Usage Score
13.2
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.
Efficiency
69.6
Consistency
46.7
Season Value
45
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason · Northern Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Northern Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Eastern 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.
Messiah Travis, WR. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason · Northern Illinois. Messiah Travis reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
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.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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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
Miami (OH)
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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.
Losses16.2 · Games = 5
First Half20 · Games = 3 · +9.5 vs Second Half
Second Half10.5 · Games = 2 · -9.5 vs First Half
All Games16.2 · Games = 5
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
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Northern Illinois
2019-2022
Opening stop
Season 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
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
45
Primary metric
45 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
Kent State
54
Primary metric
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
54 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
Toledo
47
Primary metric
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
47 receiving yards with a 52.2 efficiency score.
#4
Georgia Tech
20
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
20 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
Wyoming
21
Primary metric
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
21 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2021 Postseason · Northern Illinois
165 primary output · 71.5 efficiency · 8.5 usage
55.8
#2
2021 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
55.8
165 primary · 71.5 efficiency · 8.5 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
45
81 primary · 69.6 efficiency · 13.2 usage
Milestones
0
100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
2★
Class 2019 · Rating 0.7794
Solorio Academy · Chicago, IL
- Committed To
- Northern Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
304
Career Receiving Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 20 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.