Tight end, Wisconsin, 2012–⁠16

Eric Steffes

Number
No. 44
Height
6′5″
Hometown
Mount Calvary, WI

Eric Steffes played tight end at Wisconsin (2012–⁠16).

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2012

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015Wisconsin35016.7019
2016Wisconsin7344.9114
Career10848.4119

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2012Wisconsin44TE
2013Wisconsin44TE
2014Wisconsin44TE
2015Wisconsin44TE
2016Wisconsin44TE6′5″

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
2015Wisconsin50.25––1.2–
2016Wisconsin70.43––3.0–

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

2016 Wisconsin 6 games, 7 catches, 34 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3vs.LSUW 16–⁠141202
Sep 10vs.AkronW 54–⁠101808
Sep 24atMichigan StateW 30–⁠62211
Oct 22atIowaW 17–⁠91505
Nov 19atPurdueW 49–⁠201303
Dec 3vs.Penn StateL 31–⁠38114014
2015 Wisconsin 3 games, 3 catches, 50 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 26vs.Hawai’iW 28–⁠0119019
Oct 10atNebraskaW 23–⁠21115015
Oct 17vs.PurdueW 24–⁠7116016

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

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