Senior tight end for Northern Illinois. 2020: 21 catches, 183 receiving yards, 1 TD.
6′2″ · 251 lb · Macomb, MI
The story
4 tight end for Northern Illinois. 2020: 21 catches, 183 receiving yards, 1 TD.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearDaniel Crawford
Daniel Crawford has played for two head coaches in four seasons at Northern Illinois. 2020 brought the first one: All-MAC. The receipt on tape: 52 rec yds, 6 receptions against Ball State, Week 12, 2020.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Northern Illinois, 691 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
Career arc
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC · 2ND TEAM
All-MAC 2nd team (2020)
Coaching lineage · 2016–2020
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Rod Carey → Thomas Hammock. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: long catch (3rd percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.0 | 21.3 | 6.6 | 0.3 |
| Road3g | 4.0 | 39.7 | 10.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.5 | 30.5 | 8.3 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rob Harley
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2020
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Northern Illinois | 21 | 183 | 8.7 | 1 | -- |
| 2019 | Northern Illinois | 37 | 443 | 12.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2017 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 0 | -- |
| 2016 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 65 | 691 | 10.6 | 3 | -- |
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 10 | L 30-49vs Buffalo | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-40vs Central Michigan | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 12 | L 25-31@ Ball State | 6 | 52 | 8.7 | 0 | 21 | Season-high 52 yds |
| Wk 13 | L 27-30@ Western Michigan | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 14 | L 24-41vs Toledo | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 1 | 19 | |
| Wk 15 | L 33-41@ Eastern Michigan | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 0 | 21 | |
| Total | 21 | 183 | 8.3 | 1 | 21 |