Player Dossier

2010-2014

Michigan State

Tony Lippett

WR • 6'3" • Detroit, MI, USA

Alpha targetExplosive finisher

Tony Lippett reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

30%

Rotational offensive role

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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

80

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · Michigan State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Michigan State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Purdue

Player Story

Tony Lippett built his college career from 2010 through 2014 as a wide receiver from Detroit, MI wearing No. 14, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Tony Lippett's career was his receiving role:...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2010 · Rating 0.86

Crockett · Detroit, MI

Committed To
Michigan State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2010

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2015
Selection
Round 5 · Pick 20
Overall
No. 156
NFL Team
Miami Dolphins

Tony Lippett, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · Michigan State. Tony Lippett reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
2,247
Receptions
149
Touchdowns
17
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2014 · Michigan State · Player Highlight

Tony Lippett college highlights at Michigan State.

Season
2014
Type
Player highlight

Quick Answers

Tony Lippett quick answers

Latest team and position
Michigan State · WR
Career Receiving Yards
2,247
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 40 games
Best season
2014 Postseason · Michigan State
Top game
Purdue
Recruit profile
3-star · Crockett · Michigan State
High school pipeline
Crockett · 10 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
NFL Draft
2015 · Round 5 · Pick 20 · Miami Dolphins
Latest roster
No. 14 · Class 2014
2014 Receiving yards rank
1,198 receiving yards · WR 13th (top 2%) · Big Ten 1st (top 1%) · National 13th (top 1%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2010 Regular SeasonMichigan State0-00-
2011 Regular SeasonMichigan State3444045.4
2012 PostseasonMichigan State12112054.2
2012 Regular SeasonMichigan State1235380254.2
2013 PostseasonMichigan State12594171.4
2013 Regular SeasonMichigan State1239519271.4
2014 PostseasonMichigan State13574088.2
2014 Regular SeasonMichigan State13601,1241288.2

Related Context

Tony Lippett played WR for Michigan State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Tony Lippett recorded 5 passing yards, 51 rushing yards, and 2,247 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2014 with Michigan State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2014 Postseason

Michigan State paired 1,198 primary output with 94.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2013 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 82.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2014 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Stanford

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2013 Postseason · Michigan State

Games

12

Receiving Yards / G

51.1

Efficiency

82.5

Usage

23.2

Consistency

74.5

Best Game by takeover score

Stanford

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Stanford: 94. Western Michigan: 0. Youngstown State: 41. Iowa: 29. Indiana: 64. Purdue: 49. Illinois: 7. Michigan: 62. Nebraska: 67. Northwestern: 64. Minnesota: 71. Ohio State: 65

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Stanford: 5 by 100. Youngstown State: 4 by 68.3. Iowa: 2 by 96.7. Indiana: 6 by 71.1. Purdue: 5 by 65.3. Illinois: 2 by 23.3. Michigan: 5 by 82.7. Nebraska: 4 by 100. Northwestern: 3 by 100. Minnesota: 4 by 100. Ohio State: 4 by 100

Split Comparison

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

First Half46.2 · Games = 6 · -9.8 vs Second Half
Second Half56 · Games = 6 · +9.8 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Stanford

Best efficiency game

100 vs Stanford

Result
Wed 1/1vs StanfordW 24-2059418.818.80125
Sun 12/8vs Ohio StateW 34-2446516.316.30133
Sat 11/30vs MinnesotaW 14-347117.817.80024
Sat 11/23@ NorthwesternW 30-636421.321.30048
Sat 11/16@ NebraskaW 41-2846716.816.80034
Sat 11/2vs MichiganW 29-656212.412.40021
Sat 10/26@ IllinoisW 42-3273.53.5004
Sat 10/19vs PurdueW 14-05499.89.80018
Sat 10/12vs IndianaW 42-2866410.710.70017
Sat 10/5@ IowaW 26-1422914.514.50020
Sat 9/14vs Youngstown StateW 55-1744110.310.30018
Sat 8/31vs Western MichiganW 26-133

Player Story

Tony Lippett story

Tony Lippett built his college career from 2010 through 2014 as a wide receiver from Detroit, MI wearing No. 14, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Tony Lippett's career was his receiving role: 149 catches, 2,247 receiving yards, 15 touchdowns, and 51 rushing yards across 40 career games in the available record. His career also includes 5 passing yards and 51 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Tony Lippett's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Michigan State

    2010-2014

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20102011201220122013201320142014
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2010 Regular SeasonMichigan State0
2011 Regular SeasonMichigan State4482.210.244
2012 PostseasonMichigan State3926715.3348
2012 Regular SeasonMichigan State3926715.30
2013 PostseasonMichigan State61382.523.2221
2013 Regular SeasonMichigan State61382.523.20
2014 PostseasonMichigan State1,19894.327.3585
2014 Regular SeasonMichigan State1,19894.327.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Purdue

Week 7 · W 45-31 · Conference game

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138

Receiving Yards

94.2 takeover

138 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Stanford

Week 1 · W 24-20 · Postseason

94

Receiving Yards

91.9 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

94 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs Minnesota

Week 14 · W 14-3 · Conference game

71

Receiving Yards

91.8 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

71 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs Jacksonville State

Week 1 · W 45-7

167

Receiving Yards

91.3 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

167 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

@ Indiana

Week 8 · W 56-17 · Conference game

123

Receiving Yards

90.3 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

123 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2014 Postseason · Michigan State

1,198 primary output · 94.3 efficiency · 27.3 usage

88.2

#2

2014 Regular Season · Michigan State

88.2

1,198 primary · 94.3 efficiency · 27.3 usage

#3

2013 Postseason · Michigan State

71.4

613 primary · 82.5 efficiency · 23.2 usage

Milestones

6

100+ receiving yards

1

8+ catch outings

2

2+ TD games