Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2020Northern 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.
Impact Production
42
Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
44
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
48
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Northern Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ball State
Player Story
Daniel Crawford built his college career from 2016 through 2020 as a tight end from Macomb, MI wearing No. 88, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Daniel Crawford's career was his receiving...
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- Committed To
- Northern Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Daniel Crawford, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Northern Illinois. Daniel Crawford reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 691
- Receptions
- 65
- Touchdowns
- 3
Quick Answers
Daniel Crawford quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northern Illinois · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 691
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 23 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
- Top game
- Ball State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Dakota · Northern Illinois
- High school pipeline
- Dakota · 12 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 88 · Senior
- 2020 Receiving yards rank
- 183 receiving yards · TE 68th (top 21%) · Mid-American 27th (top 21%) · National 472nd (top 27%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 43 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 4 | 5 | 48 | 0 | 45.4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2019 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 11 | 37 | 443 | 2 | 72.7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 6 | 21 | 183 | 1 | 53.9 |
Related Context
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Daniel Crawford played TE for Northern Illinois. Across 5 tracked seasons, Daniel Crawford recorded 691 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Northern Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
Northern Illinois paired 443 primary output with 70.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 70.2 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: Ball State
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
Games
11
Receiving Yards / G
40.3
Efficiency
70.2
Usage
18.1
Consistency
60
Best Game by takeover score
Ball State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Illinois State: 75. Utah: 49. Nebraska: 71. Vanderbilt: 36. Ball State: 85. Ohio: 21. Miami (OH): 9. Central Michigan: 18. Toledo: 46. Eastern Michigan: 22. Western Michigan: 11
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. Illinois State: 3 by 100. Utah: 3 by 100. Nebraska: 5 by 94.7. Vanderbilt: 3 by 80. Ball State: 5 by 100. Ohio: 5 by 28. Miami (OH): 3 by 20. Central Michigan: 3 by 40. Toledo: 3 by 100. Eastern Michigan: 2 by 73.3. Western Michigan: 2 by 36.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins38.3 · Games = 4 · -3.2 vs Losses
Losses41.4 · Games = 7 · +3.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Ball State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Toledo
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 11/27 | vs Western Michigan | W 17-14 | — | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 5.50 | 0 | 9 |
| Wed 11/20 | vs Eastern Michigan | L 17-45 | — | 2 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 13 |
| Thu 11/14 | @ Toledo | W 31-28 | — | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 15.30 | 1 | 36 |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Central Michigan | L 10-48 | — | 3 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Miami (OH) | L 24-27 | — | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Ohio | W 39-36 | — | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 4.20 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Ball State | L 20-27 | — | 5 | 85 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 27 |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Vanderbilt | L 18-24 | — | 3 | 36 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 20 |
| Sun 9/15 | @ Nebraska | L 8-44 | — | 5 | 71 | 14.2 | 14.20 | 0 | 28 |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Utah | L 17-35 | — | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 16.30 | 0 | 37 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Illinois State | W 24-10 | — | 3 | 75 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 45 |
Player Story
Daniel Crawford story
Daniel Crawford built his college career from 2016 through 2020 as a tight end from Macomb, MI wearing No. 88, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Daniel Crawford's career was his receiving role: 65 catches, 691 receiving yards, and 3 touchdowns across 23 career games in the available record. That gives Daniel Crawford's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Northern Illinois
2016-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20162017201820192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 17 | 56.7 | 5.2 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 48 | 64.2 | 9 | 31 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | — | — | -48 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 443 | 70.2 | 18.1 | 443 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 183 | 55.6 | 16.8 | -260 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Ball State
Week 6 · L 20-27 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
85
Receiving Yards
93.1 takeover
85 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Nebraska
Week 3 · L 8-44
71
Receiving Yards
79.3 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
71 receiving yards with a 94.7 efficiency score.
#3
vs Toledo
Week 14 · L 24-41 · Conference game
46
Receiving Yards
79.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
46 receiving yards with a 61.3 efficiency score.
#4
@ Eastern Michigan
Week 15 · L 33-41 · Conference game
48
Receiving Yards
77.7 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
48 receiving yards with a 80 efficiency score.
#5
@ Ball State
Week 12 · L 25-31 · Conference game
52
Receiving Yards
77.3 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
52 receiving yards with a 57.8 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
443 primary output · 70.2 efficiency · 18.1 usage
72.7
#2
2020 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
53.9
183 primary · 55.6 efficiency · 16.8 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
45.4
48 primary · 64.2 efficiency · 9 usage
Milestones
0
100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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