Michael Rector
Photo: Rector, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Receiver, Stanford, 2012–⁠16

Michael Rector

Number
No. 3
Height
6′1″
Hometown
Gig Harbor, WA
Born
Dec 16, 1993, in Tacoma, Washington

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Michael Rector played receiver at Stanford (2012–⁠16).

Career highs

8catches, career highvs. Oregon, 2015104receiving yards, career highvs. California, 20132receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Oregon, 2016

Team titles: Pac-12 champions, 2012, 2013 and 2015

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2013Stanford1443130.8348
2014Stanford2432413.5243
2015Stanford3455916.4753
2016Stanford3236711.5344
Career1041,68116.21553

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2016Stanford6580

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2012Stanford3WR
2013Stanford3WR
2014Stanford3WR
2015Stanford3WR
2016Stanford3WR6′1″

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
2013Stanford122.04––24.5–
2014Stanford430.157th (n=496)0.526.56%
2015Stanford560.6570th (n=465)0.5336.36%
2016Stanford590.3826th (n=489)0.5222.78%

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

2016 Stanford 12 games, 32 catches, 367 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.Kansas StateW 26–⁠134731401
Sep 17vs.USCW 27–⁠10130356
Sep 24atUCLAW 22–⁠131303–
Sep 30atWashingtonL 6–⁠4431807–
Oct 8vs.Washington StateL 16–⁠42590044–
Oct 15atNotre DameW 17–⁠103340167
Oct 22vs.ColoradoL 5–⁠10436025–
Oct 29atArizonaW 34–⁠10113013–
Nov 5vs.Oregon StateW 26–⁠15210055
Nov 12atOregonW 52–⁠27445215–
Nov 26vs.RiceW 41–⁠17330012–
Dec 30 ✦vs.North CarolinaW 25–⁠231120122
2015 Stanford 13 games, 34 catches, 559 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 5atNorthwesternL 6–⁠16110010–
Sep 12vs.UCFW 31–⁠7486153−6
Sep 19atUSCW 41–⁠311707–
Sep 25atOregon StateW 42–⁠24258149–
Oct 3vs.ArizonaW 55–⁠17472142–
Oct 24vs.WashingtonW 31–⁠141707–
Oct 31atWashington StateW 30–⁠281707–
Nov 7atColoradoW 42–⁠10466143–
Nov 14vs.OregonL 36–⁠388103035–
Nov 21vs.CaliforniaW 35–⁠221707–
Nov 28vs.Notre DameW 38–⁠36351131–
Dec 5vs.USCW 41–⁠2221206–
Jan 1 ✦vs.IowaW 45–⁠16273242–
2014 Stanford 11 games, 24 catches, 324 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30vs.UC DavisW 45–⁠0244140–
Sep 6vs.USCL 10–⁠13457025–
Oct 4atNotre DameL 14–⁠171505–
Oct 10vs.Washington StateW 34–⁠17265043–
Oct 18atArizona StateL 10–⁠26318013–
Oct 25vs.Oregon StateW 38–⁠14––––−5
Nov 1atOregonL 16–⁠45463032–
Nov 15vs.UtahL 17–⁠20426014–
Nov 22atCaliforniaW 38–⁠17140423
Nov 28atUCLAW 31–⁠10227122–
Dec 30 ✦vs.MarylandW 45–⁠21115015–
2013 Stanford 8 games, 14 catches, 431 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 14atArmyW 34–⁠20126126–
Sep 28atWashington StateW 55–⁠17293148–
Oct 12atUtahL 21–⁠27139039–
Nov 7vs.OregonW 26–⁠20147047–
Nov 16atUSCL 17–⁠20244028–
Nov 23vs.CaliforniaW 63–⁠134104145–
Dec 7vs.Arizona StateW 38–⁠14134034–
Jan 1 ✦vs.Michigan StateL 20–⁠2424404327

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2017Combine or pro day 2017
Height6′0½″
Weight193 lb
Arm length32½″
Hand size9¼″
40-yard dash4.42 s
10-yard split1.48 s
Vertical jump36½″
Broad jump10′9″
Bench press13 reps
3-cone drill6.77 s
20-yard shuttle4.19 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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