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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2022Northern Illinois
Cole Tucker
WR • 6'2" • 195 lbs • DeKalb, IL, USA
Alpha targetExplosive finisher
Cole Tucker reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
48
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
45
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
58
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 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: Tulsa
Player Story
Cole Tucker built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a wide receiver from DeKalb, IL wearing No. 15, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Cole Tucker's career was his receiving role:...
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- Committed To
- Northern Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Cole Tucker, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Northern Illinois. Cole Tucker reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,998
- Receptions
- 154
- Touchdowns
- 10
Quick Answers
Cole Tucker quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northern Illinois · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,998
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 51 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
- Top game
- Tulsa
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · De Kalb · Northern Illinois
- High school pipeline
- De Kalb · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 15 · Senior
- 2022 Receiving yards rank
- 630 receiving yards · WR 138th (top 14%) · Mid-American 16th (top 10%) · National 144th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 14 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 44.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 14 | 16 | 134 | 0 | 44.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 12 | 38 | 531 | 1 | 71.3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 5 | 11 | 106 | 2 | 47.2 |
| 2021 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 9 | 6 | 87 | 1 | 82.6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 9 | 35 | 488 | 2 | 82.6 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 11 | 46 | 630 | 4 | 85.7 |
Related Context
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Cole Tucker played WR for Northern Illinois. Across 5 tracked seasons, Cole Tucker recorded 1,998 receiving yards, 3 tackles, and 10 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Northern Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Northern Illinois paired 630 primary output with 80.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 84.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ohio
Win 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
12
Receiving Yards / G
44.3
Efficiency
84.3
Usage
18
Consistency
56.7
Best Game by takeover score
Ohio
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Illinois State: 29. Utah: 17. Nebraska: 50. Vanderbilt: 43. Ball State: 69. Ohio: 118. Miami (OH): 82. Akron: 0. Central Michigan: 75. Toledo: 37. Eastern Michigan: 11. Western Michigan: 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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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Illinois State: 3 by 64.4. Utah: 1 by 100. Nebraska: 5 by 66.7. Vanderbilt: 2 by 100. Ball State: 4 by 100. Ohio: 8 by 98.3. Miami (OH): 6 by 91.1. Central Michigan: 3 by 100. Toledo: 5 by 49.3. Eastern Michigan: 1 by 73.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins36.8 · Games = 5 · -12.8 vs Losses
Losses49.6 · Games = 7 · +12.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Ohio
Best efficiency game
100 vs Central Michigan
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 11/27 | vs Western Michigan | W 17-14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wed 11/20 | vs Eastern Michigan | L 17-45 | — | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Thu 11/14 | @ Toledo | W 31-28 | — | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 7.40 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Central Michigan | L 10-48 | — | 3 | 75 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 49 |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Akron | W 49-0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Miami (OH) | L 24-27 | — | 6 | 82 | 13.7 | 13.70 | 1 | 39 |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Ohio100 receiving yards · High volume | W 39-36 | — | 8 | 118 | 14.8 | 14.80 | 0 | 45 |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Ball State | L 20-27 | — | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 17.30 | 0 | 24 |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Vanderbilt | L 18-24 | — | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 21.50 | 0 | 28 |
| Sun 9/15 | @ Nebraska | L 8-44 | — | 5 | 50 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Utah | L 17-35 | — | 1 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Illinois State | W 24-10 | — | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 9.70 | 0 | 16 |
Player Story
Cole Tucker story
Cole Tucker built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a wide receiver from DeKalb, IL wearing No. 15, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Cole Tucker's career was his receiving role: 154 catches, 1,998 receiving yards, and 10 touchdowns across 51 career games in the available record. His career also includes 3 tackles and 198 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Cole Tucker's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Northern Illinois
2018-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 156 | 67.9 | 10.4 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 156 | 67.9 | 10.4 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 531 | 84.3 | 18 | 375 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 106 | 63.2 | 13.3 | -425 |
| 2021 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 575 | 83.3 | 25.9 | 469 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 575 | 83.3 | 25.9 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 630 | 80.1 | 28.1 | 55 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Tulsa
Week 2 · L 35-38
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
123
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
123 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Ohio
Week 7 · W 39-36 · Conference game
118
Receiving Yards
99.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
118 receiving yards with a 98.3 efficiency score.
#3
vs Maine
Week 4 · W 41-14
114
Receiving Yards
92.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
114 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Ball State
Week 11 · W 30-29 · Conference game
103
Receiving Yards
92.5 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
103 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ Coastal Carolina
Week 1 · L 41-47 · Postseason
87
Receiving Yards
91 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
87 receiving yards with a 96.7 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
630 primary output · 80.1 efficiency · 28.1 usage
85.7
#2
2021 Postseason · Northern Illinois
82.6
575 primary · 83.3 efficiency · 25.9 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
82.6
575 primary · 83.3 efficiency · 25.9 usage
Milestones
4
100+ receiving yards
3
8+ catch outings
1
2+ TD games
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