Tight end, Northern Illinois, 2016–⁠20

Corey Lersch

Number
No. 44
Height
6′3″
Weight
250 lb
Class (2020)
Senior
Hometown
Mchenry, IL

Corey Lersch played tight end at Northern Illinois (2016–⁠20).

Team titles: MAC champions, 2018

Defense

Tackles, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2017Northern Illinois630.5000
2019Northern Illinois640000
Career1270.5000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Northern Illinois44TEFr.
2018Northern Illinois44TESo.
2019Northern Illinois44TEJr.
2020Northern Illinois44TESr.6′3″250

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
2018Northern Illinois71.15––8.1–
2019Northern Illinois31.07––3.2–

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 Northern Illinois 5 games, 6 tackles
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksPD
Sep 14atNebraskaL 8–⁠44–––––
Oct 12atOhioW 39–⁠3611000
Oct 19atMiami (OH)L 24–⁠2710000
Oct 26vs.AkronW 49–⁠032000
Nov 2atCentral MichiganL 10–⁠4811000
2018 Northern Illinois 3 games, 6 catches, 65 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksPD
Sep 22atFlorida StateL 19–⁠37–––––
Nov 1atAkronW 36–⁠26–––––
Nov 7vs.ToledoW 38–⁠15–––––
2017 Northern Illinois 2 games, 6 tackles
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksPD
Oct 21atBowling GreenW 48–⁠1732000
Nov 9vs.Ball StateW 63–⁠17310.500

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

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