Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2017Northwestern
Macan Wilson
WR • 6'0" • 185 lbs • Houston, TX, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Macan Wilson reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
37
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
42
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
52
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Northwestern
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Northwestern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska
Player Story
Macan Wilson built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a wide receiver from Houston, TX wearing No. 15, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Macan Wilson's career was his receiving role: 54...
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- Committed To
- Northwestern
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Macan Wilson, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Northwestern. Macan Wilson reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 752
- Receptions
- 54
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Macan Wilson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northwestern · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 752
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 23 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Northwestern
- Top game
- Nebraska
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · The Kinkaid School · Northwestern
- High school pipeline
- The Kinkaid School · 11 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 15 · Class 2017
- 2017 Receiving yards rank
- 446 receiving yards · WR 242nd (top 25%) · Big Ten 27th (top 13%) · National 273rd (top 14%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Northwestern | 12 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 55.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Northwestern | 12 | 19 | 259 | 1 | 55.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Northwestern | 11 | 32 | 446 | 1 | 67.8 |
Related Context
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Macan Wilson played WR for Northwestern. Across 5 tracked seasons, Macan Wilson recorded 752 receiving yards, 2 tackles, and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Northwestern.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Northwestern paired 446 primary output with 70.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 70.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2017 Regular Season improved on 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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2017 Regular Season · Northwestern
Games
11
Receiving Yards / G
40.5
Efficiency
70.7
Usage
13.1
Consistency
56.7
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. Nevada: 77. Duke: 7. Bowling Green: 7. Wisconsin: 7. Penn State: 39. Maryland: 74. Iowa: 47. Michigan State: 22. Nebraska: 107. Purdue: 51. Minnesota: 8
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. Nevada: 3 by 100. Duke: 1 by 46.7. Bowling Green: 1 by 46.7. Wisconsin: 1 by 46.7. Penn State: 4 by 65. Maryland: 5 by 98.7. Iowa: 5 by 62.7. Michigan State: 2 by 73.3. Nebraska: 5 by 100. Purdue: 4 by 85. Minnesota: 1 by 53.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins49.1 · Games = 8 · +31.5 vs Losses
Losses17.7 · Games = 3 · -31.5 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
Nebraska
Best efficiency game
100 vs Nebraska
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/18 | vs Minnesota | W 39-0 | — | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Sun 11/12 | vs Purdue | W 23-13 | — | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 12.80 | 0 | 20 |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Nebraska100 receiving yards | W 31-24 | — | 5 | 107 | 21.4 | 21.40 | 0 | 42 |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Michigan State | W 39-31 | — | 2 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Iowa | W 17-10 | — | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 9.40 | 0 | 17 |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Maryland | W 37-21 | — | 5 | 74 | 14.8 | 14.80 | 0 | 32 |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Penn State | L 7-31 | — | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 9.80 | 0 | 24 |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Wisconsin | L 24-33 | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Bowling Green | W 49-7 | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 9/9 | @ Duke | L 17-41 | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Nevada | W 31-20 | — | 3 | 77 | 25.7 | 25.70 | 1 | 41 |
Player Story
Macan Wilson story
Macan Wilson built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a wide receiver from Houston, TX wearing No. 15, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Macan Wilson's career was his receiving role: 54 catches, 752 receiving yards, and 2 touchdowns across 23 career games in the available record. His career also includes 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Macan Wilson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Northwestern
2013-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201320142015201620162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Northwestern | 306 | 79.6 | 8.3 | 306 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Northwestern | 306 | 79.6 | 8.3 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Northwestern | 446 | 70.7 | 13.1 | 140 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Nebraska
Week 10 · W 31-24 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
107
Receiving Yards
95.9 takeover
107 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Duke
Week 3 · W 24-13
57
Receiving Yards
85.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
57 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Maryland
Week 7 · W 37-21 · Conference game
74
Receiving Yards
76.5 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
74 receiving yards with a 98.7 efficiency score.
#4
vs Pittsburgh
Week 1 · W 31-24 · Postseason
47
Receiving Yards
75.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
47 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ Purdue
Week 11 · W 45-17 · Conference game
46
Receiving Yards
71.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
46 receiving yards with a 76.7 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Northwestern
446 primary output · 70.7 efficiency · 13.1 usage
67.8
#2
2016 Postseason · Northwestern
55.5
306 primary · 79.6 efficiency · 8.3 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Northwestern
55.5
306 primary · 79.6 efficiency · 8.3 usage
Milestones
1
100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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