Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2016Syracuse
Amba Etta-Tawo
WR • 6'2" • Powder Springs, GA, USA
Alpha targetExplosive finisher
Amba Etta-Tawo reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a receiver
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Reliability
86
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Syracuse
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Maryland • Syracuse
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UConn
Player 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...
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- Committed To
- Maryland
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Amba Etta-Tawo, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Syracuse. Amba Etta-Tawo reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 2,420
- Receptions
- 155
- Touchdowns
- 17
Quick Answers
Amba Etta-Tawo quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Syracuse · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 2,420
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Syracuse
- Top game
- UConn
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · McEachern · Maryland
- High school pipeline
- McEachern · 45 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 84 · Class 2016
- 2016 Receiving yards rank
- 1,482 receiving yards · WR 8th (top 1%) · ACC 1st (top 1%) · National 8th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Maryland | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2013 Postseason | Maryland | 9 | 2 | 51 | 0 | 62.5 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Maryland | 9 | 29 | 449 | 2 | 62.5 |
| 2014 Postseason | Maryland | 6 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 54.1 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Maryland | 6 | 9 | 204 | 1 | 54.1 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Maryland | 8 | 20 | 216 | 0 | 47.1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Syracuse | 12 | 94 | 1,482 | 14 | 86.6 |
Related Context
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Amba Etta-Tawo played WR for Maryland and Syracuse. Across 5 tracked seasons, Amba Etta-Tawo recorded 2,420 receiving yards, 2 tackles, and 17 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Syracuse.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Syracuse paired 1,482 primary output with 88.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 88.9 efficiency.
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Career value is trending up
2016 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
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Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Maryland, Syracuse.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UConn
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · Syracuse
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
123.5
Efficiency
88.9
Usage
27.6
Consistency
65.4
Best Game by takeover score
UConn
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Colgate: 210. Louisville: 103. South Florida: 123. UConn: 270. Notre Dame: 134. Wake Forest: 36. Virginia Tech: 54. Boston College: 144. Clemson: 84. NC State: 88. Florida State: 58. Pittsburgh: 178
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. Colgate: 12 by 100. Louisville: 8 by 85.8. South Florida: 8 by 100. UConn: 12 by 100. Notre Dame: 7 by 100. Wake Forest: 4 by 60. Virginia Tech: 5 by 72. Boston College: 10 by 96. Clemson: 9 by 62.2. NC State: 4 by 100. Florida State: 2 by 100. Pittsburgh: 13 by 91.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins169.5 · Games = 4 · +69 vs Losses
Losses100.5 · Games = 8 · -69 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
UConn
Best efficiency game
100 vs Florida State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | @ Pittsburgh100 receiving yards · High volume | L 61-76 | — | 13 | 178 | 13.7 | 13.70 | 5 | 49 |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Florida State | L 14-45 | — | 2 | 58 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 46 |
| Sat 11/12 | vs NC State | L 20-35 | — | 4 | 88 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 81 |
| Sat 11/5 | @ ClemsonHigh volume | L 0-54 | — | 9 | 84 | 9.3 | 9.30 | 0 | 20 |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Boston College100 receiving yards · High volume | W 28-20 | — | 10 | 144 | 14.4 | 14.40 | 1 | 68 |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Virginia Tech | W 31-17 | — | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 10.80 | 0 | 18 |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Wake Forest | L 9-28 | — | 4 | 36 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Notre Dame100 receiving yards | L 33-50 | — | 7 | 134 | 19.1 | 19.10 | 1 | 72 |
| Sat 9/24 | @ UConn100 receiving yards · High volume | W 31-24 | — | 12 | 270 | 22.5 | 22.50 | 2 | 59 |
| Sat 9/17 | vs South Florida100 receiving yards · High volume | L 20-45 | — | 8 | 123 | 15.4 | 15.40 | 0 | 40 |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Louisville100 receiving yards · High volume | L 28-62 | — | 8 | 103 | 12.9 | 12.90 | 2 | 47 |
| Fri 9/2 | vs Colgate100 receiving yards · High volume | W 33-7 | — | 12 | 210 | 17.5 | 17.50 | 1 | 43 |
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.
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Maryland
2012-2015
Opening stop
- 2
Syracuse
2016
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Maryland | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Postseason | Maryland | 500 | 83.3 | 19.4 | 500 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Maryland | 500 | 83.3 | 19.4 | 0 |
| 2014 Postseason | Maryland | 222 | 95.6 | 10.5 | -278 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Maryland | 222 | 95.6 | 10.5 | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Maryland | 216 | 71.2 | 16.4 | -6 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Syracuse | 1,482 | 88.9 | 27.6 | 1,266 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ UConn
Week 4 · W 31-24
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
270
Receiving Yards
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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
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#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
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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