Senior tight end for Illinois. 2022: 10 catches, 88 receiving yards.
6′6″ · 265 lb · Carterville, 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 tight end for Illinois. 2022: 10 catches, 88 receiving yards.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearLuke Ford
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Across four seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Kirby Smart, Rod Smith and Bret Bielema. The receipt: 26 rec yds, 2 receptions against Michigan State — Week 10, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Illinois, 221 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Lovie Smith, Rod Smith, and Bret Bielema. Multi-era developmental context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.3 | 17.3 | 8.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.0 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.3 | 19.3 | 15.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bret Bielema
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2022
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 20-23@ Indiana | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 2 | W 24-3vs Virginia | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-0vs Chattanooga | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 9 | W 26-9@ Nebraska | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 10 | L 15-23vs Michigan State | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 18 | Season-high 26 yds |
| Wk 13 | W 41-3@ Northwestern | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 | |
| Total | 10 | 88 | 10.0 | 0 | 18 |
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Travis Vokolek’s 2021 season.
Matches Travis on
Differs from Travis on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Nick Miles's senior season at Wyoming (2024).
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Player DNA