Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 17-42@ Arizona | 4/6 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 72.6 | Season-high 27 yds |
Brady Davidson is a quarterback at Northern Illinois who has played in 1 of Northern Illinois's 8 games this season, most recently Sep 19.
Northern Illinois is 0-8.
Played for two head coaches at Northern Illinois: Thomas Hammock and Rob Harley.
27 passing yards · 0 passing TD
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Operates within the system without forcing anything.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 6 | 66.7% | 27 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 104.5 | -- |
| 2025 | Northern Illinois | 40 | 87 | 46.0% | 384 | 4.4 | 3 | 3 | 87.5 | 29 |
| Career | 44 | 93 | 47.3% | 411 | 4.4 | 3 | 3 | 88.6 | 29 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Northern Illinois | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Northern Illinois | 12 | −23 | −1.9 | 0 | 11 |
| Career | 12 | −23 | −1.9 | 0 | 11 |
Game log
Signature game
Week 3 · 2026
L 17-42
at Arizona
27 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 72.6
With T. Dickens — 228 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 72.2 · J. Ference — 36.3 yards per punt · 3 punts · 1 inside the 20
Where he ranks
| Stat | His | Nation | Mountain West |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passing yards | 27 | T-291st of 370 | 17th of 26 |
| Yards an attempt | 4.5 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Touchdown passes | 0 | — | — |
| Passer rating | 104.5 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Completion percentage | 66.7 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Rushing yards | 0 | — | — |
| Rushing touchdowns | 0 | — | — |
Counting stats rank all FBS quarterbacks with a pass attempt; the rates rank those with at least 10 attempts a game. He has 6 attempts of the 80 needed after 8 games, so the rates are not ranked.
All Mountain West quarterbacks
| Rk | Quarterback | Yards | TD | INT | Att | Y/A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Micah Alejado | 2,186 | 9 | 6 | 337 | 6.5 |
| 2 | Luke Weaver | 1,810 | 11 | 8 | 242 | 7.5 |
| 3 | Nathan Hayes | 1,710 | 13 | 8 | 228 | 7.5 |
| 4 | Jackson Arnold | 1,660 | 13 | 4 | 212 | 7.8 |
| 5 | Taron Dickens | 1,617 | 8 | 6 | 247 | 6.5 |
| 6 | Toa Faavae | 888 | 5 | 7 | 101 | 8.8 |
| 7 | EJ Colson | 687 | 7 | 5 | 99 | 6.9 |
| 8 | Carter Jones | 654 | 3 | 2 | 89 | 7.3 |
| 9 | AJ Bianco | 397 | 2 | 3 | 71 | 5.6 |
| 10 | Liam Szarka | 296 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 7.8 |
| 11 | Luke Duncan | 265 | 2 | 5 | 55 | 4.8 |
| 12 | Luke Moga | 248 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 6.5 |
| 13 | Daniel Rolovich | 193 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 7.4 |
| 14 | Evan Medders | 92 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6.6 |
| 15 | Robert McDaniel | 48 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3.7 |
| 16 | Trey Drake | 35 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8.8 |
| 17 | Brady Davidson | 27 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4.5 |
| 18 | Braesen Leon | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22.0 |
| 19 | Jalen Macon | 20 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1.5 |
| 20 | Josh Johnson | 20 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5.0 |
| 21 | Bjorn Jurgensen | 13 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.6 |
| 22 | Alex Orji | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1.8 |
| 23 | Preston Brown | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.0 |
| 24 | Reeve Slone | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1.0 |
| 25 | James Laubstein | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Kemper Hodges | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
Sorted by passing yards. Gray: under 10 attempts a game, so not ranked on yards an attempt.
Pass targets
Bryant and McKinney saw 4 of the 6 charted throws.
| Receiver | Targets, caught | Targets | Catches | Yards | Throw depth | After catch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La'Don Bryant | 2 | 1 | 20 | 20.5 | 0.0 | |
| Zaire McKinney | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7.0 | 0.0 | |
| Liam Russo | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0.0 | |
| Elijah Porter | 1 | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0.0 |
Play by play: 6 passes, 4 caught, 27 yards. Throw depth: average air yards per target. After catch: average yards after the catch per catch. Bar: targets; the blue part was caught.
Teams and coaches
2025Northern Illinois3-9HC: Thomas Hammock · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2026Northern Illinois0-8HC: Rob Harley · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 27.0 YDS/g, 0.0 TD/g, 4.5 YPA, 0.0 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rob Harley
Pass share
53.1%
266 pass / 235 run
Plays / game
62.6
8 games
Scheme: Balanced.
Northern Illinois’s quarterbacks
| Brady Davidson | Threw in 1 of 8 games · 4 of 6, 27 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT · 4.5 yards an attempt on 6 attempts |
| Taron Dickens | Threw in all 8 games · 157 of 247, 1,617 yds, 8 TD, 6 INT · 6.5 yards an attempt on 247 attempts · ran for 64 yds, 0 TD |
| Jalen Macon | Threw in 2 of 8 games · 5 of 13, 20 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT · 1.5 yards an attempt on 13 attempts · ran for -1 yds, 0 TD |
Box score. Every quarterback on the team who has thrown a pass this season.
Who threw, quarter by quarter
Who threw in each quarter. Blue: Brady Davidson. Gray: Taron Dickens, Jalen Macon. From the play by play.
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Awards
Player standing · 2026
6 pass attempts in 1 game
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Mountain West
Based on 2025: #11 of 12 Mid-American QBs — his program moves to the Mountain West for 2026
How the All-Mountain West base rate is computed
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%). It was measured on players who stayed in the same conference and is not adjusted for the move to the Mountain West.
Starter
The No. 2,660 recruit in the country is starting at quarterback in the Mountain West.
Two seasons at Northern Illinois
2026 is in progress.
- 2026 Northern Illinois HarleyYear 2 · 1 game
- 2025 Northern Illinois HammockYear 1 · 8 games
- High school Rock BridgeColumbia, MO · Class of 2025Three-star, No. 2,660 in the 2025 class. Signed with Northern Illinois.Also from Rock Bridge: Garrett Essner (Memphis) and Grayson Cutchlow (Missouri State).
2025 8 games
- Signed with Northern IllinoisThree-star, out of Rock Bridge
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Northern Illinois
Coaching transition mid-career: Thomas Hammock → Rob Harley. Worth noting in scheme + development context.