Ezra Saffold

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.

2017 Northern Illinois 2 games, 5 tackles

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	KR	Yds	PR
Sep 30	atSan Diego State	L 28–⁠34	–	–	–	–	–	–
Oct 14	atBuffalo	W 14–⁠13	–	–	–	–	–	–

2016 Northern Illinois 6 games, 5 catches, 43 yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	KR	Yds	PR
Sep 17	vs.San Diego State	L 28–⁠42	1	28	0	–	–	–
Sep 24	vs.Western Illinois	L 23–⁠28	4	15	0	–	–	1
Oct 1	atBall State	W 31–⁠24	–	–	–	–	–	1
Oct 8	atWestern Michigan	L 30–⁠45	–	–	–	–	–	–
Oct 22	vs.Buffalo	W 44–⁠7	–	–	–	–	–	1
Nov 1	vs.Bowling Green	W 45–⁠20	–	–	–	–	–	1

2015 Northern Illinois 4 games, 5 catches, 44 yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	KR	Yds	PR
Sep 5	vs.UNLV	W 38–⁠30	1	2	0	–	–	–
Sep 12	vs.Murray State	W 57–⁠26	4	42	0	–	–	–
Sep 26	atBoston College	L 14–⁠17	–	–	–	1	10	–
Dec 4	vs.Bowling Green	L 14–⁠34	–	–	–	–	–	1

2014 Northern Illinois 6 games, 12 catches, 83 yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	KR	Yds	PR
Aug 28	vs.Presbyterian	W 55–⁠3	1	24	0	–	–	–
Sep 13	atUNLV	W 48–⁠34	1	12	0	–	–	–
Sep 20	atArkansas	L 14–⁠52	1	8	0	1	5	–
Oct 4	vs.Kent State	W 17–⁠14	1	4	0	–	–	–
Oct 25	atEastern Michigan	W 28–⁠17	2	0	0	–	–	–
Dec 5	vs.Bowling Green	W 51–⁠17	6	35	0	–	–	–

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