Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2007-2009Northern Illinois
Reed Cunningham
TE • 6'5" • Cambria, WI, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Reed Cunningham reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
22
Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
24
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2008 Postseason · Northern Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Northern Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Toledo
Player Story
Reed Cunningham built his college career from 2007 through 2009 as a tight end from Cambria, WI wearing No. 83, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Reed Cunningham's career was his receiving...
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- Committed To
- Duke
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2004
Reed Cunningham, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2008 Postseason · Northern Illinois. Reed Cunningham reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 488
- Receptions
- 45
- Touchdowns
- 5
Quick Answers
Reed Cunningham quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northern Illinois · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 488
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 19 games
- Best season
- 2008 Postseason · Northern Illinois
- Top game
- Toledo
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Buford · Duke
- High school pipeline
- Pardeeville · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 83 · Class 2009
- 2009 Receiving yards rank
- 70 receiving yards · TE 148th (top 53%) · Mid-American 103rd (top 55%) · National 938th (top 56%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 5 | 18 | 166 | 1 | 63.3 |
| 2008 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 10 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 74.2 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 10 | 20 | 226 | 3 | 74.2 |
| 2009 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 4 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 51.1 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 4 | 3 | 45 | 1 | 51.1 |
Related Context
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Reed Cunningham played TE for Northern Illinois. Across 3 tracked seasons, Reed Cunningham recorded 488 receiving yards and 5 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2008 with Northern Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2008 Postseason
Northern Illinois paired 252 primary output with 70.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2009 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 75.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2009 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Western Michigan
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2009 Postseason · Northern Illinois
Games
4
Receiving Yards / G
17.5
Efficiency
75.8
Usage
10.1
Consistency
67
Best Game by takeover score
Western Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. South Florida: 25. Purdue: 10. Western Michigan: 27. Central Michigan: 8
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. South Florida: 2 by 83.3. Purdue: 1 by 66.7. Western Michigan: 1 by 100. Central Michigan: 1 by 53.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins18.5 · Games = 2 · +2 vs Losses
Losses16.5 · Games = 2 · -2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
4 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Western Michigan
Best efficiency game
100 vs Western Michigan
Player Story
Reed Cunningham story
Reed Cunningham built his college career from 2007 through 2009 as a tight end from Cambria, WI wearing No. 83, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Reed Cunningham's career was his receiving role: 45 catches, 488 receiving yards, and 5 touchdowns across 19 career games in the available record. That gives Reed Cunningham's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Northern Illinois
2007-2009
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20072008200820092009
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 166 | 59.8 | 19.2 | — |
| 2008 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 252 | 70.8 | 15.5 | 86 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 252 | 70.8 | 15.5 | 0 |
| 2009 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 70 | 75.8 | 10.1 | -182 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 70 | 75.8 | 10.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Toledo
Week 9 · L 21-70 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
51
Receiving Yards
87.8 takeover
51 receiving yards with a 85 efficiency score.
#2
vs Kent State
Week 11 · W 27-20 · Conference game
65
Receiving Yards
87.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
65 receiving yards with a 61.9 efficiency score.
#3
@ Eastern Michigan
Week 5 · W 37-0 · Conference game
46
Receiving Yards
83.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
46 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Kent State
Week 13 · W 42-14 · Conference game
35
Receiving Yards
79.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
35 receiving yards with a 77.8 efficiency score.
#5
vs Western Michigan
Week 5 · W 38-3 · Conference game
27
Receiving Yards
79 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
27 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2008 Postseason · Northern Illinois
252 primary output · 70.8 efficiency · 15.5 usage
74.2
#2
2008 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
74.2
252 primary · 70.8 efficiency · 15.5 usage
#3
2007 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
63.3
166 primary · 59.8 efficiency · 19.2 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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