Player Dossier

2019-2024

Northern Illinois

Tristen Tewes

TE • 6'3" • 251 lbs • Pleasant Plains, IL, USA

Reliable chain-moverPossession profile

Tristen Tewes reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage Score

8.6

Efficiency

48

Consistency

78.4

Season Value

39.3

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
8
Program Path
Northern Illinois
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Western Michigan

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.

Tristen Tewes, TE. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Northern Illinois. Tristen Tewes reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season

Northern Illinois paired 0 primary output with — efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 48 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Notre Dame

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2024 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

Games

5

Receiving Yards / G

8.2

Efficiency

48

Usage

8.6

Consistency

78.4

Best Game by takeover score

Akron

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Notre Dame: 12. Buffalo: 10. Bowling Green: 5. Western Michigan: 7. Akron: 7

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. Notre Dame: 1 by 80. Buffalo: 2 by 33.3. Bowling Green: 1 by 33.3. Western Michigan: 1 by 46.7. Akron: 1 by 46.7

Split Comparison

Wins7.8 · n=4
First Half9 · n=3 · +2 vs Second Half
Second Half7 · n=2 · -2 vs First Half
All Games8.2 · n=5

Game Log

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

5 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Notre Dame

Best efficiency game

80 vs Notre Dame

Result
Thu 11/14vs AkronW 29-16177707
Thu 11/7@ Western MichiganW 42-28177717
Sat 10/12@ Bowling GreenW 17-7155505
Sat 9/21vs BuffaloL 20-232105506
Sat 9/7@ Notre DameW 16-141121212012

Career Arc

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

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    Northern Illinois

    2019-2024

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20192020202120212022202320232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois0
2020 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois00
2021 PostseasonNorthern Illinois10167.49101
2021 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois10167.490
2022 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois18060.226.579
2023 PostseasonNorthern Illinois3468.95.4-146
2023 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois3468.95.40
2024 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois41488.67

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Western Michigan

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

64

Primary metric

64 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

Central Michigan

70

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

70 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

Unknown

21

Primary metric

Game with an explosive receiving profile.

21 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

Arkansas State

18

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

18 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

Notre Dame

12

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

12 receiving yards with a 80 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2020 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

0 primary output · efficiency · usage

100

#2

2022 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

61.3

180 primary · 60.2 efficiency · 26.5 usage

#3

2021 Postseason · Northern Illinois

50.2

101 primary · 67.4 efficiency · 9 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

1

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

1

Career teams

8

Seasons tracked

356

Career Receiving Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 27 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Tristen Tewes quick answers

Position
TE
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
8
Career receiving yards
356