DJ Chisolm

Senior wide receiver for Middle Tennessee. 2023: 28 catches, 347 receiving yards, 3 TD.

WR · Middle Tennessee · Sr. · #3

5′8″ · 152 lb · Moncks Corner, SC

CFB Index 40 · #295 of 497 WRsHigh confidenceMiddle Tennessee 2023 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

ATH recruit

No. 2482 nationally · Signed with Middle Tennessee

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 wide receiver for Middle Tennessee. 2023: 28 catches, 347 receiving yards, 3 TD.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Middle Tennessee in 2019.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Middle Tennessee, 1,342 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

20197 games

Signed with Middle Tennessee3-star out of Berkeley

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#2482 national

CFB

College

Middle Tennessee

2019–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2019–2023

1 coach

2019–2023

Rick Stockstill

Middle Tennessee

Played his entire career under Rick Stockstill.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

5 seasons under Rick Stockstill — 26-33 over that span.

2019Middle Tennessee4-8HC: Rick Stockstill · Balanced

2020Middle Tennessee3-6HC: Rick Stockstill · Balanced

2021Middle Tennessee7-6HC: Rick Stockstill · Balanced, fast tempo

2022Middle Tennessee8-5HC: Rick Stockstill · Balanced

2023Middle Tennessee4-8HC: Rick Stockstill · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

40Rotational starter #295 of 497?

High confidence11 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: catch rate (84th percentile). Strength: td rate (80th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Catch rate#102 / 639 · 84th pct

93.3%

TD rate#121 / 639 · 80th pct

10.0%

EPA / target#144 / 639 · 78th pct

1.01

Yards / catch#305 / 639 · 52nd pct

12.4

Explosive rate#333 / 639 · 47th pct

13.3%

Box-score rates (6)

Long catch#80 / 566 · 85th pct

Fumbles lost#1 / 227 · 80th pct

Rec TDs#204 / 566 · 59th pct

Receptions#299 / 566 · 46th pct

Rec yards#325 / 566 · 42nd pct

347

Yards / catch#324 / 566 · 42nd pct

12.4

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

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 & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	2.4	38.8	16.3	0.2
Road6g	2.7	25.5	10.5	0.3

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	2.3	19.5	7.3	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	2.8	46.0	20.2	0.6

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Derek Mason

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

40 · #295 of 497 WRs

Three-star recruit. Now #295 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Middle Tennessee	28	347	12.4	3	--
2022	Middle Tennessee	23	366	15.9	4	--
2021	Middle Tennessee	28	295	10.5	3	--
2020	Middle Tennessee	14	172	12.3	2	--
2019	Middle Tennessee	6	162	27.0	1	--
Career		99	1,342	13.6	13	--

Season	Team
2023	Middle Tennessee	--	--	185	--	--
2022	Middle Tennessee	2	12	--	--	--
2021	Middle Tennessee	8	66	--	--	--
2020	Middle Tennessee	6	22	10	--	--
2019	Middle Tennessee	5	9	18	--	--
Career		21	109	213	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2023

W 35–14

vs Murray State

3 rec · 55 yds

Dominant 21-point win at home against Murray State.

With N. Vattiato — 291 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 31.3 · 41 rush yds (8 car) · J. Credle — 132 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 11 · Florida International · 3&6 · Q2 · EPA +6.88Nicholas Vattiato pass complete to DJ England-Chisolm for 72 yds for a TD (Zeke Rankin KICK)
Week 12 · UTEP · 3&4 · Q2 · EPA +3.42Nicholas Vattiato pass complete to DJ England-Chisolm for 14 yds to the UTEP 45 for a 1ST down UTEP Penalty, Personal Foul (AJ Odums) to the UTEP 40 for a 1ST down
Week 3 · Murray State · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA +3.30Nicholas Vattiato pass complete to DJ England-Chisolm for 30 yds to the MUR 45 for a 1ST down
Week 8 · Liberty · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +3.01Nicholas Vattiato pass complete to DJ England-Chisolm for 36 yds for a TD (Zeke Rankin KICK)
Week 10 · New Mexico State · 2&1 · Q2 · EPA +2.24Nicholas Vattiato pass complete to DJ England-Chisolm for 27 yds for a TD (Zeke Rankin KICK)
Week 12 · UTEP · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.95Nicholas Vattiato pass complete to DJ England-Chisolm for 18 yds to the UTEP 30 for a 1ST down
Week 6 · Jacksonville State · 3&8 · Q4 · EPA +1.76DJ Riles pass complete to DJ England-Chisolm for 9 yds to the JVST 28 for a 1ST down
Week 5 · Western Kentucky · 3&5 · Q2 · EPA +1.59Nicholas Vattiato pass complete to DJ England-Chisolm for 6 yds to the MTSU 36 for a 1ST down
Week 3 · Murray State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.41Nicholas Vattiato pass complete to DJ England-Chisolm for 16 yds to the MUR 46 for a 1ST down
Week 13 · Sam Houston · 2&13 · Q4 · EPA +1.40Nicholas Vattiato pass complete to DJ England-Chisolm for 12 yds to the SHSU 29

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 7-56@ Alabama	3	16	5.3	0	8
Wk 2	L 19-23@ Missouri	1	1	1.0	0	1
Wk 3	W 35-14vs Murray State	3	55	18.3	0	30
Wk 5	L 10-31@ Western Kentucky	3	20	6.7	0	8
Wk 6	L 30-45vs Jacksonville State	2	11	5.5	0	9
Wk 7	W 31-23vs Louisiana Tech	2	14	7.0	0	8
Wk 8	L 35-42@ Liberty	3	41	13.7	1	36
Wk 10	L 7-13@ New Mexico State	1	27	27.0	1	27
Wk 11	W 40-6vs Florida International	2	76	38.0	1	72	Season-high 76 yds
Wk 12	W 34-30vs UTEP	3	38	12.7	0	18
Wk 13	L 20-23@ Sam Houston	5	48	9.6	0	13
Total		28	347	13.2	3	72

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology