Tight end, Northern Illinois, 2012–⁠15

Desroy Maxwell

Number
No. 7
Height
6′2″
Hometown
Evanston, IL

Desroy Maxwell played tight end at Northern Illinois (2012–⁠15).

Team titles: MAC champions, 2012 and 2014

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2013Northern Illinois1111310.3125
2014Northern Illinois99010.0016
2015Northern Illinois2022111.1332
Career4042410.6432

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2012Northern Illinois7TE
2013Northern Illinois7TE
2014Northern Illinois7TE
2015Northern Illinois7TE6′2″

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
2013Northern Illinois110.57––6.3–
2014Northern Illinois100.81––8.1–
2015Northern Illinois260.63––16.34%

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 Northern Illinois 10 games, 20 catches, 221 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 5vs.UNLVW 38–⁠304421168
Sep 12vs.Murray StateW 57–⁠26323018–
Sep 19atOhio StateL 13–⁠201303–
Sep 26atBoston CollegeL 14–⁠171606–
Oct 10vs.Ball StateW 59–⁠41113113–
Oct 17atMiami (OH)W 45–⁠12227025–
Oct 24vs.Eastern MichiganW 49–⁠21216014–
Nov 24vs.OhioL 21–⁠2621509–
Dec 4vs.Bowling GreenL 14–⁠34368132–
Dec 23 ✦vs.Boise StateL 7–⁠551808–
2014 Northern Illinois 6 games, 9 catches, 90 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Oct 4vs.Kent StateW 17–⁠14218014–
Oct 11vs.Central MichiganL 17–⁠34221012–
Oct 18vs.Miami (OH)W 51–⁠41226016–
Nov 5atBall StateW 35–⁠21111011–
Nov 18atOhioW 21–⁠141606–
Nov 28atWestern MichiganW 31–⁠211808–
2013 Northern Illinois 8 games, 11 catches, 113 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31atIowaW 30–⁠271202–
Sep 21vs.Eastern IllinoisW 43–⁠39115015–
Sep 28atPurdueW 55–⁠24227021–
Oct 5atKent StateW 38–⁠242909–
Oct 12vs.AkronW 27–⁠20125125–
Nov 2atMassachusettsW 63–⁠19110010–
Nov 13vs.Ball StateW 48–⁠271202–
Dec 26 ✦vs.Utah StateL 14–⁠2122301710
2012 Northern Illinois 1 game, 35 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Jan 1 ✦vs.Florida StateL 10–⁠31––––35

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

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