas
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12/31 | @ Tulsa | L 17-31 | — | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Fri 11/23 | vs West Virginia | L 24-31 | — | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 11.50 | 0 | 15 |
| Sun 11/18 | @ Kansas | W 51-23 | — | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 7.80 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 11/10 | @ Texas | L 7-33 | — | 1 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Oklahoma | L 20-35 | — | 3 | 33 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 10/27 | vs Baylor | W 35-21 | — | 7 | 61 | 8.7 | 8.70 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 10/20 | @ Oklahoma State | L 10-31 | — | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 16.30 | 0 | 42 |
| Sat 10/13 | vs Kansas State | L 21-27 | — | 3 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| Sun 9/16 | vs Western Illinois2+ TD | W 37-3 | — | 7 | 86 | 12.3 | 12.30 | 2 | 32 |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Tulsa | W 38-23 | — | 7 | 73 | 10.4 | 10.40 | 0 | 31 |
Player Story
Chris Young story
Chris Young built his college career from 2010 through 2012 as a wide receiver from Austin, TX wearing No. 15, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of Chris Young's career was his receiving role: 44 catches, 479 receiving yards, and 3 touchdowns across 13 career games in the available record. That gives Chris Young's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Iowa State
2010-2012
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2010201120122012
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Regular Season | Iowa State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2011 Regular Season | Iowa State | 68 | 69.2 | 9.8 | 68 |
| 2012 Postseason | Iowa State | 411 | 71.8 | 16.3 | 343 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Iowa State | 411 | 71.8 | 16.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Western Illinois
Week 3 · W 37-3
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
86
Receiving Yards
94 takeover
86 receiving yards with a 81.9 efficiency score.
#2
vs Tulsa
Week 1 · W 38-23
73
Receiving Yards
75.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
73 receiving yards with a 69.5 efficiency score.
#3
vs Texas
Week 5 · L 14-37 · Conference game
41
Receiving Yards
75.6 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
41 receiving yards with a 91.1 efficiency score.
#4
@ Oklahoma State
Week 8 · L 10-31 · Conference game
49
Receiving Yards
66.8 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
49 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Baylor
Week 9 · W 35-21 · Conference game
61
Receiving Yards
64.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
61 receiving yards with a 58.1 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2012 Postseason · Iowa State
411 primary output · 71.8 efficiency · 16.3 usage
70.6
#2
2012 Regular Season · Iowa State
70.6
411 primary · 71.8 efficiency · 16.3 usage
#3
2011 Regular Season · Iowa State
45.5
68 primary · 69.2 efficiency · 9.8 usage
Milestones
0
100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
1
2+ TD games
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