Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2016Stanford
Michael Rector
WR • 6'1" • Gig Harbor, WA, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Michael Rector reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
12
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
20
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Stanford
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Stanford
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oregon
Player Story
Michael Rector built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a wide receiver from Gig Harbor, WA wearing No. 3, spending time with Stanford. The clearest part of Michael Rector's career was his receiving role:...
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- Committed To
- Stanford
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Michael Rector, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Stanford. Michael Rector reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,681
- Receptions
- 104
- Touchdowns
- 16
Quick Answers
Michael Rector quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Stanford · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,681
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 9 entries · 44 games
- Best season
- 2015 Postseason · Stanford
- Top game
- Oregon
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Bellarmine Prep · Stanford
- High school pipeline
- Bellarmine Prep · 6 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Class 2016
- 2016 Receiving yards rank
- 367 receiving yards · WR 298th (top 31%) · Pac-12 39th (top 22%) · National 350th (top 19%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Stanford | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2013 Postseason | Stanford | 8 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 70.9 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Stanford | 8 | 12 | 387 | 3 | 70.9 |
| 2014 Postseason | Stanford | 11 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 56.7 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Stanford | 11 | 23 | 309 | 2 | 56.7 |
| 2015 Postseason | Stanford | 13 | 2 | 73 | 2 | 71.8 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Stanford | 13 | 32 | 486 | 5 | 71.8 |
| 2016 Postseason | Stanford | 12 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 59.7 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Stanford | 12 | 31 | 355 | 4 | 59.7 |
Related Context
Keep exploring Michael Rector
Michael Rector played WR for Stanford. Across 5 tracked seasons, Michael Rector recorded 110 rushing yards, 1,681 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2015 with Stanford.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason
Stanford paired 559 primary output with 75.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 63.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 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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2016 Postseason · Stanford
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
30.6
Efficiency
63.1
Usage
18.8
Consistency
47.4
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. North Carolina: 12. Kansas State: 73. USC: 3. UCLA: 3. Washington: 18. Washington State: 90. Notre Dame: 34. Colorado: 36. Arizona: 13. Oregon State: 10. Oregon: 45. Rice: 30
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. North Carolina: 1 by 80. Kansas State: 4 by 100. USC: 1 by 20. UCLA: 1 by 20. Washington: 3 by 40. Washington State: 5 by 100. Notre Dame: 3 by 75.6. Colorado: 4 by 60. Arizona: 1 by 86.7. Oregon State: 2 by 33.3. Oregon: 4 by 75. Rice: 3 by 66.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins24.8 · Games = 9 · -23.2 vs Losses
Losses48 · Games = 3 · +23.2 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
Washington State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Washington State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/30 | @ North Carolina | W 25-23 | — | 1 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Sun 11/27 | vs Rice | W 41-17 | — | 3 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Oregon2+ TD | W 52-27 | — | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 11.30 | 2 | 15 |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Oregon State | W 26-15 | — | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Sun 10/30 | @ Arizona | W 34-10 | — | 1 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Colorado | L 5-10 | — | 4 | 36 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 25 |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Notre Dame | W 17-10 | — | 3 | 34 | 10.3 | 11.30 | 0 | 16 |
| Sun 10/9 | vs Washington State | L 16-42 | — | 5 | 90 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 44 |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Washington | L 6-44 | — | 3 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| Sun 9/25 | @ UCLA | W 22-13 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Sun 9/18 | vs USC | W 27-10 | — | 1 | 3 | 29.5 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Kansas State | W 26-13 | — | 4 | 73 | 14.8 | 18.30 | 1 | 40 |
Player Story
Michael Rector story
Michael Rector built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a wide receiver from Gig Harbor, WA wearing No. 3, spending time with Stanford. The clearest part of Michael Rector's career was his receiving role: 104 catches, 1,681 receiving yards, 15 touchdowns, and 110 rushing yards across 44 career games in the available record. His career also includes 110 rushing yards, 1 tackle, and 58 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Michael Rector's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Stanford
2012-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Stanford | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Postseason | Stanford | 431 | 100 | 12.5 | 431 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Stanford | 431 | 100 | 12.5 | 0 |
| 2014 Postseason | Stanford | 324 | 72.8 | 12.3 | -107 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Stanford | 324 | 72.8 | 12.3 | 0 |
| 2015 Postseason | Stanford | 559 | 75.3 | 16.1 | 235 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Stanford | 559 | 75.3 | 16.1 | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Stanford | 367 | 63.1 | 18.8 | -192 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Stanford | 367 | 63.1 | 18.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Oregon
Week 11 · L 36-38 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
103
Receiving Yards
93.7 takeover
103 receiving yards with a 85.8 efficiency score.
#2
vs Washington State
Week 6 · L 16-42 · Conference game
90
Receiving Yards
93.1 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
90 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Kansas State
Week 1 · W 26-13
73
Receiving Yards
90 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
73 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs UCF
Week 2 · W 31-7
86
Receiving Yards
85.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
86 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs California
Week 13 · W 63-13 · Conference game
104
Receiving Yards
85.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
104 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2015 Postseason · Stanford
559 primary output · 75.3 efficiency · 16.1 usage
71.8
#2
2015 Regular Season · Stanford
71.8
559 primary · 75.3 efficiency · 16.1 usage
#3
2013 Postseason · Stanford
70.9
431 primary · 100 efficiency · 12.5 usage
Milestones
2
100+ receiving yards
1
8+ catch outings
2
2+ TD games
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