Tight end, Drake, 2022–⁠24

Tim Nesslage

Number
No. 87
Height
6′1″
Weight
220 lb
Class (2024)
Junior
Hometown
O’ Fallon, MO

Tim Nesslage played tight end at Drake (2022–⁠24).

Team titles: Pioneer Football League champions, 2023 and 2024

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Drake5377.4114
2023Drake11686.2012
2024Drake7395.609
Career231446.3114

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Drake87TEFr.
2023Drake87TESo.
2024Drake87TEJr.6′1″220

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
2022Drake (FCS)41.04––4.1–
2023Drake (FCS)90.29––2.7–
2024Drake (FCS)70.15––1.1–

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 Drake 4 games, 7 catches, 39 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 7atEastern WashingtonW 35–⁠321606
Oct 19atPresbyterianW 19–⁠161404
Nov 16vs.Morehead StateL 20–⁠2942309
Nov 23atStetsonW 49–⁠101606

No box score in the source for Aug 29 vs. Quincy, so that game is not listed.

2023 Drake 7 games, 11 catches, 68 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2atNorth DakotaL 7–⁠551303
Sep 9vs.Northwestern (IA)L 24–⁠2731407
Sep 16vs.South Dakota StateL 7–⁠702908
Oct 7vs.ValparaisoW 20–⁠14111011
Oct 14vs.St. Thomas (MN)W 52–⁠2121408
Nov 4atMaristW 10–⁠3112012
Nov 25 ✦atNorth Dakota StateL 3–⁠661505
2022 Drake 3 games, 5 catches, 37 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3atNorth Dakota StateL 14–⁠56216114
Oct 1atDaytonL 14–⁠2721207
Oct 29atStetsonW 24–⁠171909

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

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