Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2018Northwestern
Charlie Fessler
WR • 6'3" • 217 lbs • Erie, PA, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Charlie Fessler reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
4
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
0
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
18
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Northwestern
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Northwestern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Boston College
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- Committed To
- Miami
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Charlie Fessler, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Northwestern. Charlie Fessler reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 174
- Receptions
- 14
Quick Answers
Charlie Fessler quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northwestern · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 174
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 13 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Northwestern
- Top game
- Boston College
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Jones · Miami
- High school pipeline
- Jones · 40 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Junior
- 2018 Receiving yards rank
- 101 receiving yards · WR 629th (top 62%) · Big Ten 102nd (top 44%) · National 924th (top 44%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Northwestern | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 29.2 |
| 2017 Postseason | Northwestern | 2 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 72.8 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Northwestern | 2 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 72.8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Northwestern | 8 | 10 | 101 | 0 | 55.7 |
Related Context
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Charlie Fessler played WR for Northwestern. Across 4 tracked seasons, Charlie Fessler recorded 174 receiving yards and 2 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Northwestern.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Northwestern paired 66 primary output with 100 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 46.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2018 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2016 Regular Season · Northwestern
Games
2
Receiving Yards / G
3.5
Efficiency
46.7
Usage
4
Consistency
50
Best Game by takeover score
Nebraska
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Nebraska: 7. Iowa: 0
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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Split Comparison
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Wins0 · Games = 1 · -7 vs Losses
Losses7 · Games = 1 · +7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
2 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Nebraska
Best efficiency game
46.7 vs Nebraska
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Northwestern
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20152016201720172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Northwestern | 7 | 46.7 | 4 | 7 |
| 2017 Postseason | Northwestern | 66 | 100 | 9.3 | 59 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Northwestern | 66 | 100 | 9.3 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Northwestern | 101 | 62.9 | 6.3 | 35 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Boston College
Week 2
Game with an explosive receiving profile.
65
Receiving Yards
81 takeover
65 receiving yards with a 61.9 efficiency score.
#2
@ Maryland
Week 7 · W 37-21 · Conference game
38
Receiving Yards
74.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
38 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Ohio State
Week 14 · L 24-45 · Conference game
33
Receiving Yards
70.5 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
33 receiving yards with a 73.3 efficiency score.
#4
vs Kentucky
Week 1 · W 24-23 · Postseason
28
Receiving Yards
70.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
28 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Akron
Week 3 · L 34-39
26
Receiving Yards
61.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
26 receiving yards with a 86.7 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Northwestern
66 primary output · 100 efficiency · 9.3 usage
72.8
#2
2017 Regular Season · Northwestern
72.8
66 primary · 100 efficiency · 9.3 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Northwestern
55.7
101 primary · 62.9 efficiency · 6.3 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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