#89

Yusuf Ali

WR · Middle Tennessee · Sr. · #89

Middle Tennessee 2022 alumnus
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Yusuf Ali

WR · Middle Tennessee · Sr · #89

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Middle Tennessee
2020–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2020–2022

1 coach
2020
Middle Tennessee
2021
Middle Tennessee
2022
Middle Tennessee

Played his entire career under Rick Stockstill.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020Middle Tennessee3-6HC: Rick Stockstill · Balanced
2021Middle Tennessee7-6HC: Rick Stockstill · Balanced, fast tempo
2022Middle Tennessee8-5HC: Rick Stockstill · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022Middle Tennessee513857.52--
2021Middle Tennessee4547210.54--
2020Middle Tennessee3745712.42--
Career1331,3149.98--
SeasonTeam
2022Middle Tennessee2361----
2021Middle Tennessee31526----
2020Middle Tennessee----22----
Career518109----

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2022

W 45–31

at Miami

1 rec · -2 yds

Edged out Miami on the road in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Wins underneath on volume and route precision.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Slot Technician

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

WR

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Caullin Lacy’s 2021 season.

Caullin Lacy

77%match

South Alabama · 2021

#2

Jalen Bracey

Florida International · 2022

76%
#3

Aaron Turner

UConn · 2021

75%
#4

Omarion Dollison

South Florida · 2021

74%
#5

Lincoln Victor

Washington State · 2022

72%

Matches Caullin on

EPA / play (adj)
Height
Reception volume

Differs from Caullin on

TD rate (higher)

Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Taco Dowler’s path through Montana State.

Taco Dowler

99%match

Montana State · 2025

#2

Giles Jackson

Washington · 2024

97%
#3

Miequle Brock

Nicholls · 2025

96%
#4

Emmanuel Logan-Greene

SE Louisiana · 2022

95%
#5

Landon Ruggieri

Bryant · 2023

94%

Matches Taco on

Yards per reception
202020212022

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Drae McCray's junior season at Texas Tech (2023).

Drae McCray

79%match

Texas Tech · 2023

#2

Kazmeir Allen

UCLA · 2022

76%
#3

Eric Singleton Jr.

Auburn · 2025

All-SEC
75%
#4

Antonio Jones

Temple · 2024

75%
#5

Money Parks

Utah · 2023

74%

Matches Drae on

Weight
Yards / reception
EPA / play (adj)

Differs from Drae on

Reception volume (higher)

Player DNA

Players who play like Yusuf Ali

#1

Giles Jackson

Washington · 2022

97%
#2

Emmanuel Logan-Greene

New Mexico · 2021

95%

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2020–2022
4572020
4722021
3852022

-16%

Down 16% — context-dependent (injury / role change?).