Receiver, Northwestern, 2013–⁠17

Macan Wilson

Number
No. 15
Height
6′0″
Weight
185 lb
Hometown
Houston, TX

Macan Wilson played receiver at Northwestern (2013–⁠17).

Career highs

107receiving yards, career highat Nebraska, 2017

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Northwestern2230613.9135
2017Northwestern3244613.9142
Career5475213.9242

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2013Northwestern15WR
2014Northwestern15WR
2015Northwestern15WR
2016Northwestern15WR
2017Northwestern15WR6′0″185

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
2016Northwestern330.5656th (n=489)0.5218.64%
2017Northwestern550.4639th (n=507)0.5225.16%

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 Northwestern 11 games, 32 catches, 446 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2vs.NevadaW 31–⁠20377141
Sep 9atDukeL 17–⁠411707
Sep 16vs.Bowling GreenW 49–⁠71707
Sep 30atWisconsinL 24–⁠331707
Oct 7vs.Penn StateL 7–⁠31439024
Oct 14atMarylandW 37–⁠21574032
Oct 21vs.IowaW 17–⁠10547017
Oct 28vs.Michigan StateW 39–⁠31222013
Nov 4atNebraskaW 31–⁠245107042
Nov 11vs.PurdueW 23–⁠13451020
Nov 18vs.MinnesotaW 39–⁠01808
2016 Northwestern 12 games, 22 catches, 306 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3vs.Western MichiganL 21–⁠22112012
Sep 10vs.Illinois StateL 7–⁠9134034
Sep 17vs.DukeW 24–⁠13357035
Sep 24vs.NebraskaL 13–⁠24111011
Oct 1atIowaW 38–⁠31115015
Oct 15atMichigan StateW 54–⁠4021508
Oct 22vs.IndianaW 24–⁠14132132
Oct 29atOhio StateL 20–⁠241707
Nov 5vs.WisconsinL 7–⁠2131607
Nov 12atPurdueW 45–⁠17446029
Nov 19atMinnesotaL 12–⁠29114014
Dec 28 ✦vs.PittsburghW 31–⁠24347032

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

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