Usage Score
12.7
Player Dossier
2024-2025Rutgers
Ben Black
WR • 6'0" • 184 lbs • Charlotte, NC, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Ben Black reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Efficiency
80
Consistency
6.7
Season Value
44.6
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Rutgers
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 3
- Program Path
- Rutgers
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Purdue
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Ben Black, WR. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Rutgers. Ben Black reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Rutgers paired 157 primary output with 65 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 80 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Purdue
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.
2025 Regular Season · Rutgers
Games
10
Receiving Yards / G
11.9
Efficiency
80
Usage
12.7
Consistency
6.7
Best Game by takeover score
Penn State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ohio: 0. Miami (OH): 0. Unknown: 56. Iowa: 0. Washington: 0. Oregon: 0. Purdue: 56. Illinois: 7. Ohio State: 0. Penn State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 3 by 100. Purdue: 4 by 93.3. Illinois: 1 by 46.7
Split Comparison
Wins18.7 · n=3 · +17.5 vs Losses
Losses1.2 · n=6 · -17.5 vs Wins
First Half11.2 · n=5 · -1.4 vs Second Half
Second Half12.6 · n=5 · +1.4 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Purdue
Best efficiency game
100 vs Unknown
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | vs Penn State | L 36-40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | @ Ohio State | L 9-42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Illinois | L 13-35 | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Purdue | W 27-24 | — | 4 | 56 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 22 |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Oregon | L 10-56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Washington | L 19-38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Iowa | L 28-38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Unknown | — | — | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 18.70 | 1 | 37 |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Miami (OH) | W 45-17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thu 8/28 | vs Ohio | W 34-31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Rutgers
2024-2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
202420242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Postseason | Rutgers | 157 | 65 | 9.4 | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | Rutgers | 157 | 65 | 9.4 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Rutgers | 119 | 80 | 12.7 | -38 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Purdue
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
56
Primary metric
56 receiving yards with a 93.3 efficiency score.
#2
Nebraska
54
Primary metric
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
54 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
Unknown
56
Primary metric
Game with an explosive receiving profile.
56 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
Michigan State
33
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
33 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
Wisconsin
15
Primary metric
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
15 receiving yards with a 50 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2024 Postseason · Rutgers
157 primary output · 65 efficiency · 9.4 usage
54
#2
2024 Regular Season · Rutgers
54
157 primary · 65 efficiency · 9.4 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · Rutgers
44.6
119 primary · 80 efficiency · 12.7 usage
Milestones
0
100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2024 · Rating 0.8608
Mallard Creek · Charlotte, NC
- Committed To
- —
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
Career Facts
1
Career teams
3
Seasons tracked
276
Career Receiving Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 20 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.