Usage Score
22.7
Player Dossier
2011-2018California
WR • 5'11" • 190 lbs • Spring Hill, TN, USA
Vic Wharton III reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Usage Score
22.7
Efficiency
65
Consistency
74.1
Season Value
54.9
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · California
Snapshot
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
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.
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.
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
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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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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
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
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
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 |
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
Tennessee
2011-2014
Opening stop
California
2015-2018
Final stop
Season Value Progression
| 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 |
#1 Featured game
Oregon State
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
80
Primary metric
80 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
North Carolina
156
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
156 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
Oregon State
121
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
121 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
San Diego State
86
Primary metric
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
86 receiving yards with a 95.6 efficiency score.
#5
Iowa
49
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
49 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · California
871 primary output · 76 efficiency · 23.9 usage
65.8
#2
2018 Regular Season · California
54.9
502 primary · 65 efficiency · 22.7 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · California
37.7
293 primary · 62.4 efficiency · 9.5 usage
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100+ receiving yards
2
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
Recruit Profile
Class 2022 · Rating 0.8889
Mater Dei · Santa Ana, CA
Career Facts
2
Career teams
9
Seasons tracked
1,730
Career Receiving Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 9 tracked seasons, 37 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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