Senior wide receiver for Northern Illinois. 2023: 20 catches, 313 receiving yards, 2 TD.
5′8″ · 178 lb · Mount Prospect, IL
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The story
4 wide receiver for Northern Illinois. 2023: 20 catches, 313 receiving yards, 2 TD.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearKacper Rutkiewicz
Moves the chains on third down. This is his second year in the same receiving corps at Northern Illinois. The receipt: 139 rec yds, 6 receptions against Southern Illinois — Week 2, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at Northern Illinois, 745 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Thomas Hammock, all run-leaning offenses — 10-15 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Concern: catch rate (17th percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Season trend
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 · Per-game
2023 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 3.5 | 75.5 | 17.6 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 3.2 | 40.5 | 21.4 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.3 | 52.2 | 20.2 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rob Harley
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Northern Illinois | 20 | 313 | 15.7 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | Northern Illinois | 26 | 432 | 16.6 | 6 | -- |
| Career | 46 | 745 | 16.2 | 8 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 14 | -- | 37 | -- |
| 2022 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 45 | 14 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 7 | 59 | 14 | 40 | -- |
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-24@ Boston College | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 2 | L 11-14vs Southern Illinois | 6 | 139 | 23.2 | 1 | 62 | Season-high 139 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 11-35@ Nebraska | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-22vs Tulsa | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 5 | L 33-35@ Toledo | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 6 | W 55-14@ Akron | 1 | 64 | 64.0 | 1 | 64 | |
| Total | 20 | 313 | 20.2 | 2 | 64 |
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Hamze Elzayat’s 2023 season.
Matches Hamze on
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Adrian Hardy’s path through Louisiana Tech.
Julius Young
Matches Adrian on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Alred Luke's senior season at Missouri State (2025).
Matches Alred on
Differs from Alred on
Player DNA