Receiver, Northern Illinois, 2012–⁠14

Jacob Brinlee

Number: No. 86
Height: 5′9″
Hometown: Lake Zurich, IL

Jacob Brinlee played receiver at Northern Illinois (2012–⁠14).

Team titles: MAC champions, 2012 and 2014

Receiving

Season	Team	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long
2012	Northern Illinois	2	0	0.0	3
2013	Northern Illinois	6	76	12.7	33
Career		8	76	9.5	33

Rushing

Season	Team	Car	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
2012	Northern Illinois	3	31	10.3	1	11
2013	Northern Illinois	1	2	2.0	0	2
Career		4	33	8.3	1	11

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

Season	Team	No.	Pos	Ht
2012	Northern Illinois	86	WR
2013	Northern Illinois	86	WR
2014	Northern Illinois	86	WR	5′9″

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

Season	Team	Plays	EPA/play	Pctile	Median	Total	Usage
2013	Northern Illinois	7	0.45	–	–	3.2	–

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 Northern Illinois 3 games, 6 catches, 76 yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	Long	Rush
Aug 31	atIowa	W 30–⁠27	4	16	6	–
Oct 26	vs.Eastern Michigan	W 59–⁠20	1	33	33	2
Nov 20	atToledo	W 35–⁠17	1	27	27	–

2012 Northern Illinois 3 games, 2 catches, 0 yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	TD	Long	Rush
Oct 13	vs.Buffalo	W 45–⁠3	1	−3	0	−3	–
Nov 3	vs.Massachusetts	W 63–⁠0	1	3	0	3	20
Nov 23	atEastern Michigan	W 49–⁠7	–	–	–	–	11

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

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