Desmond Cain

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.

2016 Illinois 3 games, 5 catches, 61 yards, 1 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	TD	Long	Rush
Sep 3	vs.Murray State	W 52–⁠3	2	37	1	30	–
Sep 10	vs.North Carolina	L 23–⁠48	1	7	0	7	–
Nov 5	vs.Michigan State	W 31–⁠27	2	17	0	9	–

2015 Illinois 12 games, 53 catches, 492 yards, 1 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	TD	Long	Rush
Sep 5	vs.Kent State	W 52–⁠3	1	8	0	8	–
Sep 12	vs.Western Illinois	W 44–⁠0	6	29	0	10	–
Sep 19	atNorth Carolina	L 14–⁠48	1	16	0	16	–
Sep 26	vs.Middle Tennessee	W 27–⁠25	7	48	0	11	–
Oct 3	vs.Nebraska	W 14–⁠13	4	40	0	17	–
Oct 10	atIowa	L 20–⁠29	3	35	0	29	–
Oct 24	vs.Wisconsin	L 13–⁠24	4	35	0	11	–
Oct 31	atPenn State	L 0–⁠39	1	11	0	11	–
Nov 7	atPurdue	W 48–⁠14	6	74	1	25	–
Nov 14	vs.Ohio State	L 3–⁠28	10	102	0	37	5
Nov 21	atMinnesota	L 23–⁠32	6	42	0	15	–
Nov 28	vs.Northwestern	L 14–⁠24	4	52	0	23	–

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