Tight end, Illinois, 2010–⁠13

Evan Wilson

Number
No. 89
Height
6′6″
Hometown
Woodstock, GA

Evan Wilson played tight end at Illinois (2010–⁠13).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2010Illinois1013513.5234
2011Illinois9899.9336
2012Illinois294.505
2013Illinois66711.2323
Career2730011.1836

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2010Illinois89TE
2011Illinois89TE
2012Illinois89TE
2013Illinois89TE6′6″

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
2013Illinois30.73––2.2–

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

2013 Illinois 4 games, 6 catches, 67 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31vs.Southern IllinoisW 42–⁠34215010
Sep 7vs.CincinnatiW 45–⁠17243123
Sep 28vs.Miami (OH)W 50–⁠141818
Nov 16vs.Ohio StateL 35–⁠601111
2012 Illinois 2 games, 2 catches, 9 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 29vs.Penn StateL 7–⁠351404
Nov 3atOhio StateL 22–⁠521505
2011 Illinois 6 games, 9 catches, 89 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 10vs.South Dakota StateW 56–⁠31818
Sep 24vs.Western MichiganW 23–⁠20333120
Oct 1vs.NorthwesternW 38–⁠35136036
Oct 15vs.Ohio StateL 7–⁠171313
Oct 22atPurdueL 14–⁠211202
Nov 19vs.WisconsinL 17–⁠282706
2010 Illinois 7 games, 10 catches, 135 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 11vs.Southern IllinoisW 35–⁠3134034
Oct 9atPenn StateW 33–⁠132814
Oct 23vs.IndianaW 43–⁠13129129
Oct 30vs.PurdueW 44–⁠10320010
Nov 6atMichiganL 65–⁠67114014
Nov 20vs.NorthwesternW 48–⁠271505
Dec 29 ✦vs.BaylorW 38–⁠14125025

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

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