Tight end, Central Michigan, 2018–⁠22

Joel Wilson

Number
No. 83
Height
6′4″
Weight
250 lb
Class (2022)
Junior
Hometown
Petoskey, MI
Born
Jun 21, 2000

Joel Wilson played tight end at Central Michigan (2018–⁠22).

Career highs

8catches, career highvs. Bowling Green, 202292receiving yards, career highat Miami (OH), 20212receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Kent State, 2021

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018Central Michigan155.005
2019Central Michigan177.007
2020Central Michigan55010.0020
2021Central Michigan3136711.8641
2022Central Michigan4444510.1623
Career8287410.71241

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Central Michigan83TEYr 1
2019Central Michigan83TEYr 2
2020Central Michigan83TEYr 3
2021Central Michigan83TEYr 4
2022Central Michigan83TEJr. (Yr 5)6′4″250

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
2018Central Michigan3-0.55––-1.6–
2019Central Michigan20.11––0.2–
2020Central Michigan60.39––2.4–
2021Central Michigan320.6750th (n=410)0.6721.35%
2022Central Michigan540.7861st (n=683)0.7142.38%

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 Central Michigan 9 games, 44 catches, 445 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1atOklahoma StateL 44–⁠58664018–
Sep 10vs.South AlabamaL 24–⁠38773121–
Sep 17vs.BucknellW 41–⁠0328110–
Sep 24atPenn StateL 14–⁠335591182
Oct 1atToledoL 17–⁠38443118–
Oct 8vs.Ball StateL 16–⁠17652021–
Oct 15atAkronW 28–⁠212180110
Oct 22vs.Bowling GreenL 18–⁠34875118–
Nov 2atNorthern IllinoisW 35–⁠22333123−1
2021 Central Michigan 11 games, 31 catches, 367 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 4atMissouriL 24–⁠341707–
Sep 18atLSUL 21–⁠49431118–
Sep 25vs.Florida InternationalW 31–⁠27339030–
Oct 2atMiami (OH)L 17–⁠28792027–
Oct 9atOhioW 30–⁠27114014–
Oct 16vs.ToledoW 26–⁠231505–
Oct 23vs.Northern IllinoisL 38–⁠3931619–
Nov 3atWestern MichiganW 42–⁠30469141–
Nov 10vs.Kent StateW 54–⁠30238221–
Nov 17atBall StateW 37–⁠1721508–
Dec 31 ✦vs.Washington StateW 24–⁠213411170
2020 Central Michigan 2 games, 5 catches, 50 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Nov 27atEastern MichiganW 31–⁠232804–
Dec 5vs.Ball StateL 20–⁠45342020–
2019 Central Michigan 2 games, 1 catch, 7 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 29vs.UAlbanyW 38–⁠211707–
Dec 7vs.Miami (OH)L 21–⁠26–––––
2018 Central Michigan 2 games, 1 catch, 5 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Oct 6vs.BuffaloL 24–⁠34–––––
Oct 27atAkronL 10–⁠171505–

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2023
Height6′3⅝″
Weight242 lb
Arm length32⅝″
Hand size10¼″
Wingspan77½″
Vertical jump33″
Broad jump9′6″
Bench press11 reps
3-cone drill7.10 s
20-yard shuttle4.24 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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