Tight end, Illinois State (from Western Michigan), 2020–⁠24

Mitch Bartol

Number
No. 87
Height
6′3″
Weight
255 lb
Class (2024)
Junior
Hometown
Appleton, WI

Mitch Bartol played tight end at Western Michigan (2020–⁠23) and Illinois State (2024).

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024Illinois State191809.5227

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2020Western Michigan2120
2021Western Michigan100
2022Western Michigan200
Career5120

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Western Michigan87TEYr 1
2021Western Michigan87TEYr 2
2022Western Michigan87TEYr 3
2023Western Michigan87TEYr 4
2024Illinois State87TEJr. (Yr 5)6′3″255

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
2024Illinois State (FCS)200.51––10.12%

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

2024 Illinois State 12 games, 19 catches, 180 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Aug 31atIowaL 0–⁠40140––
Sep 7atNorth AlabamaW 24–⁠172261––
Sep 14vs.Western IllinoisW 51–⁠343400––
Sep 21vs.Eastern IllinoisW 31–⁠73470––
Oct 5atSouthern IllinoisW 45–⁠103200––
Oct 12vs.Missouri StateL 7–⁠41160––
Oct 19atMurray StateW 40–⁠32120––
Nov 9atNorthern IowaW 31–⁠9100––
Nov 16atIndiana StateW 31–⁠19180––
Nov 23vs.North DakotaW 35–⁠13151––
Nov 30atSoutheast Missouri StateW 35–⁠27180––
Dec 7atUC DavisL 10–⁠421140––
2022 Western Michigan 2 games, 2 returns, 0 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Oct 8vs.Eastern MichiganL 23–⁠45–––10
Oct 15vs.OhioL 14–⁠33–––10
2021 Western Michigan 1 game, 1 return, 0 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Nov 16atEastern MichiganL 21–⁠22–––10
2020 Western Michigan 2 games, 2 returns, 12 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Dec 5vs.Eastern MichiganL 42–⁠53–––15
Dec 12atBall StateL 27–⁠30–––17

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

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