Tight end, Eastern Michigan, 2018–⁠22

Gunnar Oakes

Lettered 2018–⁠21 (school media guide)

Number
No. 82
Height
6′5″
Weight
256 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Swanton, OH

Gunnar Oakes played tight end at Eastern Michigan (2018–⁠22).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018Eastern Michigan1114313.0142
2019Eastern Michigan66210.3039
2020Eastern Michigan11212.0012
2021Eastern Michigan1112511.4137
2022Eastern Michigan2727810.3027
Career5662011.1242

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Eastern Michigan82TEYr 1
2019Eastern Michigan82TEYr 2
2020Eastern Michigan82TEYr 3
2021Eastern Michigan82TEYr 4
2022Eastern Michigan82TESr. (Yr 5)6′5″256

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
2018Eastern Michigan130.99––12.8–
2019Eastern Michigan70.02––0.1–
2020Eastern Michigan11.14––1.1–
2021Eastern Michigan90.10––0.9–
2022Eastern Michigan300.7354th (n=683)0.7122.04%

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

2022 Eastern Michigan 11 games, 27 catches, 278 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2vs.Eastern KentuckyW 42–⁠34332015
Sep 10atLouisianaL 21–⁠49441017
Sep 17atArizona StateW 30–⁠2142509
Sep 24vs.BuffaloL 31–⁠501707
Oct 8atWestern MichiganW 45–⁠23227017
Oct 15vs.Northern IllinoisL 10–⁠39114014
Oct 22atBall StateW 20–⁠16344027
Oct 29vs.ToledoL 24–⁠271505
Nov 16atKent StateW 31–⁠242604
Nov 25vs.Central MichiganW 38–⁠19450023
Dec 20 ✦vs.San José StateW 41–⁠27227019
2021 Eastern Michigan 5 games, 11 catches, 125 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 16vs.Ball StateL 31–⁠381505
Oct 23atBowling GreenW 55–⁠24479137
Nov 2atToledoW 52–⁠492807
Nov 9vs.OhioL 26–⁠3431709
Nov 16vs.Western MichiganW 22–⁠21116016
2020 Eastern Michigan 1 game, 1 catch, 12 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Nov 4atKent StateL 23–⁠27112012
2019 Eastern Michigan 3 games, 6 catches, 62 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 7atKentuckyL 17–⁠3821208
Oct 26atToledoL 34–⁠37348039
Nov 2vs.BuffaloL 14–⁠431202
2018 Eastern Michigan 6 games, 11 catches, 143 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 8atPurdueW 20–⁠19441015
Sep 15atBuffaloL 28–⁠35118018
Sep 22atSan Diego StateL 20–⁠232905
Oct 6atWestern MichiganL 24–⁠27116116
Oct 13vs.ToledoW 28–⁠26142042
Oct 27vs.ArmyL 22–⁠37217014

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

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