Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2014California
Chris Harper
WR • 6'0" • Northridge, CA, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Chris Harper reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
83
High-end production for a receiver
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Reliability
57
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
83
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2013 Regular Season · California
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- California
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Washington State
Player Story
Chris Harper built his college career from 2012 through 2014 as a wide receiver from Northridge, CA wearing No. 6, spending time with California. The clearest part of Chris Harper's career was his receiving role: 163...
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- Committed To
- California
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Chris Harper, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2013 Regular Season · California. Chris Harper reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 2,030
- Receptions
- 163
- Touchdowns
- 14
Quick Answers
Chris Harper quick answers
- Latest team and position
- California · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 2,030
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 34 games
- Best season
- 2013 Regular Season · California
- Top game
- Washington State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Crespi · California
- High school pipeline
- Crespi · 29 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Class 2014
- 2014 Receiving yards rank
- 634 receiving yards · WR 127th (top 14%) · Pac-12 21st (top 12%) · National 134th (top 8%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | California | 11 | 41 | 544 | 3 | 66.1 |
| 2013 Regular Season | California | 11 | 70 | 852 | 5 | 69.9 |
| 2014 Regular Season | California | 12 | 52 | 634 | 6 | 67.3 |
Related Context
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Chris Harper played WR for California. Across 3 tracked seasons, Chris Harper recorded -1 passing yards, 28 rushing yards, and 2,030 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2013 with California.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2013 Regular Season
California paired 852 primary output with 67.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2013 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 67.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2014 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Washington State
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2013 Regular Season · California
Games
11
Receiving Yards / G
77.5
Efficiency
67.6
Usage
19.6
Consistency
46.6
Best Game by takeover score
Washington State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Northwestern: 148. Portland State: 61. Ohio State: 115. Oregon: 15. Washington State: 231. UCLA: 35. Oregon State: 93. Washington: 98. Arizona: 25. USC: 21. Colorado: 10
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 versus efficiency scatter chart. Northwestern: 11 by 89.7. Portland State: 4 by 100. Ohio State: 6 by 100. Oregon: 3 by 33.3. Washington State: 14 by 100. UCLA: 7 by 33.3. Oregon State: 7 by 88.6. Washington: 6 by 100. Arizona: 4 by 41.7. USC: 6 by 23.3. Colorado: 2 by 33.3
Split Comparison
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Wins61 · Games = 1 · -18.1 vs Losses
Losses79.1 · Games = 10 · +18.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Washington State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Washington
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/16 | @ Colorado | L 24-41 | — | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 11/9 | vs USC | L 28-62 | — | 6 | 21 | 2.3 | 3.50 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Arizona | L 28-33 | — | 4 | 25 | 7.2 | 6.30 | 0 | 10 |
| Sun 10/27 | @ Washington | L 17-41 | — | 6 | 98 | 16.3 | 16.30 | 1 | 49 |
| Sun 10/20 | vs Oregon State | L 17-49 | — | 7 | 93 | 13.3 | 13.30 | 0 | 45 |
| Sun 10/13 | @ UCLA | L 10-37 | — | 7 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 20 |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Washington State100 receiving yards · High volume | L 22-44 | — | 14 | 231 | 16.5 | 16.50 | 1 | 89 |
| Sun 9/29 | @ Oregon | L 16-55 | — | 3 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Ohio State100 receiving yards | L 34-52 | — | 6 | 115 | 19.2 | 19.20 | 1 | 42 |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Portland State | W 37-30 | — | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 15.30 | 0 | 37 |
| Sun 9/1 | vs Northwestern100 receiving yards · High volume | L 30-44 | — | 11 | 148 | 13.5 | 13.50 | 2 | 52 |
Player Story
Chris Harper story
Chris Harper built his college career from 2012 through 2014 as a wide receiver from Northridge, CA wearing No. 6, spending time with California. The clearest part of Chris Harper's career was his receiving role: 163 catches, 2,030 receiving yards, 13 touchdowns, and 28 rushing yards across 34 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2013 with California. 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 28 rushing yards and 122 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 34 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across California.
The arc is straightforward: Chris Harper 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
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California
2012-2014
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201220132014
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | California | 544 | 79.1 | 21.7 | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | California | 852 | 67.6 | 19.6 | 308 |
| 2014 Regular Season | California | 634 | 77 | 15.7 | -218 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Washington State
Week 6 · L 22-44 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
231
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
231 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Washington
Week 10 · L 13-21 · Conference game
101
Receiving Yards
98.7 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
101 receiving yards with a 96.2 efficiency score.
#3
vs Southern Utah
Week 2 · W 50-31
94
Receiving Yards
94.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
94 receiving yards with a 89.5 efficiency score.
#4
@ Utah
Week 9 · L 27-49 · Conference game
86
Receiving Yards
89 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
86 receiving yards with a 81.9 efficiency score.
#5
vs BYU
Week 14 · L 35-42
98
Receiving Yards
84 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
98 receiving yards with a 81.7 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2013 Regular Season · California
852 primary output · 67.6 efficiency · 19.6 usage
69.9
#2
2014 Regular Season · California
67.3
634 primary · 77 efficiency · 15.7 usage
#3
2012 Regular Season · California
66.1
544 primary · 79.1 efficiency · 21.7 usage
Milestones
4
100+ receiving yards
4
8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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