Receiver, Eastern Michigan, 2016–⁠19

Mathew Sexton

Number
No. 87
Height
5′11″
Weight
175 lb
Class (2019)
Senior
Hometown
Clinton, MI
Born
Oct 17, 1997

Mathew Sexton played receiver at Eastern Michigan (2016–⁠19).

Career highs

7catches, career highat Kentucky, 201987receiving yards, career highvs. Buffalo, 2019

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Eastern Michigan35117.0040
2017Eastern Michigan2635713.7237
2018Eastern Michigan3741911.3375
2019Eastern Michigan3450814.9480
Career1001,33513.3980

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2016Eastern Michigan430000
2017Eastern Michigan14100000
2018Eastern Michigan660000
2019Eastern Michigan110000
Career25200000

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2016Eastern Michigan3410–––
2017Eastern Michigan1831201270
2019Eastern Michigan–––2501
Career2135303771

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. 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

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Eastern Michigan87WRFr.
2017Eastern Michigan87WRSo.
2018Eastern Michigan87WRJr.
2019Eastern Michigan87WRSr.5′11″175

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
2016Eastern Michigan60.67––4.0–
2017Eastern Michigan400.6064th (n=507)0.5224.15%
2018Eastern Michigan620.2613th (n=497)0.5316.28%
2019Eastern Michigan540.6161st (n=499)0.5432.97%

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

2019 Eastern Michigan 11 games, 34 catches, 508 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Aug 31atCoastal CarolinaW 30–⁠234480–––
Sep 7atKentuckyL 17–⁠387540–––
Sep 14atIllinoisW 34–⁠311541–––
Sep 21vs.Central ConnecticutW 34–⁠292160000
Oct 5atCentral MichiganL 16–⁠425561–––
Oct 12vs.Ball StateL 23–⁠291410–––
Oct 19vs.Western MichiganW 34–⁠274401100
Oct 26atToledoL 34–⁠372290–––
Nov 2vs.BuffaloL 14–⁠433871–––
Nov 12atAkronW 42–⁠144760–––
Nov 19atNorthern IllinoisW 45–⁠17170–––
2018 Eastern Michigan 12 games, 37 catches, 419 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Aug 31vs.MonmouthW 51–⁠173201100
Sep 8atPurdueW 20–⁠193811–––
Sep 15atBuffaloL 28–⁠353420100
Sep 22atSan Diego StateL 20–⁠235640–––
Sep 29vs.Northern IllinoisL 23–⁠265340100
Oct 13vs.ToledoW 28–⁠26140–––
Oct 20atBall StateW 42–⁠203180100
Oct 27vs.ArmyL 22–⁠37141–––
Nov 3vs.Central MichiganW 17–⁠75150200
Nov 10vs.AkronW 27–⁠75550–––
Nov 23atKent StateW 28–⁠202640–––
Dec 15 ✦vs.Georgia SouthernL 21–⁠231180–––
2017 Eastern Michigan 12 games, 26 catches, 357 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 1vs.CharlotteW 24–⁠72150200
Sep 9atRutgersW 16–⁠131370200
Sep 23vs.OhioL 20–⁠272270100
Sep 30atKentuckyL 20–⁠242190–––
Oct 7atToledoL 15–⁠204600200
Oct 14atArmyL 27–⁠284431–––
Oct 21vs.Western MichiganL 17–⁠20130100
Oct 26atNorthern IllinoisL 27–⁠301130100
Nov 2vs.Ball StateW 56–⁠14160300
Nov 8atCentral MichiganL 30–⁠424511200
Nov 15atMiami (OH)W 27–⁠243490–––
Nov 21vs.Bowling GreenW 34–⁠311340–––
2016 Eastern Michigan 5 games, 3 catches, 51 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 2vs.Mississippi Valley StateW 61–⁠14––––––
Sep 10atMissouriL 21–⁠61180–––
Sep 17atCharlotteW 37–⁠19–––200
Sep 23vs.WyomingW 27–⁠241400–––
Oct 1atBowling GreenW 28–⁠25130200

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2020
Height5′9¾″
Weight176 lb
Arm length29⅜″
Hand size9″
Wingspan68½″
40-yard dash4.44 s
10-yard split1.54 s
Vertical jump34½″
Broad jump10′2″
Bench press14 reps
3-cone drill7.14 s
20-yard shuttle4.34 s

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

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