Receiver, California (from Michigan), 2014–⁠18

Maurice Ways

Lettered 2015–⁠17 at Michigan (school media guide)

Number
No. 85
Height
6′3″
Weight
215 lb
Hometown
Beverly Hills, MI

Maurice Ways played receiver at Michigan (2014–⁠17) and California (2018).

Career highs

8catches, career highat Arizona, 201897receiving yards, career highat Arizona, 2018

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015Michigan34013.3021
2016Michigan22412.0022
2017Michigan372.304
2018California3438311.3141
Career4245410.8141

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2014Michigan85WR
2015Michigan85WR
2016Michigan85WR
2017Michigan85WR
2018California85WR6′3″215

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
2015Michigan31.33––4.0–
2016Michigan21.25––2.5–
2017Michigan30.22––0.7–
2018California510.4535th (n=497)0.5322.76%

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

2018 California 12 games, 34 catches, 383 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1vs.North CarolinaW 24–⁠17123023
Sep 15vs.Idaho StateW 45–⁠2332208
Sep 29vs.OregonL 24–⁠42218013
Oct 6atArizonaL 17–⁠24897041
Oct 13vs.UCLAL 7–⁠3721207
Oct 20atOregon StateW 49–⁠7114014
Oct 27vs.WashingtonW 12–⁠10225016
Nov 3atWashington StateL 13–⁠19346035
Nov 10atUSCW 15–⁠141707
Nov 24vs.ColoradoW 33–⁠21343130
Dec 1vs.StanfordL 13–⁠23539012
Dec 26 ✦vs.TCUL 7–⁠10337022
2017 Michigan 3 games, 3 catches, 7 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 23atPurdueW 28–⁠101404
Oct 7vs.Michigan StateL 10–⁠141303
Nov 4vs.MinnesotaW 33–⁠101000
2016 Michigan 2 games, 2 catches, 24 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3vs.Hawai’iW 63–⁠3122022
Oct 22vs.IllinoisW 41–⁠81202
2015 Michigan 3 games, 3 catches, 40 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 19vs.UNLVW 28–⁠7121021
Oct 10vs.NorthwesternW 38–⁠0110010
Nov 21atPenn StateW 28–⁠161909

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

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