Austin Proehl in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: David from Washington, DC, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Receiver, North Carolina, 2014–⁠17

Austin Proehl

Number
No. 7
Height
5′10″
Weight
185 lb
Hometown
Charlotte, NC
Born
Jun 17, 1996, in Charlotte, North Carolina

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Austin Proehl played receiver at North Carolina (2014–⁠17). The Buffalo Bills took Proehl in round 7, No. 255 overall in the 2018 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
597
Receiving yards, 2016 (North Carolina, 8–⁠5)
Drafted
No. 255
Round 7, 2018 NFL Draft (Buffalo Bills)

Career highs

8catches, career highvs. Louisville, 2017120receiving yards, career highvs. Louisville, 2017

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014North Carolina151067.1020
2015North Carolina1222518.8161
2016North Carolina4359713.9346
2017North Carolina2133716.0147
Career911,26513.9561

Returns

SeasonTeamPRYdsTD
2016North Carolina1280
2017North Carolina5490
Career6770

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2014North Carolina7WR
2015North Carolina7WR
2016North Carolina7WR
2017North Carolina7WR5′10″185

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2014North Carolina200.32––6.42%
2015North Carolina141.83––25.6–
2016North Carolina750.4230th (n=489)0.5231.69%
2017North Carolina290.81––23.37%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2017 North Carolina 6 games, 21 catches, 337 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.CaliforniaL 30–⁠35455022–
Sep 9vs.LouisvilleL 35–⁠478120027–
Sep 16atOld DominionW 53–⁠23348128–
Sep 23vs.DukeL 17–⁠27147047–
Nov 18vs.Western CarolinaW 65–⁠10352031–
Nov 25atNC StateL 21–⁠3321508–
2016 North Carolina 13 games, 43 catches, 597 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3vs.GeorgiaL 24–⁠33219017–
Sep 10atIllinoisW 48–⁠231606–
Sep 17vs.James MadisonW 56–⁠28582023–
Sep 24vs.PittsburghW 37–⁠36799141–
Oct 1atFlorida StateW 37–⁠35463044–
Oct 8vs.Virginia TechL 3–⁠341707–
Oct 15atMiamiW 20–⁠1342618–
Oct 22atVirginiaW 35–⁠14376146–
Nov 5vs.Georgia TechW 48–⁠20454023–
Nov 10atDukeL 27–⁠28336017–
Nov 19vs.The CitadelW 41–⁠7116016–
Nov 25vs.NC StateL 21–⁠28122022–
Dec 30 ✦vs.StanfordL 23–⁠25791021–
2015 North Carolina 6 games, 12 catches, 225 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 12vs.North Carolina A&TW 53–⁠14113013–
Sep 19vs.IllinoisW 48–⁠144391214
Oct 3atGeorgia TechW 38–⁠31233026–
Oct 17vs.Wake ForestW 50–⁠14294061–
Nov 7vs.DukeW 66–⁠31214010–
Nov 21atVirginia TechW 30–⁠27132032–
2014 North Carolina 12 games, 15 catches, 106 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30vs.LibertyW 56–⁠292−50−2–
Sep 20atEast CarolinaL 41–⁠701303–
Sep 27atClemsonL 35–⁠50120020–
Oct 4vs.Virginia TechL 17–⁠34112012–
Oct 11atNotre DameL 43–⁠50111011–
Oct 18vs.Georgia TechW 48–⁠43320090
Oct 25atVirginiaW 28–⁠27116016–
Nov 1atMiamiL 20–⁠471707–
Nov 15vs.PittsburghW 40–⁠351505–
Nov 20atDukeW 45–⁠201404–
Nov 29vs.NC StateL 7–⁠351606–
Dec 26 ✦vs.RutgersL 21–⁠401707–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2018
Height5′9⅛″
Weight182 lb
Arm length28⅞″
Hand size8½″
Vertical jump34″
Broad jump9′5″
Bench press11 reps
3-cone drill6.75 s
20-yard shuttle4.07 s

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2020XFLSeattle Dragons
2023XFLSt. Louis Battlehawks

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.

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