Player Dossier

2012-2016

Rice

Darrion Pollard

WR • 5'8" • Gilmer, TX, USA

Reliable chain-moverPossession profile

Darrion Pollard reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

3%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

11

Developing production for a receiver

lowelite

Reliability

5

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

22

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2013 Regular Season · Rice

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Rice
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Marshall

Player Story

Darrion Pollard built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a wide receiver from Gilmer, TX wearing No. 8, spending time with Rice. The clearest part of Darrion Pollard's career was his receiving role: 10...

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3★

Recruit Profile

Class 2012 · Rating 0.8217

Gilmer · Gilmer, TX

Committed To
Rice
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2012

Darrion Pollard, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2013 Regular Season · Rice. Darrion Pollard reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
81
Receptions
10
Touchdowns
1

Quick Answers

Darrion Pollard quick answers

Latest team and position
Rice · WR
Career Receiving Yards
81
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 16 games
Best season
2013 Regular Season · Rice
Top game
Marshall
Recruit profile
3-star · Gilmer · Rice
High school pipeline
Gilmer · 30 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 8 · Class 2016
2016 Receiving yards rank
29 receiving yards · WR 811th (top 83%) · Conference USA 145th (top 72%) · National 1,395th (top 73%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2012 Regular SeasonRice0-00-
2013 Regular SeasonRice7128158.7
2014 PostseasonRice5-0047.7
2014 Regular SeasonRice5224047.7
2015 Regular SeasonRice0-00-
2016 Regular SeasonRice4729047.4

Related Context

Darrion Pollard played WR for Rice. Across 5 tracked seasons, Darrion Pollard recorded 8 rushing yards, 81 receiving yards, and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2013 with Rice.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2013 Regular Season

Rice paired 28 primary output with 100 efficiency.

Supporting note

2016 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 32.2 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: Army

Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2016 Regular Season · Rice

Games

4

Receiving Yards / G

7.3

Efficiency

32.2

Usage

11.3

Consistency

19.8

Best Game by takeover score

Army

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Western Kentucky: 0. Army: 24. Baylor: 0. North Texas: 5

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. Western Kentucky: 3 by 0. Army: 2 by 80. North Texas: 2 by 16.7

Split Comparison

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

First Half12 · Games = 2 · +9.5 vs Second Half
Second Half2.5 · Games = 2 · -9.5 vs First Half

Game Log

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

4 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Army

Best efficiency game

80 vs Army

Result
Sat 9/24vs North TexasL 35-42252.52.5007
Sat 9/17vs BaylorL 10-38-0.5
Sat 9/10@ ArmyL 14-312241212019
Fri 9/2@ Western KentuckyL 14-46300005

Player Story

Darrion Pollard story

Darrion Pollard built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a wide receiver from Gilmer, TX wearing No. 8, spending time with Rice. The clearest part of Darrion Pollard's career was his receiving role: 10 catches, 81 receiving yards, and 8 rushing yards across 16 career games in the available record. His career also includes 8 rushing yards and 215 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Darrion Pollard's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Rice

    2012-2016

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201220132014201420152016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 Regular SeasonRice0
2013 Regular SeasonRice281001028
2014 PostseasonRice2476.75.5-4
2014 Regular SeasonRice2476.75.50
2015 Regular SeasonRice0-24
2016 Regular SeasonRice2932.211.329

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Marshall

Week 15 · W 41-24 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

28

Receiving Yards

77.8 takeover

28 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ Notre Dame

Week 1 · L 17-48

16

Receiving Yards

74.1 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

16 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

@ Army

Week 2 · L 14-31

24

Receiving Yards

73.9 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

24 receiving yards with a 80 efficiency score.

#4

@ Texas A&M

Week 3 · L 10-38

8

Receiving Yards

39.1 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

8 receiving yards with a 53.3 efficiency score.

#5

vs North Texas

Week 4 · L 35-42 · Conference game

5

Receiving Yards

21.7 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

5 receiving yards with a 16.7 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2013 Regular Season · Rice

28 primary output · 100 efficiency · 10 usage

58.7

#2

2014 Postseason · Rice

47.7

24 primary · 76.7 efficiency · 5.5 usage

#3

2014 Regular Season · Rice

47.7

24 primary · 76.7 efficiency · 5.5 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games