Receiver, Northwestern, 2012–⁠15

Stephen Buckley

Number
No. 8
Height
6′0″
Hometown
Forney, TX

Stephen Buckley played receiver at Northwestern (2012–⁠15).

Career highs

99rushing yards, career highat Iowa, 2013

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2013Northwestern502655.3133

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2013Northwestern61110

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2012Northwestern8WR
2013Northwestern8WR
2014Northwestern8WR
2015Northwestern8WR6′0″

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
2013Northwestern550.107th (n=341)0.815.411%
2014Northwestern4-0.05––-0.2–
2015Northwestern4-0.41––-1.6–

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

2015 Northwestern 2 games, 2 catches, 12 yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Oct 17vs.IowaL 10–⁠40–––––
Nov 28vs.IllinoisW 24–⁠14–––––
2014 Northwestern 2 games, 2 catches, 23 yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 6vs.Northern IllinoisL 15–⁠23–––––
Oct 18vs.NebraskaL 17–⁠38–––––
2013 Northwestern 8 games, 265 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Aug 31atCaliforniaW 44–⁠30140359
Sep 7vs.SyracuseW 48–⁠275150242
Sep 14vs.Western MichiganW 38–⁠176100––
Sep 21vs.MaineW 35–⁠217530––
Oct 12atWisconsinL 6–⁠353190110
Oct 19vs.MinnesotaL 17–⁠209581––
Oct 26atIowaL 10–⁠1717990––
Nov 2atNebraskaL 24–⁠27270––

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

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