Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2022Northern Illinois
Messiah Travis
WR • 5'10" • 187 lbs • Chicago, IL, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Messiah Travis reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
22
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
17
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
37
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Northern Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Northern Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan
Player Story
Messiah Travis built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a wide receiver from Chicago, IL wearing No. 11, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Messiah Travis' career was his receiving...
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- Committed To
- Northern Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Messiah Travis, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Northern Illinois. Messiah Travis reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 304
- Receptions
- 27
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Messiah Travis quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northern Illinois · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 304
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 20 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Northern Illinois
- Top game
- Eastern Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Solorio Academy · Northern Illinois
- High school pipeline
- Solorio Academy · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 11 · Senior
- 2022 Receiving yards rank
- 81 receiving yards · WR 657th (top 63%) · Mid-American 89th (top 51%) · National 1,059th (top 51%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2020 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 3 | 5 | 58 | 1 | 37.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 12 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 60.8 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 12 | 12 | 158 | 0 | 60.8 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 5 | 9 | 81 | 1 | 52.4 |
Related Context
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Messiah Travis played WR for Northern Illinois. Across 4 tracked seasons, Messiah Travis recorded -7 rushing yards, 304 receiving yards, and 5 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Northern Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Northern Illinois paired 165 primary output with 71.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 69.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Toledo
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
Games
5
Receiving Yards / G
16.2
Efficiency
69.6
Usage
13.2
Consistency
46.7
Best Game by takeover score
Toledo
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Vanderbilt: 13. Toledo: 47. Ohio: 0. Central Michigan: 0. Miami (OH): 21
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. Vanderbilt: 1 by 86.7. Toledo: 6 by 52.2. Miami (OH): 2 by 70
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
First Half20 · Games = 3 · +9.5 vs Second Half
Second Half10.5 · Games = 2 · -9.5 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
5 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Toledo
Best efficiency game
86.7 vs Vanderbilt
Player Story
Messiah Travis story
Messiah Travis built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a wide receiver from Chicago, IL wearing No. 11, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Messiah Travis' career was his receiving role: 27 catches, 304 receiving yards, and 2 touchdowns across 20 career games in the available record. His career also includes 5 tackles and 81 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Messiah Travis' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Northern Illinois
2019-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 58 | 62.2 | 7.7 | 58 |
| 2021 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 165 | 71.5 | 8.5 | 107 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 165 | 71.5 | 8.5 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 81 | 69.6 | 13.2 | -84 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Eastern Michigan
Week 15 · L 33-41 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
45
Receiving Yards
81.8 takeover
45 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Kent State
Week 10 · L 47-52 · Conference game
54
Receiving Yards
76.8 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
54 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Toledo
Week 6 · L 32-52 · Conference game
47
Receiving Yards
73 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
47 receiving yards with a 52.2 efficiency score.
#4
@ Georgia Tech
Week 1 · W 22-21
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Receiving Yards
54.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
20 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Miami (OH)
Week 12 · L 23-29 · Conference game
21
Receiving Yards
54.1 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
21 receiving yards with a 70 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Northern Illinois
165 primary output · 71.5 efficiency · 8.5 usage
60.8
#2
2021 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
60.8
165 primary · 71.5 efficiency · 8.5 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
52.4
81 primary · 69.6 efficiency · 13.2 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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