Senior wide receiver for Northern Illinois. 2023: 16 catches, 197 receiving yards.
6′4″ · 198 lb · Arlington, VA
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The story
4 wide receiver for Northern Illinois. 2023: 16 catches, 197 receiving yards.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearDavis Patterson
Moves the chains on third down. One game to point at: 35 rec yds, 2 receptions against Ohio — Week 7, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
One season at Northern Illinois, 197 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Concern: catch rate (2nd percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Season trend
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.2 | 25.5 | 13.3 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.8 | 23.8 | 14.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.2 | 26.7 | 13.6 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 18.5 | 14.2 | 0.0 |
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 · 2023
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Northern Illinois | 16 | 197 | 12.3 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 16 | 197 | 12.3 | 0 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2023
W 23–13
vs Ohio
2 rec · 35 yds
With R. Lombardi — 172 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 62.9 · 21 rush yds (6 car) · T. Foley — 36 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 42 LONG
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 11-14vs Southern Illinois | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 3 | L 11-35@ Nebraska | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-22vs Tulsa | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 5 | L 33-35@ Toledo | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 6 | W 55-14@ Akron | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 7 | W 23-13vs Ohio | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 28 | Season-high 35 yds |
| Wk 8 | W 20-13vs Eastern Michigan | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 10 | L 31-37@ Central Michigan | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 10 | |
| Total | 16 | 197 | 13.8 | 0 | 28 |
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Marlyn Johnson’s 2022 season.
Matches Marlyn on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Reese Clark's freshman season at Temple (2023).
Matches Reese on
Differs from Reese on
Player DNA