Player Dossier

2012-2016

Buffalo

Malcolm Robinson

WR • 6'1" • Canton, OH, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Malcolm Robinson reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

11%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

30

Developing production for a receiver

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Reliability

22

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

47

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Buffalo

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Buffalo
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Ball State

Player Story

Malcolm Robinson built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a wide receiver from Canton, OH wearing No. 80, spending time with Buffalo. The clearest part of Malcolm Robinson's career was his receiving role:...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2012 · Rating 0.7483

McKinley · Canton, OH

Committed To
Buffalo
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2012

Malcolm Robinson, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Buffalo. Malcolm Robinson reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
385
Receptions
32
Touchdowns
3

Quick Answers

Malcolm Robinson quick answers

Latest team and position
Buffalo · WR
Career Receiving Yards
385
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 19 games
Best season
2016 Regular Season · Buffalo
Top game
Ball State
Recruit profile
2-star · McKinley · Buffalo
High school pipeline
McKinley · 23 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster
No. 80 · Class 2016
2016 Receiving yards rank
277 receiving yards · WR 393rd (top 41%) · Mid-American 43rd (top 25%) · National 485th (top 26%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2012 Regular SeasonBuffalo0-00-
2013 Regular SeasonBuffalo118046
2014 Regular SeasonBuffalo3331237.8
2015 Regular SeasonBuffalo6669030.6
2016 Regular SeasonBuffalo922277161.5

Related Context

Malcolm Robinson played WR for Buffalo. Across 5 tracked seasons, Malcolm Robinson recorded 9 rushing yards, 385 receiving yards, and 3 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Buffalo.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season

Buffalo paired 277 primary output with 68.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2016 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 68.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2016 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Ball State

Loss 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

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2016 Regular Season · Buffalo

Games

9

Receiving Yards / G

30.8

Efficiency

68.8

Usage

12.2

Consistency

36.8

Best Game by takeover score

Ball State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. UAlbany: 29. Army: 12. Boston College: 0. Kent State: 52. Ball State: 80. Northern Illinois: 18. Ohio: 73. Miami (OH): 6. Bowling Green: 7

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. UAlbany: 2 by 96.7. Army: 2 by 40. Kent State: 4 by 86.7. Ball State: 5 by 100. Northern Illinois: 3 by 40. Ohio: 4 by 100. Miami (OH): 1 by 40. Bowling Green: 1 by 46.7

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins12 · Games = 1 · -21.1 vs Losses
Losses33.1 · Games = 8 · +21.1 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

9 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Ball State

Best efficiency game

100 vs Ohio

Result
Fri 11/25@ Bowling GreenL 19-27177707
Sat 11/12vs Miami (OH)L 24-35166606
Thu 11/3@ OhioL 10-3447318.318.30044
Sat 10/22@ Northern IllinoisL 7-443186607
Sat 10/15vs Ball StateL 21-315801616135
Sat 10/8vs Kent StateL 20-444521313030
Sat 10/1@ Boston CollegeL 3-350
Sat 9/24vs ArmyW 23-202126608
Fri 9/2vs UAlbanyL 16-2222914.514.50018

Player Story

Malcolm Robinson story

Malcolm Robinson built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a wide receiver from Canton, OH wearing No. 80, spending time with Buffalo. The clearest part of Malcolm Robinson's career was his receiving role: 32 catches, 385 receiving yards, 3 touchdowns, and 9 rushing yards across 19 career games in the available record. His career also includes 9 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Malcolm Robinson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Buffalo

    2012-2016

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20122013201420152016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 Regular SeasonBuffalo0
2013 Regular SeasonBuffalo853.38.38
2014 Regular SeasonBuffalo3164.46.223
2015 Regular SeasonBuffalo6946.76.338
2016 Regular SeasonBuffalo27768.812.2208

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Ball State

Week 7 · L 21-31 · Conference game

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

80

Receiving Yards

86.6 takeover

80 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ Ohio

Week 10 · L 10-34 · Conference game

73

Receiving Yards

82.3 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

73 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

@ Florida Atlantic

Week 3 · W 33-15

43

Receiving Yards

77.8 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

43 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs Baylor

Week 3 · L 21-63

17

Receiving Yards

72.9 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

17 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs Kent State

Week 6 · L 20-44 · Conference game

52

Receiving Yards

71.7 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

52 receiving yards with a 86.7 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Regular Season · Buffalo

277 primary output · 68.8 efficiency · 12.2 usage

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#2

2013 Regular Season · Buffalo

46

8 primary · 53.3 efficiency · 8.3 usage

#3

2014 Regular Season · Buffalo

37.8

31 primary · 64.4 efficiency · 6.2 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games