Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2011-2018California
Vic Wharton III
WR • 5'11" • 190 lbs • Spring Hill, TN, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Vic Wharton III reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
43
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
54
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
46
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · California
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 8
- Program Path
- Tennessee • California
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oregon State
Player Story
Vic Wharton III built his college career from 2011 through 2018 as a wide receiver from Spring Hill, TN wearing No. 17, spending time with California and Tennessee. The clearest part of Vic Wharton III's career was...
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- Committed To
- Harvard
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Vic Wharton III, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · California. Vic Wharton III reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,730
- Receptions
- 150
- Touchdowns
- 9
Quick Answers
Vic Wharton III quick answers
- Latest team and position
- California · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,730
- Tracked sample
- 8 unique seasons · 9 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · California
- Top game
- Oregon State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Mater Dei · Harvard
- High school pipeline
- Mater Dei · 95 FBS recruits · 7 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 17 · Senior
- 2018 Receiving yards rank
- 502 receiving yards · WR 220th (top 22%) · Pac-12 27th (top 14%) · National 240th (top 12%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Tennessee | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2012 Regular Season | Tennessee | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | Tennessee | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2014 Postseason | Tennessee | 3 | 1 | 49 | 1 | 28.9 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Tennessee | 3 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 28.9 |
| 2015 Regular Season | California | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | California | 10 | 28 | 293 | 1 | 43.3 |
| 2017 Regular Season | California | 12 | 67 | 871 | 6 | 79.7 |
| 2018 Regular Season | California | 12 | 50 | 502 | 1 | 68.1 |
Related Context
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Vic Wharton III played WR for Tennessee and California. Across 8 tracked seasons, Vic Wharton III recorded 15 passing yards, 10 rushing yards, and 1,730 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2017 with California.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
California paired 871 primary output with 76 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 65 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2018 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Tennessee, California.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Oregon State
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2018 Regular Season · California
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
41.8
Efficiency
65
Usage
22.7
Consistency
74.1
Best Game by takeover score
Oregon State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. North Carolina: 18. BYU: 24. Idaho State: 34. Oregon: 68. Arizona: 43. UCLA: 35. Oregon State: 80. Washington: 45. Washington State: 47. USC: 34. Colorado: 61. Stanford: 13
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. North Carolina: 3 by 40. BYU: 4 by 40. Idaho State: 4 by 56.7. Oregon: 6 by 75.6. Arizona: 4 by 71.7. UCLA: 5 by 46.7. Oregon State: 5 by 100. Washington: 5 by 60. Washington State: 4 by 78.3. USC: 2 by 100. Colorado: 6 by 67.8. Stanford: 2 by 43.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins42.3 · Games = 7 · +1.1 vs Losses
Losses41.2 · Games = 5 · -1.1 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
Oregon State
Best efficiency game
100 vs USC
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/1 | vs Stanford | L 13-23 | — | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 6.50 | 0 | 8 |
| Sun 11/25 | vs Colorado | W 33-21 | — | 6 | 61 | 10.2 | 10.20 | 0 | 15 |
| Sun 11/11 | @ USC | W 15-14 | — | 2 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 29 |
| Sun 11/4 | @ Washington State | L 13-19 | — | 4 | 47 | 10.8 | 11.80 | 0 | 24 |
| Sat 10/27 | vs Washington | W 12-10 | — | 5 | 45 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 10/20 | @ Oregon State | W 49-7 | — | 5 | 80 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 55 |
| Sat 10/13 | vs UCLA | L 7-30 | — | 5 | 35 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 11 |
| Sun 10/7 | @ Arizona | L 17-24 | — | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 10.80 | 0 | 19 |
| Sun 9/30 | vs Oregon | L 24-42 | — | 6 | 68 | 11.3 | 11.30 | 0 | 25 |
| Sat 9/15 | vs Idaho State | W 45-23 | — | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 8.50 | 0 | 17 |
| Sun 9/9 | @ BYU | W 21-18 | — | 4 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 9/1 | vs North Carolina | W 24-17 | — | 3 | 18 | 6.5 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
Player Story
Vic Wharton III story
Vic Wharton III built his college career from 2011 through 2018 as a wide receiver from Spring Hill, TN wearing No. 17, spending time with California and Tennessee. The clearest part of Vic Wharton III's career was his receiving role: 150 catches, 1,730 receiving yards, 8 touchdowns, and 10 rushing yards across 37 career games in the available record. His career also includes 15 passing yards, 10 rushing yards, and 6 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Vic Wharton III's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Tennessee
2011-2014
Opening stop
- 2
California
2015-2018
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Tennessee | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2012 Regular Season | Tennessee | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Tennessee | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2014 Postseason | Tennessee | 64 | 51.8 | 8.1 | 64 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Tennessee | 64 | 51.8 | 8.1 | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | California | 0 | — | — | -64 |
| 2016 Regular Season | California | 293 | 62.4 | 9.5 | 293 |
| 2017 Regular Season | California | 871 | 76 | 23.9 | 578 |
| 2018 Regular Season | California | 502 | 65 | 22.7 | -369 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Oregon State
Week 8 · W 49-7 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
80
Receiving Yards
99.3 takeover
80 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Oregon State
Week 10 · W 37-23 · Conference game
121
Receiving Yards
92.5 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
121 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ North Carolina
Week 1 · W 35-30
156
Receiving Yards
89.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
156 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Oregon
Week 5 · L 24-42 · Conference game
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Receiving Yards
86.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
68 receiving yards with a 75.6 efficiency score.
#5
@ San Diego State
Week 2 · L 40-45
86
Receiving Yards
81.4 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
86 receiving yards with a 95.6 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · California
871 primary output · 76 efficiency · 23.9 usage
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#2
2018 Regular Season · California
68.1
502 primary · 65 efficiency · 22.7 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · California
43.3
293 primary · 62.4 efficiency · 9.5 usage
Milestones
2
100+ receiving yards
2
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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