Receiver, Northern Illinois, 2019–⁠22

Messiah Travis

Number
No. 11
Height
5′10″
Weight
187 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Chicago, IL

Messiah Travis played receiver at Northern Illinois (2019–⁠22).

Career highs

6catches, career highvs. Toledo, 2022

Team titles: MAC champions, 2021

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020Northern Illinois55811.6123
2021Northern Illinois1316512.7036
2022Northern Illinois9819.0113
Career2730411.3236

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2021Northern Illinois210000
2022Northern Illinois320000
Career530000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Northern Illinois11WRFr.
2020Northern Illinois11WRSo.
2021Northern Illinois11WRJr.
2022Northern Illinois11WRSr.5′10″187

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
2020Northern Illinois71.06––7.4–
2021Northern Illinois250.21––5.23%
2022Northern Illinois130.87––11.3–

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

2022 Northern Illinois 5 games, 9 catches, 81 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 17vs.VanderbiltL 28–⁠381130100
Oct 8vs.ToledoL 32–⁠526471100
Oct 22atOhioL 17–⁠24–––100
Nov 2vs.Central MichiganL 22–⁠35––––––
Nov 16vs.Miami (OH)L 23–⁠292210–––
2021 Northern Illinois 11 games, 13 catches, 165 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 4atGeorgia TechW 22–⁠211200–––
Sep 11vs.WyomingL 43–⁠501210–––
Sep 18atMichiganL 10–⁠63–––100
Oct 9atToledoW 22–⁠201100–––
Oct 16vs.Bowling GreenW 34–⁠26––––––
Oct 23atCentral MichiganW 39–⁠382160–––
Nov 3atKent StateL 47–⁠523540100
Nov 10vs.Ball StateW 30–⁠29140–––
Nov 17atBuffaloW 33–⁠272210–––
Dec 4vs.Kent StateW 41–⁠231120–––
Dec 17 ✦vs.Coastal CarolinaL 41–⁠47170–––
2020 Northern Illinois 3 games, 5 catches, 58 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Nov 4vs.BuffaloL 30–⁠49150–––
Nov 28atWestern MichiganL 27–⁠30180–––
Dec 12atEastern MichiganL 33–⁠413451–––

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

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