Receiver, Northwestern, 2011–⁠15

Christian Jones

Number
No. 14
Height
6′3″
Hometown
Houston, TX

Christian Jones played receiver at Northwestern (2011–⁠15).

Career highs

13catches, career highat Illinois, 2013182receiving yards, career highat Illinois, 20132receiving touchdowns, career highat Illinois, 2013

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2011Northwestern1619512.2039
2012Northwestern3541211.8247
2013Northwestern5466812.4436
2015Northwestern2323410.2220
Career1281,50911.8847

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2011Northwestern14WR
2012Northwestern14WR
2013Northwestern14WR
2014Northwestern14WR
2015Northwestern14WR6′3″

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
2013Northwestern501.1691st (n=341)0.8158.26%
2015Northwestern420.5758th (n=465)0.5324.06%

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

2015 Northwestern 10 games, 23 catches, 234 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 5vs.StanfordW 16–⁠6552017
Sep 12vs.Eastern IllinoisW 41–⁠0112012
Sep 19atDukeW 19–⁠101909
Sep 26vs.Ball StateW 24–⁠19446020
Oct 3vs.MinnesotaW 27–⁠0338016
Oct 10atMichiganL 0–⁠38222012
Oct 17vs.IowaL 10–⁠402915
Nov 7vs.Penn StateW 23–⁠21227114
Nov 14vs.PurdueW 21–⁠14215010
Nov 21atWisconsinW 13–⁠71404
2013 Northwestern 12 games, 54 catches, 668 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31atCaliforniaW 44–⁠30594036
Sep 7vs.SyracuseW 48–⁠27335116
Sep 14vs.Western MichiganW 38–⁠17560118
Sep 21vs.MaineW 35–⁠21234023
Oct 5vs.Ohio StateL 30–⁠40234025
Oct 12atWisconsinL 6–⁠35449025
Oct 19vs.MinnesotaL 17–⁠20553013
Oct 26atIowaL 10–⁠1732209
Nov 2atNebraskaL 24–⁠272809
Nov 16vs.MichiganL 19–⁠27754026
Nov 23vs.Michigan StateL 6–⁠30343023
Nov 30atIllinoisW 37–⁠3413182227
2012 Northwestern 12 games, 35 catches, 412 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1atSyracuseW 42–⁠41334114
Sep 8vs.VanderbiltW 23–⁠1321508
Sep 15vs.Boston CollegeW 22–⁠13438019
Sep 22vs.South DakotaW 38–⁠7220011
Sep 29vs.IndianaW 44–⁠29468029
Oct 6atPenn StateL 28–⁠3931606
Oct 20vs.NebraskaL 28–⁠292505
Oct 27vs.IowaW 28–⁠17147147
Nov 10atMichiganL 31–⁠38561021
Nov 17atMichigan StateW 23–⁠20339022
Nov 24vs.IllinoisW 50–⁠14130030
Jan 1 ✦vs.Mississippi StateW 34–⁠20539011
2011 Northwestern 8 games, 16 catches, 195 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3atBoston CollegeW 24–⁠17239027
Sep 17atArmyL 14–⁠21119019
Oct 8vs.MichiganL 24–⁠42368039
Oct 15atIowaL 31–⁠41216012
Oct 22vs.Penn StateL 24–⁠3432008
Nov 12vs.RiceW 28–⁠61505
Nov 19vs.MinnesotaW 28–⁠131808
Nov 26vs.Michigan StateL 17–⁠3132008

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

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