Player Dossier

2017-2020

Northern Illinois

Corey Lersch

TE • 6'3" • 250 lbs • Mchenry, IL, USA

Reliable chain-moverPossession profile

Corey Lersch reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

1%

Rotational offensive role

lowfeatured

Impact Production

11

Developing production for a tight end

lowelite

Reliability

11

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

23

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Northern Illinois
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Toledo

Player Story

Corey Lersch built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a tight end from Mchenry, IL wearing No. 44, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Corey Lersch's career was his receiving role: 8...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2016 · Rating 0.7885

McHenry East · Mchenry, IL

Committed To
Northern Illinois
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2016

Corey Lersch, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Northern Illinois. Corey Lersch reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
94
Receptions
8
Touchdowns
3

Quick Answers

Corey Lersch quick answers

Latest team and position
Northern Illinois · TE
Career Receiving Yards
94
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 10 games
Best season
2017 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
Top game
Toledo
Recruit profile
2-star · McHenry East · Northern Illinois
High school pipeline
McHenry East · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 44 · Senior

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2017 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois2-00100
2018 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois3665268.9
2019 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois5229135.3
2020 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois0-00-

Related Context

Corey Lersch played TE for Northern Illinois. Across 4 tracked seasons, Corey Lersch recorded 94 receiving yards, 12 tackles, and 3 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Northern Illinois.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season

Northern Illinois paired 0 primary output with — efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 60 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: Nebraska

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

5

Receiving Yards / G

5.8

Efficiency

60

Usage

9

Consistency

6.7

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: 26. Ohio: 0. Miami (OH): 0. Akron: 3. Central Michigan: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Split Comparison

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Wins1.5 · Games = 2 · -7.2 vs Losses
Losses8.7 · Games = 3 · +7.2 vs Wins

Game Log

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

5 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Nebraska

Best efficiency game

100 vs Nebraska

Result
Sat 11/2@ Central MichiganL 10-48
Sat 10/26vs AkronW 49-0133313
Sat 10/19@ Miami (OH)L 24-27
Sat 10/12@ OhioW 39-36
Sun 9/15@ NebraskaL 8-441262626026

Player Story

Corey Lersch story

Corey Lersch built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a tight end from Mchenry, IL wearing No. 44, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Corey Lersch's career was his receiving role: 8 catches, 94 receiving yards, and 3 touchdowns across 10 career games in the available record. His career also includes 12 tackles and 20 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Corey Lersch's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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  1. 1

    Northern Illinois

    2017-2020

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2017201820192020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois0
2018 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois6566.711.365
2019 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois29609-36
2020 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois0-29

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Toledo

Week 11 · W 38-15 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

35

Receiving Yards

82.6 takeover

35 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ Nebraska

Week 3 · L 8-44

26

Receiving Yards

70.7 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

26 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

@ Akron

Week 10 · W 36-26 · Conference game

23

Receiving Yards

58 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

23 receiving yards with a 76.7 efficiency score.

#4

vs Akron

Week 9 · W 49-0 · Conference game

3

Receiving Yards

26.4 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

3 receiving yards with a 20 efficiency score.

#5

@ Florida State

Week 4 · L 19-37

7

Receiving Yards

25.5 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

7 receiving yards with a 23.3 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

0 primary output · efficiency · usage

100

#2

2018 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

68.9

65 primary · 66.7 efficiency · 11.3 usage

#3

2019 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

35.3

29 primary · 60 efficiency · 9 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games