Receiver, Northern Illinois, 2012–⁠13

Matt Williams

Number
No. 8
Height
6′1″
Hometown
Geneva, IL

Matt Williams played receiver at Northern Illinois (2012–⁠13).

Team titles: MAC champions, 2012

Returns

SeasonTeamPRYdsTD
2013Northern Illinois6420

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2012Northern Illinois8WR
2013Northern Illinois8WR6′1″

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
2013Northern Illinois51.69––8.5–

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

2013 Northern Illinois 6 games, 6 returns, 42 yards
DateOpponentResultPRYds
Oct 12vs.AkronW 27–⁠20––
Oct 26vs.Eastern MichiganW 59–⁠20––
Nov 13vs.Ball StateW 48–⁠27––
Nov 20atToledoW 35–⁠1720
Nov 26vs.Western MichiganW 33–⁠14442
Dec 6vs.Bowling GreenL 27–⁠47––

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

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