Receiver, Northern Illinois, 2014–⁠17

Christian Blake

Number
No. 4
Height
6′1″
Weight
180 lb
Hometown
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Born
Jun 8, 1996, in Plantation, Florida

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Christian Blake played receiver at Northern Illinois (2014–⁠17).

Career highs

12catches, career highat San Diego State, 2017153receiving yards, career highat San Diego State, 20172receiving touchdowns, career highat San Diego State, 2017

Team titles: MAC champions, 2014

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014Northern Illinois3299.7015
2015Northern Illinois5448.8024
2016Northern Illinois3445713.4251
2017Northern Illinois4144210.8450
Career8397211.7651

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2017Northern Illinois101710

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2016Northern Illinois10313.1111
2017Northern Illinois16583.6014
Career26893.4114

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2014Northern Illinois4WR
2015Northern Illinois4WR
2016Northern Illinois4WR
2017Northern Illinois4WR6′1″180

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
2014Northern Illinois31.51––4.5–
2015Northern Illinois7-0.22––-1.5–
2016Northern Illinois680.4434th (n=489)0.5230.28%
2017Northern Illinois1010.012nd (n=507)0.520.710%

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

2017 Northern Illinois 13 games, 41 catches, 442 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1vs.Boston CollegeL 20–⁠23––––6
Sep 9vs.Eastern IllinoisW 38–⁠103241187
Sep 16atNebraskaW 21–⁠17577047−1
Sep 30atSan Diego StateL 28–⁠3412153250–
Oct 7vs.Kent StateW 24–⁠32705−3
Oct 14atBuffaloW 14–⁠1311801814
Oct 21atBowling GreenW 48–⁠17317087
Oct 26vs.Eastern MichiganW 30–⁠27339016–
Nov 2atToledoL 17–⁠27216011–
Nov 9vs.Ball StateW 63–⁠1722711915
Nov 15vs.Western MichiganW 35–⁠3111001016
Nov 24atCentral MichiganL 24–⁠31426011–
Dec 26 ✦vs.DukeL 14–⁠36328018−3
2016 Northern Illinois 12 games, 34 catches, 457 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3atWyomingL 34–⁠40482051–
Sep 10atSouth FloridaL 17–⁠48653018–
Sep 17vs.San Diego StateL 28–⁠423190819
Sep 24vs.Western IllinoisL 23–⁠28342022–
Oct 1atBall StateW 31–⁠245750414
Oct 8atWestern MichiganL 30–⁠452320162
Oct 15vs.Central MichiganL 28–⁠34338117–
Oct 22vs.BuffaloW 44–⁠7––––6
Nov 1vs.Bowling GreenW 45–⁠20215012–
Nov 9vs.ToledoL 24–⁠31229119–
Nov 16atEastern MichiganW 31–⁠24218013–
Nov 25atKent StateW 31–⁠212540440
2015 Northern Illinois 5 games, 5 catches, 44 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 12vs.Murray StateW 57–⁠261606–
Sep 26atBoston CollegeL 14–⁠171000–
Oct 3atCentral MichiganL 19–⁠291808–
Oct 10vs.Ball StateW 59–⁠411606–
Oct 17atMiami (OH)W 45–⁠12124024–
2014 Northern Illinois 2 games, 3 catches, 29 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 20atArkansasL 14–⁠5221409–
Dec 23 ✦vs.MarshallL 23–⁠52115015–

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2018
Height6′0⅜″
Weight179 lb
Arm length31⅝″
Hand size9⅜″
40-yard dash4.51 s
10-yard split1.64 s
Vertical jump34½″
Broad jump10′6″
Bench press9 reps
3-cone drill6.83 s
20-yard shuttle4.40 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

3 seasons, 26 games with a stat; latest team: Atlanta Falcons.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2019Atlanta Falcons711910
2020Atlanta Falcons10131410
2021Atlanta Falcons94250
NFL career26282570

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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