Receiver, Northern Illinois (from Illinois State), 2019–23
Kacper Rutkiewicz
- Number
- No. 8
- Height
- 5′8″
- Weight
- 178 lb
- Class (2023)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Mount Prospect, IL
Kacper Rutkiewicz played receiver at Illinois State (2019–21) and Northern Illinois (2022–23).
Career highs
6catches, career hightwice; last vs. Southern Illinois, 2023139receiving yards, career highvs. Southern Illinois, 20232receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Ball State, 2022Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019* | Illinois State | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 19 |
| 2022 | Northern Illinois | 26 | 432 | 16.6 | 6 | 63 |
| 2023 | Northern Illinois | 20 | 313 | 15.7 | 2 | 64 |
| Career | 48 | 772 | 16.1 | 8 | 64 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021* | Illinois State | 1 | 21 | 0 | – | – | – |
| 2022 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | Northern Illinois | – | – | – | 4 | 37 | 0 |
| Career | 2 | 35 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Illinois State | 8 | WR | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Illinois State | 8 | WR | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Northern Illinois | 8 | WR | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | Northern Illinois | 8 | WR | Sr. (Yr 5) | 5′8″ | 178 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Illinois State (FCS) | 5 | 0.46 | – | – | 2.3 | – |
| 2021 | Illinois State (FCS) | 1 | -1.32 | – | – | -1.3 | – |
| 2022 | Northern Illinois | 38 | 1.08 | 90th (n=683) | 0.71 | 41.1 | 6% |
| 2023 | Northern Illinois | 30 | 0.74 | 42nd (n=681) | 0.80 | 22.3 | 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
2023 Northern Illinois 6 games, 20 catches, 313 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Boston College | W 27–24 | 5 | 46 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 9 | vs. Southern Illinois | L 11–14 | 6 | 139 | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| Sep 16 | at Nebraska | L 11–35 | 2 | 7 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Tulsa | L 14–22 | 1 | 12 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 30 | at Toledo | L 33–35 | 5 | 45 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 7 | at Akron | W 55–14 | 1 | 64 | 1 | – | – | – |
2022 Northern Illinois 10 games, 26 catches, 432 yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | atTulsa | L 35–38 | 3 | 45 | 2 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Vanderbilt | L 28–38 | 3 | 17 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 24 | at Kentucky | L 23–31 | 1 | 63 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 1 | at Ball State | L 38–44 | 6 | 89 | 2 | 1 | 14 | – |
| Oct 8 | vs.Toledo | L 32–52 | 3 | 28 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 15 | at Eastern Michigan | W 39–10 | 3 | 42 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 22 | at Ohio | L 17–24 | 1 | 41 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 9 | at Western Michigan | W 24–21 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 16 | vs. Miami (OH) | L 23–29 | 4 | 80 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 26 | vs.Akron | L 12–44 | 2 | 27 | 0 | – | – | – |
2021 Illinois State 1 game, 1 return, 21 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | atWestern Michigan | L 0–28 | – | – | – | 1 | 21 | – |
No box score in the source for Oct 2 vs. Missouri State; Oct 16 vs. North Dakota State; Oct 23 at South Dakota; Nov 6 vs. Northern Iowa, so those games are not listed.
2019 Illinois State 1 game, 2 catches, 27 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Northern Illinois | L 10–24 | 2 | 27 | 0 | – | – | – |
No box score in the source for Sep 7 vs. Morehead State; Sep 14 at Eastern Illinois; Sep 21 vs. Northern Arizona; Oct 5 vs. North Dakota State; Oct 12 at Southern Illinois; Oct 19 at Western Illinois; Oct 26 vs. Indiana State; Nov 2 vs. Northern Iowa; Nov 9 at South Dakota State; Nov 16 vs. Missouri State; Nov 23 at Youngstown State; Nov 30 at Southeast Missouri State; Dec 7 at Central Arkansas; Dec 14 at North Dakota State, so those games are not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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