Tight end, Illinois, 2014–⁠17

Henry McGrew

Lettered 2015–⁠17 (school media guide)

Number
No. 45
Height
6′3″
Weight
245 lb
Hometown
Overland Park, KS

Henry McGrew played tight end at Illinois (2014–⁠17).

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2016Illinois520000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

Defense before 2016

SeasonGSoloAstTkl
20156 of 12224

Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: ESPN play-by-play participants, via SportsDataverse: tackles only, counted in the games whose play-by-play names tacklers (G: those games, of his team’s), so part of the season, not its total. A dash: the source has no number for it.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2014Illinois45TE
2015Illinois45TE
2016Illinois45TE
2017Illinois45TE6′3″245

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
2017Illinois10.77––0.8–

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

2017 Illinois 1 game, 1 catch, 8 yards
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksPD
Nov 4atPurdueL 10–⁠29–––––
2016 Illinois 3 games, 5 tackles
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksPD
Sep 10vs.North CarolinaL 23–⁠4821000
Oct 15atRutgersW 24–⁠711000
Nov 5vs.Michigan StateW 31–⁠2720000

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

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