Receiver, Syracuse, 2012–⁠16

Alvin Cornelius

Number
No. 82
Height
6′1″
Hometown
Staten Island, NY
Born
1994, in Staten Island, New York

Alvin Cornelius played receiver at Syracuse (2012–⁠16).

Career highs

7catches, career highvs. Boston College, 201381receiving yards, career highvs. Boston College, 2013

Team titles: Big East champions, 2012

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2013*Syracuse913414.9142
2014Syracuse34214.0019
2015Syracuse6569.3014
2016Syracuse711015.7046
Career2534213.7146

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2012Syracuse82WR
2013Syracuse82WR
2014Syracuse82WR
2015Syracuse82WR
2016Syracuse82WR6′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
2013Syracuse80.78––6.2–
2014Syracuse31.42––4.3–
2015Syracuse100.16––1.6–
2016Syracuse101.04––10.4–

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 Syracuse 3 games, 7 catches, 110 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Nov 12vs.NC StateL 20–⁠35461046–
Nov 19vs.Florida StateL 14–⁠45129029–
Nov 26atPittsburghL 61–⁠76220012–
2015 Syracuse 6 games, 6 catches, 56 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 4vs.Rhode IslandW 47–⁠0111011–
Sep 19vs.Central MichiganW 30–⁠271606–
Oct 17atVirginiaL 38–⁠44111011–
Nov 7atLouisvilleL 17–⁠41218014–
Nov 14vs.ClemsonL 27–⁠37––––0
Nov 28vs.Boston CollegeW 20–⁠17110010–
2014 Syracuse 3 games, 3 catches, 42 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 13atCentral MichiganW 40–⁠3116016–
Nov 1vs.NC StateL 17–⁠24119019–
Nov 29atBoston CollegeL 7–⁠281707–
2013 Syracuse 2 games, 9 catches, 134 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Nov 23vs.PittsburghL 16–⁠17253142–
Nov 30vs.Boston CollegeW 34–⁠31781031–

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

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