Receiver, Middle Tennessee, 2018–⁠22

Yusuf Ali

Number
No. 89
Height
5′9″
Weight
183 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Detroit, MI

Yusuf Ali played receiver at Middle Tennessee (2018–⁠22).

Career highs

9catches, career highvs. Toledo, 202198receiving yards, career highat Rice, 2020

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Middle Tennessee1919010.0031
2020Middle Tennessee3745712.4232
2021Middle Tennessee4547210.5461
2022Middle Tennessee513857.5238
Career1521,5049.9861

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2019Middle Tennessee540000
2021Middle Tennessee760000
2022Middle Tennessee960000
Career21160000

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2020Middle Tennessee1220
2021Middle Tennessee1260
2022Middle Tennessee3610
Career51090

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Middle Tennessee89WRRS
2019Middle Tennessee89WRFr.
2020Middle Tennessee89WRSo.
2021Middle Tennessee89WRJr.
2022Middle Tennessee89WRSr.5′9″183

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
2019Middle Tennessee270.47––12.85%
2020Middle Tennessee460.9090th (n=346)0.5541.59%
2021Middle Tennessee530.3010th (n=410)0.6716.18%
2022Middle Tennessee560.257th (n=683)0.7114.16%

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

2022 Middle Tennessee 13 games, 51 catches, 385 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 3atJames MadisonL 7–⁠448601300
Sep 10atColorado StateW 34–⁠195230100
Sep 17vs.Tennessee StateW 49–⁠63450100
Sep 24atMiamiW 45–⁠311−20200
Sep 30vs.UTSAL 30–⁠454401–––
Oct 8atUABL 14–⁠413200–––
Oct 15vs.Western KentuckyL 17–⁠356430–––
Oct 29atUTEPW 24–⁠133170–––
Nov 5atLouisiana TechL 24–⁠404330–––
Nov 12vs.CharlotteW 24–⁠14210–––
Nov 19vs.Florida AtlanticW 49–⁠213260–––
Nov 26atFlorida InternationalW 33–⁠286550200
Dec 24 ✦vs.San Diego StateW 25–⁠233240–––
2021 Middle Tennessee 11 games, 45 catches, 472 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 18atUTSAL 13–⁠272250–––
Sep 24atCharlotteL 39–⁠423641100
Oct 2vs.MarshallW 34–⁠28240100
Oct 9atLibertyL 13–⁠413260–––
Oct 22atUConnW 44–⁠135800100
Oct 30vs.Southern MissW 35–⁠102110–––
Nov 6atWestern KentuckyL 21–⁠485601–––
Nov 13vs.Florida InternationalW 50–⁠103291200
Nov 20vs.Old DominionL 17–⁠246390100
Nov 27atFlorida AtlanticW 27–⁠175950–––
Dec 17 ✦vs.ToledoW 31–⁠249391100
2020 Middle Tennessee 7 games, 37 catches, 457 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 25atUTSAL 35–⁠378861–––
Oct 3vs.Western KentuckyL 17–⁠204620–––
Oct 10atFlorida InternationalW 31–⁠283580–––
Oct 17vs.North TexasL 35–⁠524370–––
Oct 24atRiceW 40–⁠345981–––
Nov 14atMarshallL 14–⁠426260–––
Nov 21atTroyW 20–⁠177900–––
2019 Middle Tennessee 9 games, 19 catches, 190 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 7vs.Tennessee StateW 45–⁠26–––100
Sep 14vs.DukeL 18–⁠413160–––
Sep 28atIowaL 3–⁠48150–––
Oct 5vs.MarshallW 24–⁠13–––100
Oct 12atFlorida AtlanticL 13–⁠282440100
Oct 19atNorth TexasL 30–⁠335470100
Nov 16vs.RiceL 28–⁠311130–––
Nov 23vs.Old DominionW 38–⁠17260–––
Nov 30atWestern KentuckyL 26–⁠315590100

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

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