Blake Banham is a Versatile WR for Eastern Michigan. Blake's 2018 season ranks in the 100th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 91 plays — a elite rate for the WR.
Balanced profile without a single dominant trait — contributes across multiple dimensions.
Players from 2014–2024 matched on EPA efficiency, play volume, and adjusted value tier — not just one metric.
| Player | Team | Yr | Plays | WEPA/play | Line val | Total EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keytaon Thompson | Mississippi State | 2017 | 70 | 0.460 | 1.2 | 32.2 |
| Savion Williams | TCU | 2024 | 56 | 0.450 | 1.1 | 25.2 |
| DeAndre Hughes | Air Force | 2021 | 60 | 0.470 | 1.3 | 28.2 |
| Javion Posey | Florida Atlantic | 2020 | 53 | 0.450 | 1.4 | 23.8 |
| Quadree Henderson | Pittsburgh | 2016 | 63 | 0.530 | 1.6 | 33.4 |
Comps are statistical — efficiency, volume, and value tier all factor in. Style and conference context differ.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Opp SP+ | Rec | Rec Yds | Avg | Rec TD | Long | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsMonmouth | W51-17 | — | 8 | 103 | 12.9 | 1 | 30 | 1.48 |
| 2 | @Purdue | W20-19 | 6.5 | 6 | 99 | 16.5 | 0 | 29 | 1.11 |
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).
Chart shows per-game EPA (bars) and rolling 5-game average (line). Season breaks marked with dashed lines. Line value = est. points over replacement per game.
Rec 6 · Rec Yds 44 · Avg 7.3 · Rec TD 0
| 3 |
| @Buffalo |
| L28-35 |
| -1.1 |
| 9 |
| 159 |
| 17.7 |
| 1 |
| 75 |
| 1.23 |
| 4 | @San Diego State | L20-23 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | -0.37 |
| 5 | vsNorthern Illinois | L23-26 | -2.7 | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 13 | 0.04 |
| 6 | @Western Michigan | L24-27 | -10.7 | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 1 | 27 | 0.52 |
| 7 | vsToledo | W28-26 | 2.0 | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | 9 | -0.21 |
| 8 | @Ball State | W42-20 | -18.9 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 13 | -0.30 |
| 9 | vsArmy | L22-37 | -1.5 | 7 | 104 | 14.9 | 1 | 58 | 0.41 |
| 10 | vsCentral Michigan | W17-7 | -20.0 | 7 | 99 | 14.1 | 1 | 47 | 0.61 |
| 11 | vsAkron | W27-7 | -19.3 | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 19 | -0.15 |
| 13 | @Kent State | W28-20 | -20.4 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | -0.26 |
| 1 | vsGeorgia Southern | L21-23 | -2.4 | 6 | 44 | 7.3 | 0 | 14 | 0.29 |