Player Dossier

2016-2020

Northern Illinois

Daniel Crawford

TE • 6'2" • 251 lbs • Macomb, MI, USA

Reliable chain-moverPossession profile

Daniel Crawford reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage Score

16.8

Efficiency

55.6

Consistency

63

Season Value

44.1

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Northern Illinois
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Ball State

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Daniel Crawford, TE. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Northern Illinois. Daniel Crawford reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season

Northern Illinois paired 443 primary output with 70.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2020 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 55.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2020 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan

Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 83.3th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2020 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

Games

6

Receiving Yards / G

30.5

Efficiency

55.6

Usage

16.8

Consistency

63

Best Game by takeover score

Eastern Michigan

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Buffalo: 7. Central Michigan: 11. Ball State: 52. Western Michigan: 19. Toledo: 46. Eastern Michigan: 48

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Buffalo: 1 by 46.7. Central Michigan: 3 by 24.4. Ball State: 6 by 57.8. Western Michigan: 2 by 63.3. Toledo: 5 by 61.3. Eastern Michigan: 4 by 80

Split Comparison

Losses30.5 · n=6
First Half23.3 · n=3 · -14.3 vs Second Half
Second Half37.7 · n=3 · +14.3 vs First Half
All Games30.5 · n=6

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

6 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Eastern Michigan

Best efficiency game

80 vs Eastern Michigan

Result
Sat 12/12@ Eastern MichiganL 33-414481212021
Sat 12/5vs ToledoL 24-415469.29.20119
Sat 11/28@ Western MichiganL 27-302199.59.50010
Thu 11/19@ Ball StateL 25-316528.78.70021
Thu 11/12vs Central MichiganL 10-403113.73.7005
Thu 11/5vs BuffaloL 30-49177707

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Northern Illinois

    2016-2020

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20162017201820192020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois1756.75.2
2017 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois4864.2931
2018 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois0-48
2019 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois44370.218.1443
2020 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois18355.616.8-260

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Ball State

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

85

Primary metric

85 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

Unknown

17

Primary metric

Game with an explosive receiving profile.

17 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

Unknown

75

Primary metric

Game with an explosive receiving profile.

75 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

Nebraska

71

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

71 receiving yards with a 94.7 efficiency score.

#5

Eastern Michigan

48

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

48 receiving yards with a 80 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2019 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

443 primary output · 70.2 efficiency · 18.1 usage

61.9

#2

2020 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

44.1

183 primary · 55.6 efficiency · 16.8 usage

#3

2017 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

40.2

48 primary · 64.2 efficiency · 9 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2015 · Rating 0.8056

Dakota · Macomb, MI

Committed To
Northern Illinois
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2015

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

691

Career Receiving Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 23 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Daniel Crawford quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
TE
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career receiving yards
691