Usage / Role
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Player Dossier
2012-2016Iowa
Riley McCarron
WR • 5'9" • Dubuque, IA, USA
Alpha targetExplosive finisher
Riley McCarron reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
10
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
17
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · Iowa
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Iowa
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska
Player Story
Riley McCarron built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a wide receiver from Dubuque, IA wearing No. 83, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Riley McCarron's career was his receiving role: 50...
Read the storyRiley McCarron, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · Iowa. Riley McCarron reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 584
- Receptions
- 50
- Touchdowns
- 7
Quick Answers
Riley McCarron quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 584
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 26 games
- Best season
- 2014 Regular Season · Iowa
- Top game
- Nebraska
- Latest roster
- No. 83 · Class 2016
- 2016 Receiving yards rank
- 517 receiving yards · WR 197th (top 21%) · Big Ten 18th (top 9%) · National 220th (top 12%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2013 Postseason | Iowa | 4 | - | 0 | 0 | 12.4 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Iowa | 4 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 12.4 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Iowa | 5 | - | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Iowa | 5 | 5 | 56 | 1 | 33.4 |
| 2016 Postseason | Iowa | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 77.7 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Iowa | 12 | 41 | 506 | 6 | 77.7 |
Related Context
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Riley McCarron played WR for Iowa. Across 5 tracked seasons, Riley McCarron recorded -3 rushing yards, 584 receiving yards, and 7 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Iowa.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season
Iowa paired 0 primary output with — efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 75.1 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: Nebraska
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Iowa
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
43.1
Efficiency
75.1
Usage
24.3
Consistency
54.6
Best Game by takeover score
Nebraska
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Florida: 11. Miami (OH): 14. Iowa State: 31. North Dakota State: 30. Northwestern: 78. Minnesota: 62. Purdue: 74. Wisconsin: 47. Penn State: 42. Michigan: 4. Illinois: 16. Nebraska: 108
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. Florida: 1 by 73.3. Miami (OH): 1 by 93.3. Iowa State: 4 by 51.7. North Dakota State: 1 by 100. Northwestern: 8 by 65. Minnesota: 6 by 68.9. Purdue: 4 by 100. Wisconsin: 6 by 52.2. Penn State: 4 by 70. Michigan: 1 by 26.7. Illinois: 1 by 100. Nebraska: 5 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins44.1 · Games = 7 · +2.5 vs Losses
Losses41.6 · Games = 5 · -2.5 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
Nebraska
Best efficiency game
100 vs Nebraska
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1/2 | vs Florida | L 3-30 | — | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Fri 11/25 | vs Nebraska100 receiving yards | W 40-10 | — | 5 | 108 | 21.6 | 21.60 | 1 | 77 |
| Sat 11/19 | @ Illinois | W 28-0 | — | 1 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Sun 11/13 | vs Michigan | W 14-13 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Penn State | L 14-41 | — | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 0 | 25 |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Wisconsin | L 9-17 | — | 6 | 47 | 6 | 7.80 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Purdue | W 49-35 | — | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 18.50 | 1 | 42 |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Minnesota | W 14-7 | — | 6 | 62 | 10.3 | 10.30 | 0 | 21 |
| Sat 10/1 | vs NorthwesternHigh volume | L 31-38 | — | 8 | 78 | 9.8 | 9.80 | 1 | 20 |
| Sat 9/17 | vs North Dakota State | L 21-23 | — | 1 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 30 |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Iowa State | W 42-3 | — | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 7.80 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Miami (OH) | W 45-21 | — | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
Player Story
Riley McCarron story
Riley McCarron built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a wide receiver from Dubuque, IA wearing No. 83, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Riley McCarron's career was his receiving role: 50 catches, 584 receiving yards, and 5 touchdowns across 26 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Iowa. 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 332 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 26 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Iowa.
The arc is straightforward: Riley McCarron 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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Iowa
2012-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Postseason | Iowa | 11 | 18.4 | 6.3 | 11 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Iowa | 11 | 18.4 | 6.3 | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | — | — | -11 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Iowa | 56 | 63.7 | 9.3 | 56 |
| 2016 Postseason | Iowa | 517 | 75.1 | 24.3 | 461 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Iowa | 517 | 75.1 | 24.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Nebraska
Week 13 · W 40-10 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
108
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
108 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Purdue
Week 7 · W 49-35 · Conference game
74
Receiving Yards
89.5 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
74 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Northwestern
Week 5 · L 31-38 · Conference game
78
Receiving Yards
79.1 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
78 receiving yards with a 65 efficiency score.
#4
@ Minnesota
Week 6 · W 14-7 · Conference game
62
Receiving Yards
75.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
62 receiving yards with a 68.9 efficiency score.
#5
@ Iowa State
Week 2 · W 31-17
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Receiving Yards
72.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
25 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2014 Regular Season · Iowa
0 primary output · — efficiency · — usage
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#2
2016 Postseason · Iowa
77.7
517 primary · 75.1 efficiency · 24.3 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Iowa
77.7
517 primary · 75.1 efficiency · 24.3 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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