Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2011-2015Purdue
Shane Mikesky
WR • 6'4" • Zionsville, IN, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Shane Mikesky reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
28
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
30
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
35
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2013 Regular Season · Purdue
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Purdue
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota
Player Story
Shane Mikesky built his college career from 2011 through 2015 as a wide receiver from Zionsville, IN wearing No. 87, spending time with Purdue. The clearest part of Shane Mikesky's career was his receiving role: 29...
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- Committed To
- Purdue
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2011
Shane Mikesky, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2013 Regular Season · Purdue. Shane Mikesky reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 310
- Receptions
- 29
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Shane Mikesky quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Purdue · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 310
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 15 games
- Best season
- 2013 Regular Season · Purdue
- Top game
- Minnesota
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Zionsville · Purdue
- High school pipeline
- Zionsville · 13 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 87 · Class 2015
- 2015 Receiving yards rank
- 119 receiving yards · WR 561st (top 59%) · Big Ten 92nd (top 42%) · National 832nd (top 43%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Purdue | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2012 Regular Season | Purdue | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 20.7 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Purdue | 8 | 17 | 186 | 0 | 67.7 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Purdue | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Purdue | 5 | 10 | 119 | 1 | 54.5 |
Related Context
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Shane Mikesky played WR for Purdue. Across 5 tracked seasons, Shane Mikesky recorded 310 receiving yards and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2013 with Purdue.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2013 Regular Season
Purdue paired 186 primary output with 66.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2015 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 68.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2015 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2015 Regular Season · Purdue
Games
5
Receiving Yards / G
23.8
Efficiency
68.9
Usage
9.5
Consistency
53.5
Best Game by takeover score
Minnesota
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Minnesota: 49. Wisconsin: 27. Illinois: 17. Northwestern: 7. Iowa: 19
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. Minnesota: 2 by 100. Wisconsin: 3 by 60. Illinois: 3 by 37.8. Northwestern: 1 by 46.7. Iowa: 1 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
First Half31 · Games = 3 · +18 vs Second Half
Second Half13 · Games = 2 · -18 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
5 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Minnesota
Best efficiency game
100 vs Iowa
Player Story
Shane Mikesky story
Shane Mikesky built his college career from 2011 through 2015 as a wide receiver from Zionsville, IN wearing No. 87, spending time with Purdue. The clearest part of Shane Mikesky's career was his receiving role: 29 catches, 310 receiving yards, and 1 touchdown across 15 career games in the available record. That gives Shane Mikesky's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Purdue
2011-2015
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Purdue | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2012 Regular Season | Purdue | 5 | 16.7 | 4 | 5 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Purdue | 186 | 66.4 | 11.8 | 181 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Purdue | 0 | — | — | -186 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Purdue | 119 | 68.9 | 9.5 | 119 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Minnesota
Week 6 · L 13-41 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
49
Receiving Yards
77.2 takeover
49 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Notre Dame
Week 3 · L 24-31
56
Receiving Yards
75.6 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
56 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Wisconsin
Week 7 · L 7-24 · Conference game
27
Receiving Yards
60.6 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
27 receiving yards with a 60 efficiency score.
#4
vs Illinois
Week 13 · L 16-20 · Conference game
28
Receiving Yards
54.5 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
28 receiving yards with a 46.7 efficiency score.
#5
vs Indiana State
Week 2 · W 20-14
23
Receiving Yards
54 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
23 receiving yards with a 76.7 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2013 Regular Season · Purdue
186 primary output · 66.4 efficiency · 11.8 usage
67.7
#2
2015 Regular Season · Purdue
54.5
119 primary · 68.9 efficiency · 9.5 usage
#3
2012 Regular Season · Purdue
20.7
5 primary · 16.7 efficiency · 4 usage
Milestones
0
100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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