Dev

#15Cole Tucker

Cole Tucker is a Versatile WR for Northern Illinois. Cole's 2019 season produced 37.4 total EPA across 46 plays.

2019 Production

Receiving

38 Receptions531 Rec yards1

Player type

Versatile WR

Balanced profile without a single dominant trait — contributes across multiple dimensions.

Balanced usageMulti-role

Peer percentiles

Opponent-adjusted EPA (WEPA/play)100th %ile · elite

Game-to-game consistency79th %ile · above avg

Key findings

▸Top-10% efficiency among WRs — elite opponent-adjusted EPA rate.
▸Limited usage share suggests a rotational or specialist role.
▸High game-to-game consistency — reliable floor each week.
▸7 high-impact games (EPA/play > 0.4) this season — elite ceiling.
▸Particularly dangerous on passing downs — efficiency spikes in obvious pass situations.
▸Production faded as the season progressed — 0.50 EPA/play decline from first to second half.
▸Peak game: 2.29 EPA/play in Wk 5 vs Vanderbilt (SP+ -10).

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
Quadree Henderson	Pittsburgh	2016	63	0.530	1.6	33.4
DeAndre Hughes	Air Force	2021	60	0.470	1.3	28.2
Keytaon Thompson	Mississippi State	2017	70	0.460	1.2	32.2
Savion Williams	TCU	2024	56	0.450	1.1	25.2
Javion Posey	Florida Atlantic	2020	53	0.450	1.4	23.8

Comps are statistical — efficiency, volume, and value tier all factor in. Style and conference context differ.

EPA per play, by weekabove 0 = added points · below = lost

Wk	Opponent	Result	Opp SP+	Rec	Rec Yds	Avg	Long	EPA/play
1	vsIllinois State	W24-10	—	3	29	9.7	16	0.83
2	@Utah	L17-35	19.5	1	17	17.0	17	0.15
3	@Nebraska	L8-44	2.6	5	50	10.0	16

Snap-share proxy

Overall

7.5%

Passing plays

14.7%

Rushing plays

0.0%

Standard downs

6.4%

Passing downs

9.8%

EPA by down type

Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).

Plays

Usage

vs Western MichiganWk 14

Rec — · Rec Yds — · Avg — · Rec TD —