Tight end, Northern Illinois, 2016–⁠20

Daniel Crawford

Number
No. 88
Height
6′2″
Weight
251 lb
Class (2020)
Senior
Hometown
Macomb, MI

Daniel Crawford played tight end at Northern Illinois (2016–⁠20).

Career highs

6catches, career highat Ball State, 202085receiving yards, career highvs. Ball State, 2019

Team titles: MAC champions, 2018

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Northern Illinois2178.5010
2017Northern Illinois5489.6017
2019Northern Illinois3744312.0245
2020Northern Illinois211838.7121
Career6569110.6345

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Northern Illinois88TEYr 1
2017Northern Illinois88TEYr 2
2018Northern Illinois88TEYr 3
2019Northern Illinois88TEYr 4
2020Northern Illinois88TESr. (Yr 5)6′2″251

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
2016Northern Illinois21.30––2.6–
2017Northern Illinois51.40––7.0–
2019Northern Illinois420.6263rd (n=499)0.5426.06%
2020Northern Illinois270.51––13.96%

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

2020 Northern Illinois 6 games, 21 catches, 183 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Nov 4vs.BuffaloL 30–⁠491707
Nov 11vs.Central MichiganL 10–⁠4031105
Nov 18atBall StateL 25–⁠31652021
Nov 28atWestern MichiganL 27–⁠30219010
Dec 5vs.ToledoL 24–⁠41546119
Dec 12atEastern MichiganL 33–⁠41448021
2019 Northern Illinois 11 games, 37 catches, 443 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31vs.Illinois StateW 24–⁠10375045
Sep 7atUtahL 17–⁠35349037
Sep 14atNebraskaL 8–⁠44571028
Sep 28atVanderbiltL 18–⁠24336020
Oct 5vs.Ball StateL 20–⁠27585027
Oct 12atOhioW 39–⁠36521010
Oct 19atMiami (OH)L 24–⁠2739011
Nov 2atCentral MichiganL 10–⁠4831807
Nov 13atToledoW 31–⁠28346136
Nov 19vs.Eastern MichiganL 17–⁠45222113
Nov 26vs.Western MichiganW 17–⁠1421109
2017 Northern Illinois 4 games, 5 catches, 48 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 9vs.Eastern IllinoisW 38–⁠10117017
Oct 14atBuffaloW 14–⁠13113013
Nov 15vs.Western MichiganW 35–⁠311303
Nov 24atCentral MichiganL 24–⁠31215016
2016 Northern Illinois 2 games, 2 catches, 17 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 24vs.Western IllinoisL 23–⁠281707
Oct 22vs.BuffaloW 44–⁠7110010

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine or pro day 2021
Height6′1¾″
Weight245 lb
Arm length32⅝″
Hand size10½″
40-yard dash4.70 s
Vertical jump32½″
Broad jump9′5″
Bench press14 reps
3-cone drill7.19 s
20-yard shuttle4.45 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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