Former wide receiver at North Carolina. 2017: 21 catches, 337 receiving yards, 1 TD.
5′10″ · 185 lb · Charlotte, NC
The story
Former wide receiver at North Carolina. 2017: 21 catches, 337 receiving yards, 1 TD.
Austin Proehl
This is his fourth year in the same receiving corps at North Carolina. One game to point at: 120 rec yds, 8 receptions against Louisville — Week 2, 2017.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at North Carolina, 1,265 receiving yards — drafted at #255 overall by Buffalo.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Larry Fedora.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
BuffaloEntering 9th NFL season
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Larry Fedora — 28-24 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec tds (24th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.0 | 68.5 | 23.3 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.5 | 31.5 | 11.8 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 4.0 | 67.5 | 22.9 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.5 | 33.5 | 12.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bill Belichick
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2017
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | North Carolina | 21 | 337 | 16.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2016 | North Carolina | 43 | 597 | 13.9 | 3 | -- |
| 2015 | North Carolina | 12 | 225 | 18.8 | 1 | -- |
| 2014 | North Carolina | 15 | 106 | 7.1 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 91 | 1,265 | 13.9 | 5 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | North Carolina | -- | -- | -- | 49 | -- |
| 2016 | North Carolina | -- | -- | -- | 28 | -- |
| 2015 | North Carolina | 1 | 4 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2014 | North Carolina | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | 4 | -- | 77 | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 30-35vs California | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 0 | 22 | |
| Wk 2 | L 35-47vs Louisville | 8 | 120 | 15.0 | 0 | 27 | Season-high 120 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 53-23@ Old Dominion | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 1 | 28 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-27vs Duke | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | 0 | 47 | |
| Wk 12 | W 65-10vs Western Carolina | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | 31 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-33@ NC State | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 8 | |
| Total | 21 | 337 | 19.4 | 1 | 47 |