Player Career

Amba Etta-Tawo Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Amba Etta-Tawo story

Amba Etta-Tawo built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a wide receiver from Powder Springs, GA wearing No. 84, spending time with Maryland and Syracuse. The clearest part of Amba Etta-Tawo's career was his receiving role: 155 catches, 2,420 receiving yards, and 17 touchdowns across 35 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Syracuse. 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. His career also includes 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 35 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Maryland and Syracuse.

The arc is straightforward: Amba Etta-Tawo 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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Maryland

    2012-2015

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Syracuse

    2016

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2012201320132014201420152016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 Regular SeasonMaryland0
2013 PostseasonMaryland50083.319.4500
2013 Regular SeasonMaryland50083.319.40
2014 PostseasonMaryland22295.610.5-278
2014 Regular SeasonMaryland22295.610.50
2015 Regular SeasonMaryland21671.216.4-6
2016 Regular SeasonSyracuse1,48288.927.61,266

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ UConn

Week 4 · W 31-24

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

270

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

270 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Syracuse

Week 11 · L 3-20 · Conference game

109

Receiving Yards

98.4 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

109 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

@ NC State

Week 14 · W 41-21 · Conference game

101

Receiving Yards

97.6 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

101 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

@ Michigan State

Week 11 · L 7-24 · Conference game

63

Receiving Yards

94 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

63 receiving yards with a 84 efficiency score.

#5

vs Colgate

Week 1 · W 33-7

210

Receiving Yards

89.6 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

210 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Regular Season · Syracuse

1,482 primary output · 88.9 efficiency · 27.6 usage

86.6

#2

2013 Postseason · Maryland

62.5

500 primary · 83.3 efficiency · 19.4 usage

#3

2013 Regular Season · Maryland

62.5

500 primary · 83.3 efficiency · 19.4 usage

Milestones

9

100+ receiving yards

7

8+ catch outings

3

2+ TD games