Spencer Tears

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.

2019 Northern Illinois 9 games, 23 catches, 370 yards, 2 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	TD	Long	Rush
Aug 31	vs.Illinois State	W 24–⁠10	1	−3	0	0	–
Sep 7	atUtah	L 17–⁠35	5	112	1	74	–
Sep 14	atNebraska	L 8–⁠44	3	32	0	17	6
Sep 28	atVanderbilt	L 18–⁠24	3	100	0	44	–
Oct 5	vs.Ball State	L 20–⁠27	1	5	0	5	–
Oct 19	atMiami (OH)	L 24–⁠27	4	33	0	12	–
Nov 2	atCentral Michigan	L 10–⁠48	3	62	1	34	–
Nov 19	vs.Eastern Michigan	L 17–⁠45	2	24	0	20	–
Nov 26	vs.Western Michigan	W 17–⁠14	1	5	0	5	–

2018 Northern Illinois 10 games, 34 catches, 372 yards, 4 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	TD	Long	Rush
Sep 15	vs.Central Michigan	W 24–⁠16	1	14	1	14	–
Sep 22	atFlorida State	L 19–⁠37	2	16	0	12	–
Oct 6	atBall State	W 24–⁠16	2	20	0	11	–
Oct 13	vs.Ohio	W 24–⁠21	2	14	0	11	–
Oct 27	atBYU	W 7–⁠6	3	34	0	26	–
Nov 1	atAkron	W 36–⁠26	3	25	0	15	10
Nov 7	vs.Toledo	W 38–⁠15	4	18	0	10	−4
Nov 14	vs.Miami (OH)	L 7–⁠13	5	74	0	37	–
Nov 20	atWestern Michigan	L 21–⁠28	6	84	1	58	–
Nov 30	vs.Buffalo	W 30–⁠29	6	73	2	32	–

2017 Northern Illinois 13 games, 43 catches, 528 yards, 4 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	TD	Long	Rush
Sep 1	vs.Boston College	L 20–⁠23	3	29	0	14	–
Sep 9	vs.Eastern Illinois	W 38–⁠10	4	61	1	39	–
Sep 16	atNebraska	W 21–⁠17	2	−3	0	5	–
Sep 30	atSan Diego State	L 28–⁠34	5	105	1	81	0
Oct 7	vs.Kent State	W 24–⁠3	3	25	1	10	–
Oct 14	atBuffalo	W 14–⁠13	5	31	0	10	–
Oct 21	atBowling Green	W 48–⁠17	3	42	1	15	–
Oct 26	vs.Eastern Michigan	W 30–⁠27	4	40	0	15	−3
Nov 2	atToledo	L 17–⁠27	3	63	0	30	–
Nov 9	vs.Ball State	W 63–⁠17	1	15	0	15	–
Nov 15	vs.Western Michigan	W 35–⁠31	1	12	0	12	–
Nov 24	atCentral Michigan	L 24–⁠31	5	41	0	15	–
Dec 26 ✦	vs.Duke	L 14–⁠36	4	67	0	43	−2

2016 Northern Illinois 2 games, 1 catch, 3 yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	TD	Long	Rush
Oct 1	atBall State	W 31–⁠24	–	–	–	–	0
Oct 22	vs.Buffalo	W 44–⁠7	1	3	0	3	–

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