Last confirmed: Northern Illinois, 2020. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 251 lb · Macomb, MI
Daniel Crawford: TE · Northern Illinois · #88.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Daniel Crawford
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Daniel Crawford has played for two head coaches in four seasons at Northern Illinois. 2020 brought the first one: All-MAC. On tape: 52 receiving yards and 6 receptions against Ball State, Week 12, 2020.
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 him by name this season.
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| 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 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 6 games
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| 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 | 8.7 | 1 | 21 |
Week 14 · 2020
L 24-41
vs Toledo
5 rec · 46 yds · 1 TD
With T. Rudolph — 1 rec · 36 yds · R. Bowers — 273 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT
The plays that mattered most
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
Thomas Hammock
Pass share
50.0%
220 pass / 220 run
Plays / game
73.3
6 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
247 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2020
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
How it ended
Four seasons at Northern Illinois, 691 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 23 games over 4 seasons.
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.
