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Player Dossier
2011-2014Iowa State
Tad Ecby
WR • 6'0" • Houston, TX, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Tad Ecby reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
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Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
58
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
48
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · Iowa State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Iowa State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Tulsa
Player Story
Tad Ecby built his college career from 2011 through 2014 as a wide receiver from Houston, TX wearing No. 6, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of Tad Ecby's career was his receiving role: 31 catches,...
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- Committed To
- Iowa State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2011
Tad Ecby, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · Iowa State. Tad Ecby reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 478
- Receptions
- 31
- Touchdowns
- 3
Quick Answers
Tad Ecby quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa State · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 478
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 17 games
- Best season
- 2014 Regular Season · Iowa State
- Top game
- Tulsa
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · St. John's · Iowa State
- High school pipeline
- St. John's · 5 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Class 2014
- 2014 Receiving yards rank
- 236 receiving yards · WR 431st (top 46%) · Big 12 46th (top 32%) · National 532nd (top 29%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Iowa State | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2012 Regular Season | Iowa State | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 46.5 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Iowa State | 10 | 22 | 233 | 0 | 61.3 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Iowa State | 6 | 8 | 236 | 3 | 64.1 |
Related Context
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Tad Ecby played WR for Iowa State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Tad Ecby recorded 478 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2014 with Iowa State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season
Iowa State paired 236 primary output with 83.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2014 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 83.3 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: Texas Tech
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2014 Regular Season · Iowa State
Games
6
Receiving Yards / G
39.3
Efficiency
83.3
Usage
6.1
Consistency
52.5
Best Game by takeover score
Texas Tech
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Baylor: 51. Toledo: 23. Oklahoma: 5. Texas Tech: 100. West Virginia: 47. TCU: 10
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. Baylor: 1 by 100. Toledo: 1 by 100. Oklahoma: 1 by 33.3. Texas Tech: 2 by 100. West Virginia: 2 by 100. TCU: 1 by 66.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins23 · Games = 1 · -19.6 vs Losses
Losses42.6 · Games = 5 · +19.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
6 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Texas Tech
Best efficiency game
100 vs West Virginia
Player Story
Tad Ecby story
Tad Ecby built his college career from 2011 through 2014 as a wide receiver from Houston, TX wearing No. 6, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of Tad Ecby's career was his receiving role: 31 catches, 478 receiving yards, and 3 touchdowns across 17 career games in the available record. That gives Tad Ecby's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Iowa State
2011-2014
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Iowa State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2012 Regular Season | Iowa State | 9 | 60 | 6.7 | 9 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Iowa State | 233 | 65.4 | 10.3 | 224 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Iowa State | 236 | 83.3 | 6.1 | 3 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Tulsa
Week 5 · W 38-21
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
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Receiving Yards
80.9 takeover
59 receiving yards with a 65.6 efficiency score.
#2
vs Iowa
Week 3 · L 21-27
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Receiving Yards
76.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
50 receiving yards with a 83.3 efficiency score.
#3
vs Texas Tech
Week 13 · L 31-34 · Conference game
100
Receiving Yards
75.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
100 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Northern Iowa
Week 1 · L 20-28
43
Receiving Yards
68.4 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
43 receiving yards with a 71.7 efficiency score.
#5
@ Texas
Week 11 · L 7-33 · Conference game
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Receiving Yards
60.8 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
9 receiving yards with a 60 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2014 Regular Season · Iowa State
236 primary output · 83.3 efficiency · 6.1 usage
64.1
#2
2013 Regular Season · Iowa State
61.3
233 primary · 65.4 efficiency · 10.3 usage
#3
2012 Regular Season · Iowa State
46.5
9 primary · 60 efficiency · 6.7 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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