Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2015Northern Illinois
Desroy Maxwell
TE • 6'2" • Evanston, IL, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Desroy Maxwell reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
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Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
16
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · Northern Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Northern Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Bowling Green
Player Story
Desroy Maxwell built his college career from 2012 through 2015 as a tight end from Evanston, IL wearing No. 7, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Desroy Maxwell's career was his receiving...
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- Committed To
- Northern Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Desroy Maxwell, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · Northern Illinois. Desroy Maxwell reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 424
- Receptions
- 40
- Touchdowns
- 4
Quick Answers
Desroy Maxwell quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northern Illinois · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 424
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 25 games
- Best season
- 2012 Postseason · Northern Illinois
- Top game
- Bowling Green
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Amundsen · Northern Illinois
- High school pipeline
- Amundsen · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Class 2015
- 2015 Receiving yards rank
- 221 receiving yards · TE 70th (top 23%) · Mid-American 55th (top 30%) · National 551st (top 29%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2013 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 8 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 48.4 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 8 | 9 | 90 | 1 | 48.4 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 6 | 9 | 90 | 0 | 51 |
| 2015 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 10 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 60.6 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 10 | 19 | 213 | 3 | 60.6 |
Related Context
Keep exploring Desroy Maxwell
Desroy Maxwell played TE for Northern Illinois. Across 4 tracked seasons, Desroy Maxwell recorded 53 rushing yards, 424 receiving yards, and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2015 with Northern Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2012 Postseason
Northern Illinois paired 0 primary output with — efficiency.
Supporting note
2015 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 61.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2015 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Bowling Green
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2015 Postseason · Northern Illinois
Games
10
Receiving Yards / G
22.1
Efficiency
61.4
Usage
11.8
Consistency
41.7
Best Game by takeover score
Bowling Green
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Boise State: 8. UNLV: 42. Murray State: 23. Ohio State: 3. Boston College: 6. Ball State: 13. Miami (OH): 27. Eastern Michigan: 16. Ohio: 15. Bowling Green: 68
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Boise State: 1 by 53.3. UNLV: 4 by 70. Murray State: 3 by 51.1. Ohio State: 1 by 20. Boston College: 1 by 40. Ball State: 1 by 86.7. Miami (OH): 2 by 90. Eastern Michigan: 2 by 53.3. Ohio: 2 by 50. Bowling Green: 3 by 100
Split Comparison
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Wins24.2 · Games = 5 · +4.2 vs Losses
Losses20 · Games = 5 · -4.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Bowling Green
Best efficiency game
100 vs Bowling Green
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/23 | vs Boise State | L 7-55 | — | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 12/5 | vs Bowling Green | L 14-34 | — | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 22.70 | 1 | 32 |
| Wed 11/25 | vs Ohio | L 21-26 | — | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 7.50 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 10/24 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 49-21 | — | 2 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 10/17 | @ Miami (OH) | W 45-12 | — | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 13.50 | 0 | 25 |
| Sat 10/10 | vs Ball State | W 59-41 | — | 1 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 13 |
| Sat 9/26 | @ Boston College | L 14-17 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 9/19 | @ Ohio State | L 13-20 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 9/12 | vs Murray State | W 57-26 | — | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 7.70 | 0 | 18 |
| Sat 9/5 | vs UNLV | W 38-30 | — | 4 | 42 | 8.3 | 10.50 | 1 | 16 |
Player Story
Desroy Maxwell story
Desroy Maxwell built his college career from 2012 through 2015 as a tight end from Evanston, IL wearing No. 7, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Desroy Maxwell's career was his receiving role: 40 catches, 424 receiving yards, 4 touchdowns, and 53 rushing yards across 25 career games in the available record. His career also includes 53 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Desroy Maxwell's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Northern Illinois
2012-2015
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 113 | 61.3 | 7.2 | 113 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 113 | 61.3 | 7.2 | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 90 | 63.9 | 10 | -23 |
| 2015 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 221 | 61.4 | 11.8 | 131 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 221 | 61.4 | 11.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Bowling Green
Week 14 · L 14-34 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
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Receiving Yards
94.4 takeover
68 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Miami (OH)
Week 8 · W 51-41 · Conference game
26
Receiving Yards
76.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
26 receiving yards with a 86.7 efficiency score.
#3
@ Purdue
Week 5 · W 55-24
27
Receiving Yards
75 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
27 receiving yards with a 90 efficiency score.
#4
vs Akron
Week 7 · W 27-20 · Conference game
25
Receiving Yards
71.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
25 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Utah State
Week 1 · L 14-21 · Postseason
23
Receiving Yards
65.1 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
23 receiving yards with a 76.7 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2012 Postseason · Northern Illinois
0 primary output · — efficiency · — usage
100
#2
2015 Postseason · Northern Illinois
60.6
221 primary · 61.4 efficiency · 11.8 usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
60.6
221 primary · 61.4 efficiency · 11.8 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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