Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-40@ Iowa | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-28vs Illinois State | 11 | 74 | 6.7 | 1 | 15 | Season-high 74 yds |
| Total | 12 | 77 | 4.8 | 1 | 15 |
#1
DeAree Rogers
Senior wide receiver for Northern Illinois. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 200 lb · Lexington, SC
CFB Index 54 · #179 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceIn transfer portal — destination TBD (from Northern Illinois
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 numbers
77
receiving yards · 2026
12 catches · 1 TD · 6.4 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 11 rec, 74 yds, 1 TD, vs Illinois State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Northern Illinois. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
His career, year by yearDeAree Rogers
Moves the chains on third down. DeAree Rogers has been at Northern Illinois through two head coaches in two seasons. The receipt: 74 rec yds, 11 receptions against Illinois State — Week 2, 2026.
77 REC YDS · 12 REC · 1 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
The week the volume broke through — put up 107 yds at Ohio.Ohio · L 21-482025
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Northern Illinois
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Northern Illinois
2026era →
Rob Harley
Northern Illinois
Coaching transition mid-career: Thomas Hammock → Rob Harley. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025Northern Illinois
DestinationTBD
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Northern Illinois3-9HC: Thomas Hammock · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2026Northern Illinois0-2HC: Rob Harley · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Concern: rec yards (1st percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 6.0 REC/g, 38.5 YDS/g, 4.8 YPR, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
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.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 77 | 6.4 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Northern Illinois | 46 | 506 | 11.0 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 58 | 583 | 10.1 | 4 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Northern Illinois | -- | -- | -- | 59 | -- |
| 2025 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 43 | -- | 70 | -- |
| Career | 4 | 43 | -- | 129 | -- |
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Illinois State · 4&2 · Q2 · EPA +2.85DeAree Rogers 2 Yd pass from Taron Dickens (JJ Schlenhardt Kick)
- Week 2 · Illinois State · 3&4 · Q4 · EPA +2.32(01:09) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short right to #1 D.Rogers caught at NIU50, for 11 yards to the ISU47 (#32 W.Mueller), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Illinois State · 3&17 · Q2 · EPA +1.08(07:17) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short right to #1 D.Rogers caught at ISU35, for 10 yards to the ISU23 (#46 T.Niekamp)
- Week 2 · Illinois State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.91(10:41) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short middle to #1 D.Rogers caught at ISU40, for 15 yards to the ISU36 (#3 J.Coleman), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Illinois State · 2&11 · Q2 · EPA -0.69(13:23) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short right to #1 D.Rogers caught at NIU41, for 1 yard to the NIU45 (#8 D.Dubose)
- Week 2 · Illinois State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.39(01:41) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short right to #1 D.Rogers caught at ISU35, for 7 yards to the ISU28, out of bounds at ISU28
- Week 2 · Illinois State · 2&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.26(01:36) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short middle to #1 D.Rogers caught at NIU40, for 6 yards to the NIU42 (#14 M.Kaplan; #8 D.Dubose)
- Week 1 · Iowa · 2&4 · Q4 · EPA -0.25(09:06) Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short right to #1 D.Rogers caught at NIU25, for 3 yards to the NIU25 (#21 M.Vitti; #18 X.Styles)
- Week 2 · Illinois State · 2&7 · Q2 · EPA +0.24(09:35) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short left to #1 D.Rogers caught at ISU35, for 6 yards to the ISU27 (#6 S.Oduma), out of bounds
- Week 2 · Illinois State · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.11(01:11) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short left to #1 D.Rogers caught at ISU15, for 6 yards to the ISU07 (#92 T.Jones), out of bounds
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
WR
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Frederick Gammage’s 2014 season.
88%match
Matches Frederick on
Yards / reception
Reception volume
TD rate
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Julian Mason’s path through Idaho State.
Matches Julian on
Yards per reception
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Blaze Moorhead's sophomore season at UTSA (2019).
85%match
Matches Blaze on
Class year
Yards / reception
Reception volume
Differs from Blaze on
Weight (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like DeAree Rogers
The receiver room · Northern Illinois
- #1DeAree Rogers506 receiving yards · 2025
- #3Rickey Taylor Jr.134 receiving yards · 2025
- #9George Dimopoulos58 receiving yards · 2025
- La'Don Bryant40 receiving yards · 2025
- #4Kenji Lewis7 receiving yards · 2025
9 more on the roster · Northern Illinois team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology