Jauan Wesley

WR · Northern Illinois 2018 · #9

Last confirmed: Northern Illinois, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.

5′11″ · 182 lb · Markham, IL

Jauan Wesley: WR · Northern Illinois · #9.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Thurman MorbleyTexas State · 2016 · 94% season match
Jaylen ErwinUCLA · 2019 · 94% season match
Jaydon MickensWashington · 2015 · 92% season match
Devin RossColorado · 2017 · 92% season match
Jerico RichardsonNevada · 2014 · 92% season match

Jauan Wesley

WR · Northern Illinois · Sr · #9

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. He has played for two head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Paul Rhoads and Rod Carey. On tape: 76 receiving yards and 8 receptions against Eastern Michigan, Week 5, 2018.

How he plays

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

News and fans

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

Northern Illinois in the news

NIU holds memorial for former presidentOct 14

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2018	Northern Illinois	50	589	11.8	2
2017	Northern Illinois	10	250	25.0	2
2015	Iowa State	30	301	10.0	2
2014	Iowa State	10	107	10.7	0
Career		100	1,247	12.5	6

Season	Team
2018	Northern Illinois	--	--	--	10
2017	Northern Illinois	4	5	--	20
2015	Iowa State	3	7	40	--
2014	Iowa State	1	−3	--	--
Career		8	9	40	30

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2018 season · 14 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 7-33@ Iowa	4	43	10.8	1	12
Wk 2	L 6-17vs Utah	8	73	9.1	0	16
Wk 3	W 24-16vs Central Michigan	2	8	4.0	0	4
Wk 4	L 19-37@ Florida State	3	35	11.7	1	20
Wk 5	W 26-23@ Eastern Michigan	8	76	9.5	0	22	Season-high 76 yds
Wk 6	W 24-16@ Ball State	2	23	11.5	0	14
Wk 7	W 24-21vs Ohio	6	61	10.2	0	21
Wk 9	W 7-6@ BYU	4	70	17.5	0	29
Wk 10	W 36-26@ Akron	3	50	16.7	0	22
Wk 11	W 38-15vs Toledo	2	34	17.0	0	23
Wk 12	L 7-13vs Miami (OH)	3	38	12.7	0	18
Wk 13	L 21-28@ Western Michigan	2	32	16.0	0	20
Wk 14	W 30-29@ Buffalo	2	42	21.0	0	34
Bowl	L 13-37vs UAB	1	4	4.0	0	4
Total		50	589	11.8	2	34

Signature game

Week 2 · 2018

L 6-17

vs Utah

8 rec · 73 yds

With M. Ference — 46 yards per punt · 8 punts · 4 inside the 20 · M. Childers — 111 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · 12 rush yds (12 car)

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 2 · Utah · 4th and 14 · Q4 · EPA +3.95Marcus Childers pass complete to Jauan Wesley for 16 yds to the Utah 37 for a
Week 4 · Florida State · 3rd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +3.25Marcus Childers pass complete to Jauan Wesley for 20 yds for a TD (Andrew Gantz KICK)
Week 14 · Buffalo · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.84Marcus Childers pass complete to Jauan Wesley for 34 yds to the Buff 41 for a
Week 6 · Ball State · 3rd and 11 · Q3 · EPA +2.82Marcus Childers pass complete to Jauan Wesley for 14 yds to the BalSt 31 for a
Week 9 · BYU · 2nd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +2.69Marcus Childers pass complete to Jauan Wesley for 29 yds to the BYU 49 for a
Week 1 · Iowa · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.51Marcus Childers pass complete to Jauan Wesley for 10 yds for a TD NORTHERNIL Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the Iowa 8 (Andrew Gantz KICK)

4 more plays

Week 7 · Ohio · 3rd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +2.49Marcus Childers pass complete to Jauan Wesley for 15 yds to the NoIll 42 for a
Week 10 · Akron · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.25Marcus Childers pass complete to Jauan Wesley for 19 yds to the Akron 33 for a
Week 1 · Iowa · 3rd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +2.20Marcus Childers pass complete to Jauan Wesley for 10 yds to the Iowa 45 for a
Week 1 · UAB · 3rd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +2.08Marcus Childers pass complete to Jauan Wesley for 11 yds to the NoIll 41 for a

Teams and coaches

2014Iowa State2-10HC: Paul Rhoads · Pass-leaning

2015Iowa State3-9HC: Paul Rhoads · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2017Northern Illinois8-5HC: Rod Carey · Run-leaning

2018Northern Illinois8-6HC: Rod Carey · Run-leaning

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

12 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: td rate (25th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#404 / 702 · 43rd pct

10.4%

Catch rate#409 / 702 · 42nd pct

66.2%

Yards / catch#421 / 702 · 40th pct

11.4

EPA / target#442 / 702 · 37th pct

0.42

TD rate#530 / 702 · 25th pct

2.6%

Box-score rates (7)

Receptions#121 / 550 · 77th pct

Rec yards#157 / 550 · 71st pct

589

Rec TDs#289 / 550 · 39th pct

Rush TDs#64 / 277 · 39th pct

Yards / catch#350 / 550 · 35th pct

11.8

Long catch#426 / 550 · 22nd pct

Rush yards#234 / 277 · 13th pct

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

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2018 season · 14 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	4.2	42.8	10.6	0.0
Road7g	3.7	47.0	13.4	0.3

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-78g	4.2	40.4	8.8	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	2.7	44.3	16.8	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2018 season

Head Coach

Rod Carey

Pass share

40.4%

375 pass / 554 run

Plays / game

66.4

14 games

Team sack rate

8.8%

455 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2018

50 catches and 1 pass attempt in 14 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

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