Matt LaCosse

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.

2014 Illinois 7 games, 14 catches, 117 yards, 3 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	TD	Long
Aug 30	vs.Youngstown State	W 28–⁠17	1	13	0	13
Sep 6	vs.Western Kentucky	W 42–⁠34	3	37	0	30
Sep 20	vs.Texas State	W 42–⁠35	1	3	0	3
Oct 11	atWisconsin	L 28–⁠38	2	23	1	15
Nov 1	atOhio State	L 14–⁠55	2	10	1	7
Nov 22	vs.Penn State	W 16–⁠14	3	14	1	7
Nov 29	atNorthwestern	W 47–⁠33	2	17	0	9

2013 Illinois 10 games, 20 catches, 237 yards, 3 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	TD	Long
Aug 31	vs.Southern Illinois	W 42–⁠34	1	5	0	5
Sep 7	vs.Cincinnati	W 45–⁠17	1	−4	0	0
Sep 14	vs.Washington	L 24–⁠34	1	35	0	35
Sep 28	vs.Miami (OH)	W 50–⁠14	3	68	2	45
Oct 5	atNebraska	L 19–⁠39	1	20	0	20
Oct 19	vs.Wisconsin	L 32–⁠56	2	30	1	29
Nov 2	atPenn State	L 17–⁠24	2	14	0	8
Nov 9	atIndiana	L 35–⁠52	5	11	0	7
Nov 16	vs.Ohio State	L 35–⁠60	3	54	0	24
Nov 23	atPurdue	W 20–⁠16	1	4	0	4

2012 Illinois 2 games, 3 catches, 32 yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	TD	Long
Sep 29	vs.Penn State	L 7–⁠35	2	20	0	11
Oct 6	atWisconsin	L 14–⁠31	1	12	0	12

2011 Illinois 1 game, 1 catch, 11 yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	TD	Long
Nov 26	atMinnesota	L 7–⁠27	1	11	0	11

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

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