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Billy Dozier
Northern Illinois 2023 alumnus
Billy Dozier
He got to Butler by way of Northern Illinois. The receipt: 24 rec yds, 1 receptions against Toledo — Week 5, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- portal record
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Northern Illinois, 74 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Northern Illinois
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023
1 coach2021
Northern Illinois
2022
Northern Illinois
2023
Northern Illinois
Played his entire career under Thomas Hammock.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2021Northern Illinois9-5HC: Thomas Hammock · Run-heavy, fast tempo
2022Northern Illinois3-9HC: Thomas Hammock · Run-leaning
2023Northern Illinois7-6HC: Thomas Hammock · Run-leaning
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rob Harley
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 66 | 11.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 11 | 74 | 6.7 | 0 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 4 | 159 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 7 | 138 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Northern Illinois | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 9 | 11 | 297 | -- | -- |
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2021–2023+1550%
Up 1550% from first season to most-recent.
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology