Tight end, Ball State (from Northern Illinois, Butler), 2020–25
Drew Cassens
Lettered 2025 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 89
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 250 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Downers Grove, IL
Drew Cassens played tight end at Northern Illinois (2020–23), Butler (2024) and Ball State (2025).
Team titles: MAC champions, 2021
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 1 | 13 |
| 2024 | Butler | 10 | 126 | 12.6 | 0 | 30 |
| 2025 | Ball State | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 1 | 37 |
| Career | 18 | 200 | 11.1 | 2 | 37 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Northern Illinois | 89 | TE | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Northern Illinois | 89 | TE | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Northern Illinois | 89 | TE | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | Northern Illinois | 89 | TE | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | Butler | 89 | TE | Yr 5 | ||
| 2025 | Ball State | 89 | TE | Sr. (Yr 6) | 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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Northern Illinois | 1 | -0.57 | – | – | -0.6 | – |
| 2022 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 0.95 | – | – | 2.9 | – |
| 2024 | Butler (FCS) | 9 | 0.82 | – | – | 7.4 | – |
| 2025 | Ball State | 5 | 0.72 | – | – | 3.6 | – |
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
2025 Ball State 5 games, 5 catches, 55 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at Purdue | L 0–31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 11 | at Western Michigan | L 0–42 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Oct 18 | vs. Akron | W 42–28 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 37 |
| Oct 25 | at Northern Illinois | L 7–21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Kent State | W 17–13 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
2024 Butler 8 games, 10 catches, 126 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs.Upper Iowa | W 40–7 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 |
| Sep 7 | at Murray State | W 19–17 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 30 |
| Sep 14 | vs.Hanover | W 53–0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Morehead State | W 40–6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Oct 12 | at Drake | L 17–27 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 10 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Stetson | W 46–13 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Nov 9 | at Valparaiso | W 24–17 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Nov 23 | at Presbyterian | L 27–30 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
2023 Northern Illinois 1 game, 1 return, 0 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | vs. Tulsa | L 14–22 | – | – | – | – |
2022 Northern Illinois 1 game, 3 catches, 19 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8 | vs. Toledo | L 32–52 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 13 |
2021 Northern Illinois 3 games, 3 returns, 19 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | vs. Eastern Michigan | W 27–20 | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 17 | at Buffalo | W 33–27 | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 23 | vs.Western Michigan | L 21–42 | – | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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