Receiver, Illinois, 2015–⁠19

Caleb Reams

Lettered 2017–⁠19 (school media guide)

Number: No. 13
Height: 6′2″
Weight: 230 lb
Class (2019): Senior
Hometown: Gurnee, IL

Caleb Reams played receiver at Illinois (2015–⁠19).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record

108

Season	Team	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
2016	Illinois	2	9	4.5	0	5
2017	Illinois	4	32	8.0	1	14
2018	Illinois	5	58	11.6	0	21
2019	Illinois	10	108	10.8	0	29
Career		21	207	9.9	1	29

Defense

Season	Team	Tkl	Solo
2017	Illinois	2	2
2018	Illinois	3	3
Career		5	5

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

Season	Team	No.	Pos	Class	Ht	Wt
2016	Illinois	13	WR	Fr.
2017	Illinois	13	WR	So.
2018	Illinois	13	WR	Jr.
2019	Illinois	13	WR	Sr.	6′2″	230

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

Season	Team	Plays	EPA/play	Pctile	Median	Total	Usage
2016	Illinois	5	-0.16	–	–	-0.8	–
2017	Illinois	7	0.23	–	–	1.6	–
2018	Illinois	5	1.03	–	–	5.1	–
2019	Illinois	17	0.20	–	–	3.4	–

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

2019 Illinois 4 games, 10 catches, 108 yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Rec yds	Tkl	Sacks	PD
Oct 26	atPurdue	W 24–⁠6	1	1	–	–	–
Nov 9	atMichigan State	W 37–⁠34	2	31	–	–	–
Nov 23	atIowa	L 10–⁠19	2	19	–	–	–
Nov 30	vs.Northwestern	L 10–⁠29	5	57	–	–	–

2018 Illinois 6 games, 5 catches, 58 yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	Tkl	Sacks	PD
Oct 13	vs.Purdue	L 7–⁠46	1	4	0	–	–	–
Oct 20	atWisconsin	L 20–⁠49	–	–	–	1	0	0
Oct 27	atMaryland	L 33–⁠63	–	–	–	1	0	0
Nov 3	vs.Minnesota	W 55–⁠31	1	8	0	–	–	–
Nov 17	vs.Iowa	L 0–⁠63	–	–	–	1	0	0
Nov 24	atNorthwestern	L 16–⁠24	3	46	0	–	–	–

2017 Illinois 3 games, 4 catches, 32 yards, 1 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	Tkl	Sacks	PD
Nov 4	atPurdue	L 10–⁠29	–	–	–	1	0	0
Nov 11	vs.Indiana	L 14–⁠24	2	18	1	1	0	0
Nov 25	vs.Northwestern	L 7–⁠42	2	14	0	–	–	–

2016 Illinois 1 game, 2 catches, 9 yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	Tkl	Sacks	PD
Sep 3	vs.Murray State	W 52–⁠3	2	9	0	–	–	–

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

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