Receiver, Northern Illinois, 2019–⁠21

Michael Love

Number
No. 2
Height
5′9″
Weight
177 lb
Class (2021)
Sophomore
Hometown
Lagrange, IL

Michael Love played receiver at Northern Illinois (2019–⁠21).

Team titles: MAC champions, 2021

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Northern Illinois131078.2038

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Northern Illinois2WRYr 1
2020Northern Illinois2WRYr 2
2021Northern Illinois2WRSo. (Yr 3)5′9″177

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
2019Northern Illinois140.34––4.7–

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 Northern Illinois 9 games, 13 catches, 107 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 7atUtahL 17–⁠352504–
Sep 14atNebraskaL 8–⁠441−100–
Sep 28atVanderbiltL 18–⁠24––––−7
Oct 5vs.Ball StateL 20–⁠27–––––
Oct 12atOhioW 39–⁠36216013–
Oct 19atMiami (OH)L 24–⁠27360038–
Oct 26vs.AkronW 49–⁠021809–
Nov 2atCentral MichiganL 10–⁠4821006–
Nov 26vs.Western MichiganW 17–⁠141−1006

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

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