Player Dossier

2012-2015

Northern 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.

Usage Score

11.8

Efficiency

61.4

Consistency

41.7

Season Value

53.3

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2012 Postseason · Northern Illinois

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Northern Illinois
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Bowling Green

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.

Desroy Maxwell, TE. Best season Best season by value score: 2012 Postseason · Northern Illinois. Desroy Maxwell reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

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.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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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

Boise State

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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. Unknown: 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 versus efficiency scatter chart. Boise State: 1 by 53.3. UNLV: 4 by 70. Unknown: 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

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins24.5 · Games = 4 · +4.5 vs Losses
Losses20 · Games = 5 · -4.5 vs Wins
First Half16.4 · Games = 5 · -11.4 vs Second Half
Second Half27.8 · Games = 5 · +11.4 vs First Half

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 12/23vs Boise StateL 7-55188808
Sat 12/5vs Bowling GreenL 14-3436822.722.70132
Wed 11/25vs OhioL 21-262157.57.5009
Sat 10/24vs Eastern MichiganW 49-2121688014
Sat 10/17@ Miami (OH)W 45-1222713.513.50025
Sat 10/10vs Ball StateW 59-411131313113
Sat 9/26@ Boston CollegeL 14-17166606
Sat 9/19@ Ohio StateL 13-20133303
Sat 9/12vs Unknown3237.77.70018
Sat 9/5vs UNLVW 38-304428.310.50116

Career Arc

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    Northern Illinois

    2012-2015

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201220132013201420152015
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 PostseasonNorthern Illinois0
2013 PostseasonNorthern Illinois11361.37.2113
2013 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois11361.37.20
2014 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois9063.910-23
2015 PostseasonNorthern Illinois22161.411.8131
2015 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois22161.411.80

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Bowling Green

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

68

Primary metric

68 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

Purdue

27

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

27 receiving yards with a 90 efficiency score.

#3

Miami (OH)

26

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

26 receiving yards with a 86.7 efficiency score.

#4

Akron

25

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

25 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

Utah State

23

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

23 receiving yards with a 76.7 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2012 Postseason · Northern Illinois

0 primary output · efficiency · usage

100

#2

2015 Postseason · Northern Illinois

53.3

221 primary · 61.4 efficiency · 11.8 usage

#3

2015 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

53.3

221 primary · 61.4 efficiency · 11.8 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2012 · Rating 0.7833

Amundsen · Chicago, IL

Committed To
Northern Illinois
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2012

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

424

Career Receiving Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 25 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.