Brian Hightower

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.

2023 California 6 games, 10 catches, 101 yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	TD	Long
Sep 2	atNorth Texas	W 58–⁠21	2	23	0	20
Sep 9	vs.Auburn	L 10–⁠14	2	21	0	11
Sep 23	atWashington	L 32–⁠59	3	32	0	13
Sep 30	vs.Arizona State	W 24–⁠21	1	7	0	7
Oct 14	atUtah	L 14–⁠34	1	0	0	0
Nov 4	atOregon	L 19–⁠63	1	18	0	18

2022 Illinois 11 games, 37 catches, 452 yards, 2 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	TD	Long
Aug 27	vs.Wyoming	W 38–⁠6	4	32	0	12
Sep 2	atIndiana	L 20–⁠23	4	43	1	16
Sep 10	vs.Virginia	W 24–⁠3	2	13	0	8
Sep 22	vs.Chattanooga	W 31–⁠0	2	32	0	27
Oct 1	atWisconsin	W 34–⁠10	5	59	0	35
Oct 8	vs.Iowa	W 9–⁠6	5	68	0	34
Oct 15	vs.Minnesota	W 26–⁠14	3	55	0	35
Oct 29	atNebraska	W 26–⁠9	1	3	0	3
Nov 5	vs.Michigan State	L 15–⁠23	3	34	0	22
Nov 12	vs.Purdue	L 24–⁠31	5	89	1	33
Nov 19	atMichigan	L 17–⁠19	3	24	0	18

2020 Illinois 6 games, 11 catches, 209 yards, 3 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	TD	Long
Oct 23	atWisconsin	L 7–⁠45	1	26	0	26
Oct 31	vs.Purdue	L 24–⁠31	4	97	1	44
Nov 7	vs.Minnesota	L 14–⁠41	1	6	0	6
Nov 21	atNebraska	W 41–⁠23	1	12	0	12
Dec 12	atNorthwestern	L 10–⁠28	2	60	1	46
Dec 19	atPenn State	L 21–⁠56	2	8	1	5

2019 Miami 2 games, 8 catches, 88 yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	TD	Long
Sep 14	vs.Bethune-Cookman	W 63–⁠0	5	51	0	16
Sep 21	vs.Central Michigan	W 17–⁠12	3	37	0	19

2018 Miami 7 games, 4 catches, 60 yards, 1 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	TD	Long
Sep 2	vs.LSU	L 17–⁠33	1	32	1	32
Sep 15	atToledo	W 49–⁠24	1	8	0	8
Sep 22	vs.Florida International	W 31–⁠17	–	–	–	–
Sep 27	vs.North Carolina	W 47–⁠10	1	13	0	13
Oct 6	vs.Florida State	W 28–⁠27	1	7	0	7
Oct 26	atBoston College	L 14–⁠27	–	–	–	–
Nov 3	vs.Duke	L 12–⁠20	–	–	–	–

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