Tristen Tewes: TE · Northern Illinois · #82.
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Tristen Tewes
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Fifth year in the Northern Illinois receiving corps. A game that shows it: 12 receiving yards and 1 reception against Notre Dame — Week 2, 2024.
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 41 | 6.8 | 1 | 12 |
| 2023 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | 18 |
| 2022 | Northern Illinois | 15 | 180 | 12.0 | 3 | 34 |
| 2021 | Northern Illinois | 10 | 101 | 10.1 | 0 | 21 |
| 2020 | Northern Illinois | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 34 | 356 | 10.5 | 4 | 34 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 16-14@ No. 5 Notre Dame | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | Season-high 12 yds |
| Wk 4 | L 20-23vs Buffalo | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 7 | W 17-7@ Bowling Green | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 11 | W 42-28@ Western Michigan | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 1 | 7 | |
| Wk 12 | W 29-16vs Akron | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 6 | 41 | 6.8 | 1 | 12 |
Week 11 · 2024
W 42-28
1 rec · 7 yds · 1 TD
Edged out Western Michigan on the road in a shootout.
With E. Hampton — 156 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 88.2 · 11 rush yds (3 car) · C. Thompson — 1 defensive TD
5 seasons under Thomas Hammock — 27-31 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.5 | 8.5 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.3 | 9.0 | 7.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Thomas Hammock
Pass share
40.1%
368 pass / 549 run
Plays / game
70.5
13 games
Team sack rate
4.4%
388 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.
How it ended
Five seasons at Northern Illinois, 356 receiving yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under Thomas Hammock.
