Tight end, Western Michigan (from Colgate), 2021–⁠25

Michael Brescia

Number
No. 2
Height
6′2″
Weight
242 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Hinsdale, IL

Michael Brescia played tight end at Colgate (2021–⁠24) and Western Michigan (2025).

Career highs

330passing yards, career highat Lehigh, 2022175rushing yards, career highvs. Georgetown, 20223rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Georgetown, 2022

Team titles: MAC champions, 2025

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Colgate11818.0018
2024Colgate3144.706
2025Western Michigan121199.9236
Career161519.4236

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Colgate1747534.31368
2023Colgate711532.2638
2024Colgate512114.1325
2025Western Michigan3−3−1.012
Career2991,1143.72368

Passing

SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2022Colgate15227754.91,6365.976
2023Colgate8916553.98265.028
2024Colgate437656.64125.411
Career28451854.82,8745.51015

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Colgate2TEFr.
2023Colgate2TESo.
2024Colgate2TEJr.
2025Western Michigan2TESr.6′2″242

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
2022Colgate (FCS)1240.14––17.654%
2023Colgate (FCS)1490.28––41.732%
2024Colgate (FCS)1010.28––28.655%
2025Western Michigan170.68––11.6–

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

2025 Western Michigan 9 games, 12 catches, 119 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 6vs.North TexasL 30–⁠33–––––
Sep 13atIllinoisL 0–⁠381707−5
Oct 4atMassachusettsW 21–⁠321719–
Oct 11vs.Ball StateW 42–⁠041518–
Oct 25atMiami (OH)L 17–⁠26––––2
Nov 1vs.Central MichiganW 24–⁠211707–
Nov 25atEastern MichiganW 31–⁠21119019–
Dec 6vs.Miami (OH)W 23–⁠13247036–
Dec 19 ✦vs.Kennesaw StateW 41–⁠61707–
2024 Colgate 4 games, 412 passing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30atMaineL 14–⁠17––––61
Sep 7vs.VillanovaL 3–⁠282100657
Sep 14atAkronL 20–⁠31––––60
Sep 21vs.CornellW 41–⁠24140433
2023 Colgate 8 games, 826 passing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2atSyracuseL 0–⁠65––––7
Sep 9atVillanovaL 19–⁠42––––10
Sep 16vs.PennsylvaniaL 6–⁠20––––3
Sep 23atHoly CrossL 7–⁠47––––10
Sep 30atCornellW 35–⁠25––––9
Oct 28vs.BucknellL 34–⁠49––––53
Nov 4atLafayetteW 37–⁠34––––−2
Nov 18vs.FordhamW 21–⁠14––––63
2022 Colgate 11 games, 1,636 passing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3atStanfordL 10–⁠41––––43
Sep 10atMaineW 21–⁠18––––87
Sep 17atPennsylvaniaL 14–⁠25––––−4
Sep 24vs.Holy CrossL 10–⁠35––––51
Oct 1vs.CornellL 31–⁠34––––83
Oct 15atArmyL 17–⁠42––––78
Oct 22vs.GeorgetownW 34–⁠24––––175
Oct 29atBucknellW 13–⁠7––––66
Nov 5vs.LafayetteL 16–⁠21––––45
Nov 12atLehighL 33–⁠36––––44
Nov 19atFordhamL 38–⁠5211801885

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

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