Tight end, Northern Illinois, 2019–⁠24

Tristen Tewes

Number
No. 82
Height
6′3″
Weight
251 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Pleasant Plains, IL

Tristen Tewes played tight end at Northern Illinois (2019–⁠24).

Career highs

6catches, career highat Kentucky, 20222receiving touchdowns, career highat Kentucky, 2022

Team titles: MAC champions, 2021

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Northern Illinois1010110.1021
2022Northern Illinois1518012.0334
2023Northern Illinois33411.3018
2024Northern Illinois6416.8112
Career3435610.5434

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2020Northern Illinois621000
2021Northern Illinois110000
Career731000

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2020Northern Illinois170
2021Northern Illinois4240
Career5310

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Northern Illinois82TEYr 1
2020Northern Illinois82TEYr 2
2021Northern Illinois82TEYr 3
2022Northern Illinois82TEYr 4
2023Northern Illinois82TEYr 5
2024Northern Illinois82TESr. (Yr 6)6′3″251

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
2021Northern Illinois180.08––1.4–
2022Northern Illinois200.84––16.87%
2023Northern Illinois31.11––3.3–
2024Northern Illinois51.02––5.1–

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 Northern Illinois 5 games, 6 catches, 41 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 7atNotre DameW 16–⁠141120–––
Sep 21vs.BuffaloL 20–⁠232100–––
Oct 12atBowling GreenW 17–⁠7150–––
Nov 6atWestern MichiganW 42–⁠28171–––
Nov 13vs.AkronW 29–⁠16170–––
2023 Northern Illinois 3 games, 3 catches, 34 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 23vs.TulsaL 14–⁠22160–––
Oct 31atCentral MichiganL 31–⁠371100–––
Dec 23 ✦vs.Arkansas StateW 21–⁠191180–––
2022 Northern Illinois 5 games, 15 catches, 180 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 17vs.VanderbiltL 28–⁠38120–––
Sep 24atKentuckyL 23–⁠316372–––
Oct 22atOhioL 17–⁠24170–––
Nov 2vs.Central MichiganL 22–⁠353701–––
Nov 9atWestern MichiganW 24–⁠214640–––
2021 Northern Illinois 9 games, 10 catches, 101 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 11vs.WyomingL 43–⁠501130–––
Sep 18atMichiganL 10–⁠631150–––
Sep 25vs.MaineW 41–⁠141210100
Oct 2vs.Eastern MichiganW 27–⁠20180–––
Oct 9atToledoW 22–⁠20170–––
Nov 3atKent StateL 47–⁠52280–––
Nov 10vs.Ball StateW 30–⁠29190–––
Nov 23vs.Western MichiganL 21–⁠42190–––
Dec 17 ✦vs.Coastal CarolinaL 41–⁠471110–––
2020 Northern Illinois 5 games, 6 tackles
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Nov 4vs.BuffaloL 30–⁠49–––100
Nov 18atBall StateL 25–⁠31–––100
Nov 28atWestern MichiganL 27–⁠30––––––
Dec 5vs.ToledoL 24–⁠41–––100
Dec 12atEastern MichiganL 33–⁠41–––300

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

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