Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2011-2015Buffalo
Ron Willoughby
WR • 6'4" • Avon Lake, OH, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Ron Willoughby reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
74
High-end production for a receiver
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Reliability
74
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
72
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · Buffalo
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Buffalo
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Duquesne
Player Story
Ron Willoughby built his college career from 2011 through 2015 as a wide receiver from Avon Lake, OH wearing No. 86, spending time with Buffalo. The clearest part of Ron Willoughby's career was his receiving role:...
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- Committed To
- Buffalo
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2011
Ron Willoughby, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · Buffalo. Ron Willoughby reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,667
- Receptions
- 115
- Touchdowns
- 15
Quick Answers
Ron Willoughby quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Buffalo · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,667
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 25 games
- Best season
- 2014 Regular Season · Buffalo
- Top game
- Duquesne
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Avon Lake · Buffalo
- High school pipeline
- Avon Lake · 13 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 86 · Class 2015
- 2015 Receiving yards rank
- 813 receiving yards · WR 73rd (top 8%) · Mid-American 10th (top 6%) · National 74th (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Buffalo | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2012 Regular Season | Buffalo | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | Buffalo | 2 | 3 | 83 | 0 | 59.3 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Buffalo | 11 | 50 | 771 | 9 | 80.7 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Buffalo | 12 | 62 | 813 | 6 | 79.2 |
Related Context
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Ron Willoughby played WR for Buffalo. Across 5 tracked seasons, Ron Willoughby recorded 1,667 receiving yards and 15 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2015 with Buffalo.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season
Buffalo paired 771 primary output with 87.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2015 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 79.1 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: Nevada
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2015 Regular Season · Buffalo
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
67.8
Efficiency
79.1
Usage
20.4
Consistency
69.7
Best Game by takeover score
Nevada
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UAlbany: 60. Penn State: 80. Florida Atlantic: 7. Nevada: 122. Bowling Green: 73. Central Michigan: 53. Ohio: 29. Miami (OH): 87. Kent State: 42. Northern Illinois: 101. Akron: 105. Massachusetts: 54
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UAlbany: 3 by 100. Penn State: 8 by 66.7. Florida Atlantic: 1 by 46.7. Nevada: 10 by 81.3. Bowling Green: 8 by 60.8. Central Michigan: 2 by 100. Ohio: 3 by 64.4. Miami (OH): 2 by 100. Kent State: 3 by 93.3. Northern Illinois: 6 by 100. Akron: 11 by 63.6. Massachusetts: 5 by 72
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins45 · Games = 5 · -39 vs Losses
Losses84 · Games = 7 · +39 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Nevada
Best efficiency game
100 vs Northern Illinois
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/27 | vs Massachusetts | L 26-31 | — | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 10.80 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 11/21 | @ Akron100 receiving yards · High volume | L 21-42 | — | 11 | 105 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 0 | 20 |
| Thu 11/12 | vs Northern Illinois100 receiving yards | L 30-41 | — | 6 | 101 | 16.8 | 16.80 | 0 | 40 |
| Fri 11/6 | @ Kent State | W 18-17 | — | 3 | 42 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 29 |
| Thu 10/29 | @ Miami (OH)2+ TD | W 29-24 | — | 2 | 87 | 43.5 | 43.50 | 2 | 78 |
| Sat 10/24 | vs Ohio | W 41-17 | — | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 9.70 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 10/17 | @ Central Michigan | L 14-51 | — | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 26.50 | 1 | 34 |
| Sat 10/3 | vs Bowling GreenHigh volume | L 22-28 | — | 8 | 73 | 9.1 | 9.10 | 1 | 17 |
| Sat 9/26 | vs Nevada100 receiving yards · High volume | L 21-24 | — | 10 | 122 | 12.2 | 12.20 | 0 | 34 |
| Sat 9/19 | @ Florida Atlantic | W 33-15 | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 9/12 | @ Penn StateHigh volume | L 14-27 | — | 8 | 80 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 21 |
| Sat 9/5 | vs UAlbany | W 51-14 | — | 3 | 60 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 26 |
Player Story
Ron Willoughby story
Ron Willoughby built his college career from 2011 through 2015 as a wide receiver from Avon Lake, OH wearing No. 86, spending time with Buffalo. The clearest part of Ron Willoughby's career was his receiving role: 115 catches, 1,667 receiving yards, and 15 touchdowns across 25 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2015 with Buffalo. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. With 25 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Buffalo.
The arc is straightforward: Ron Willoughby moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Buffalo
2011-2015
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Buffalo | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2012 Regular Season | Buffalo | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Buffalo | 83 | 100 | 8.9 | 83 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Buffalo | 771 | 87.3 | 22.2 | 688 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Buffalo | 813 | 79.1 | 20.4 | 42 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Duquesne
Week 1 · W 38-28
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
132
Receiving Yards
96 takeover
132 receiving yards with a 88 efficiency score.
#2
vs Nevada
Week 4 · L 21-24
122
Receiving Yards
93.8 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
122 receiving yards with a 81.3 efficiency score.
#3
vs Akron
Week 12 · W 55-24 · Conference game
95
Receiving Yards
90.7 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
95 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Massachusetts
Week 14 · W 41-21 · Conference game
90
Receiving Yards
83.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
90 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ Akron
Week 12 · L 21-42 · Conference game
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Receiving Yards
83.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
105 receiving yards with a 63.6 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2014 Regular Season · Buffalo
771 primary output · 87.3 efficiency · 22.2 usage
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#2
2015 Regular Season · Buffalo
79.2
813 primary · 79.1 efficiency · 20.4 usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · Buffalo
59.3
83 primary · 100 efficiency · 8.9 usage
Milestones
5
100+ receiving yards
5
8+ catch outings
3
2+ TD games
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