Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2011-2015Michigan State
Paul Lang
TE • 6'5" • Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Paul Lang reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
13
Developing production for a tight end
lowelite
Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
21
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2015 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: Rutgers
3★
- Committed To
- Michigan State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2011
Paul Lang, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Michigan State. Paul Lang reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 136
- Receptions
- 15
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Paul Lang quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan State · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 136
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 11 games
- Best season
- 2015 Postseason · Michigan State
- Top game
- Rutgers
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Mt. Lebanon · Michigan State
- High school pipeline
- Mt. Lebanon · 5 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 83 · Class 2015
- 2015 Receiving yards rank
- 129 receiving yards · TE 117th (top 39%) · Big Ten 86th (top 39%) · National 797th (top 42%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2012 Regular Season | Michigan State | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 25.3 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Michigan State | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 30.1 |
| 2015 Postseason | Michigan State | 7 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 65.8 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Michigan State | 7 | 10 | 112 | 0 | 65.8 |
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Paul Lang played TE for Michigan State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Paul Lang recorded 136 receiving yards and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2015 with Michigan State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason
Michigan State paired 129 primary output with 72.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2015 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 72.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2015 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Rutgers
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 85.7th percentile of the selected season.
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2015 Postseason · Michigan State
Games
7
Receiving Yards / G
18.4
Efficiency
72.1
Usage
8.5
Consistency
63
Best Game by takeover score
Rutgers
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Alabama: 17. Oregon: 3. Central Michigan: 9. Purdue: 14. Rutgers: 34. Indiana: 35. Iowa: 17
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. Alabama: 1 by 100. Oregon: 1 by 20. Central Michigan: 1 by 60. Purdue: 2 by 46.7. Rutgers: 2 by 100. Indiana: 3 by 77.8. Iowa: 1 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins18.7 · Games = 6 · +1.7 vs Losses
Losses17 · Games = 1 · -1.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Rutgers
Best efficiency game
100 vs Alabama
Career Arc
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Michigan State
2011-2015
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201120122013201420152015
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2012 Regular Season | Michigan State | 8 | 17.8 | 5.9 | 8 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | — | — | -8 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Michigan State | -1 | 0 | 7.1 | -1 |
| 2015 Postseason | Michigan State | 129 | 72.1 | 8.5 | 130 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Michigan State | 129 | 72.1 | 8.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Rutgers
Week 6 · W 31-24 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
34
Receiving Yards
74.9 takeover
34 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Indiana
Week 8 · W 52-26 · Conference game
35
Receiving Yards
70.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
35 receiving yards with a 77.8 efficiency score.
#3
@ Iowa
Week 14 · W 16-13 · Conference game
17
Receiving Yards
56.5 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
17 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Alabama
Week 1 · L 0-38 · Postseason
17
Receiving Yards
55.4 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
17 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Ohio State
Week 5 · L 16-17 · Conference game
4
Receiving Yards
47.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
4 receiving yards with a 26.7 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2015 Postseason · Michigan State
129 primary output · 72.1 efficiency · 8.5 usage
65.8
#2
2015 Regular Season · Michigan State
65.8
129 primary · 72.1 efficiency · 8.5 usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Michigan State
30.1
-1 primary · 0 efficiency · 7.1 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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