Joel Wilson

#83 · TE · Jr. · Central Michigan6′4″ · 250 lb · Petoskey, MI

Joel Wilson: TE · Central Michigan · #83.

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Joel Wilson

TE · Central Michigan · Jr · #83

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. The five seasons at Central Michigan span two head coaches: John Bonamego and Jim McElwain. First career honor, 2022: All-MAC. On tape: 75 receiving yards and 8 receptions against Bowling Green, Week 8, 2022.

Style of play

Play style

No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Central Michigan in the news

WR Langston Lewis arrested for OWIAbc12 Oct 30
CMU HC rips CFP leadersPFSN Oct 21

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2022	Central Michigan	44	445	10.1	6	23
2021	Central Michigan	31	367	11.8	6	41
2020	Central Michigan	5	50	10.0	0	20
2019	Central Michigan	1	7	7.0	0	7
2018	Central Michigan	1	5	5.0	0	5
Career		82	874	10.7	12	41

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 44-58@ No. 12 Oklahoma State	6	64	10.7	0	18
Wk 2	L 24-38vs South Alabama	7	73	10.4	1	21
Wk 3	W 41-0vs Bucknell	3	28	9.3	1	10
Wk 4	L 14-33@ No. 14 Penn State	5	59	11.8	1	18
Wk 5	L 17-38@ Toledo	4	43	10.8	1	18
Wk 6	L 16-17vs Ball State	6	52	8.7	0	21
Wk 7	W 28-21@ Akron	2	18	9.0	0	11
Wk 8	L 18-34vs Bowling Green	8	75	9.4	1	18	Season-high 75 yds
Wk 10	W 35-22@ Northern Illinois	3	33	11.0	1	23
Total		44	445	10.1	6	23

Signature game

Week 4 · 2022

L 14-33

at Penn State

5 rec · 59 yds · 1 TD

With D. Richardson — 235 yds · 2 TD · 2 INT · QBR 62.6 · L. Elzinga — 44.5 yards per punt · 4 punts · 1 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 3 · Bucknell · 4th and 7 · Q2 · EPA +3.33Daniel Richardson pass complete to Joel Wilson for 10 yds for a TD, (Josh Rolston KICK)
Week 2 · South Alabama · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.02Richardson to Wilson: a 21-yard pass.
Week 8 · Bowling Green · 4th and 4 · Q4 · EPA +3.02Jase Bauer pass complete to Joel Wilson for 10 yds to the BwGrn 47 for a
Week 5 · Toledo · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.94Daniel Richardson pass complete to Joel Wilson for 18 yds for a TD, (Marshall Meeder PAT MISSED)
Week 4 · Penn State · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.86Daniel Richardson pass complete to Joel Wilson for 14 yds for a TD, (Josh Rolston KICK)
Week 6 · Ball State · 3rd and 11 · Q3 · EPA +2.76Daniel Richardson pass complete to Joel Wilson for 12 yds to the CMich 46 for a

4 more plays

Week 8 · Bowling Green · 2nd and 8 · Q4 · EPA +2.68Bauer to Wilson: an 8-yard pass.
Week 10 · Northern Illinois · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.66Daniel Richardson pass complete to Joel Wilson for 23 yds for a TD, (Marshall Meeder KICK)
Week 4 · Penn State · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.65Daniel Richardson pass complete to Joel Wilson for 18 yds to the PnSt 46 for a
Week 3 · Bucknell · 3rd and 5 · Q4 · EPA +2.34Daniel Richardson pass complete to Joel Wilson for 10 yds to the Buckn 45 for a

Teams and coaches

2018Central Michigan1-11HC: John Bonamego · Run-leaning

2019Central Michigan8-6HC: Jim McElwain · Balanced

2020Central Michigan3-3HC: Jim McElwain · Run-leaning

2021Central Michigan9-4HC: Jim McElwain · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2022Central Michigan4-8HC: Jim McElwain · Run-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 66 (#14 of 132). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2022 season

66Quality starter #14 of 132 · 2022?

13 metrics · season cumulative

2022 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: td rate (86th percentile). Strength: receptions (92nd percentile). Concern: explosive rate (21st percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#90 / 636 · 86th pct

11.8%

Catch rate#188 / 636 · 71st pct

84.3%

EPA / target#195 / 636 · 69th pct

0.84

Yards / catch#460 / 636 · 28th pct

10.4

Explosive rate#503 / 636 · 21st pct

7.8%

Box-score rates (8)

Receptions#13 / 158 · 92nd pct

Rec TDs#11 / 158 · 92nd pct

Rec yards#22 / 158 · 86th pct

445

Rush TDs#7 / 35 · 41st pct

Fumbles lost#12 / 35 · 36th pct

Yards / catch#108 / 158 · 32nd pct

10.1

Rush yards#22 / 35 · 31st pct

Long catch#134 / 158 · 15th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

39th → 69th percentile

Explosive rate

27th → 21st percentile

Catch rate

27th → 71st percentile

TD rate

97th → 86th percentile

Yards / catch

37th → 28th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2022. 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

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2022 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home4g	6.0	57.0	9.4	0.8
Road5g	4.0	43.4	10.7	0.6

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	4.7	48.1	10.1	0.6
Weeks 8+2g	5.5	54.0	10.2	1.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2022 season

Head Coach

Jim McElwain

Pass share

46.9%

388 pass / 440 run

Plays / game

69.0

12 games

Team sack rate

7.0%

429 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

66 · #14 of 132 TEs · 2022

Two-star recruit. Now #14 at the position.

Joel Wilson

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Style of play

Fans

Central Michigan in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

All-Conference

Five seasons at Central Michigan

2018

2022 9 games