Kenny Golladay

WR · Northern Illinois 2016 · #19

Last confirmed: Northern Illinois, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′4″ · Chicago, IL

Kenny Golladay: WR · Northern Illinois · #19.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Courtland SuttonSMU · 2016 · 92% season match
N'Keal HarryArizona State · 2017 · 91% season match
Deontay GreenberryHouston · 2014 · 76% season match
Tajae SharpeMassachusetts · 2014 · 76% season match
Ron WilloughbyBuffalo · 2015 · 75% season match

Kenny Golladay

WR · Northern Illinois · #19

Moves the chains on third down. He has spent two seasons in the Northern Illinois receiving corps. One game to point at: 184 receiving yards and 13 receptions against Ball State — Week 5, 2016.

How he plays

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Northern Illinois in the news

NIU holds memorial for former presidentOct 14

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2016	Northern Illinois	88	1,164	13.2	8
2015	Northern Illinois	73	1,129	15.5	10
Career		161	2,293	14.2	18

Season	Team
2016	Northern Illinois	20	192	4
2015	Northern Illinois	9	14	--
Career		29	206	4

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 34-40@ Wyoming	10	144	14.4	2	39	2 TD catches
Wk 2	L 17-48@ South Florida	4	43	10.8	0	22
Wk 3	L 28-42vs San Diego State	6	80	13.3	1	49
Wk 4	L 23-28vs Western Illinois	5	113	22.6	1	39
Wk 5	W 31-24@ Ball State	13	184	14.2	2	34	Season-high 184 yds
Wk 6	L 30-45@ Western Michigan	5	99	19.8	0	38
Wk 7	L 28-34vs Central Michigan	7	70	10.0	0	24
Wk 8	W 44-7vs Buffalo	7	96	13.7	1	39
Wk 10	W 45-20vs Bowling Green	9	59	6.6	0	13
Wk 11	L 24-31vs Toledo	14	149	10.6	1	40	149-yard receiving day
Wk 12	W 31-24@ Eastern Michigan	4	36	9.0	0	13
Wk 13	W 31-21@ Kent State	4	91	22.8	0	34
Total		88	1164	13.2	8	49

Signature game

Week 11 · 2016

L 24-31

vs Toledo · neutral site

14 rec · 149 yds · 1 TD

With R. Graham — 227 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 61.8 · 97 rush yds (17 car) · J. Ambrose — 35.5 yards per punt · 8 punts · 51 long

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 1 · Wyoming · 1st and 20 · Q2 · EPA +3.77Kenny Golladay run for 34 yds for a TD, (Christian Hagan PAT MISSED)
Week 11 · Toledo · 3rd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +3.77Ryan Graham pass complete to Kenny Golladay for 40 yds to the Toled 31 for a
Week 1 · Wyoming · 3rd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +3.71Drew Hare pass complete to Kenny Golladay for 27 yds for a TD, (Christian Hagan KICK)
Week 8 · Buffalo · 3rd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +3.42Anthony Maddie pass complete to Kenny Golladay for 22 yds for a TD, (Christian Hagan KICK)
Week 5 · Ball State · 2nd and 21 · Q2 · EPA +3.24Anthony Maddie pass complete to Kenny Golladay for 26 yds to the NoIll 48 for a
Week 1 · Wyoming · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.14Drew Hare pass complete to Kenny Golladay for 39 yds for a TD WYOMING Penalty, Defensive pass interference ( Yards) declined, (Christian Hagan KICK)

4 more plays

Week 5 · Ball State · 2nd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +3.13Anthony Maddie pass complete to Kenny Golladay for 34 yds to the BalSt 45 for a
Week 4 · Western Illinois · 2nd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +3.01Maddie to Golladay: a 39-yard pass.
Week 6 · Western Michigan · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.00Anthony Maddie pass complete to Kenny Golladay for 38 yds to the WMich 36 for a
Week 5 · Ball State · 2nd and 11 · Q2 · EPA +2.91Anthony Maddie pass complete to Kenny Golladay for 14 yds for a TD, (Christian Hagan KICK)

Teams and coaches

2 seasons under Rod Carey — 13-13 over that span.

2015Northern Illinois8-6HC: Rod Carey · Run-heavy

2016Northern Illinois5-7HC: Rod Carey · Run-leaning, fast tempo

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (97th percentile). Strength: rush yards (96th percentile). Concern: epa / target (25th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#264 / 674 · 61st pct

5.4%

Yards / catch#320 / 674 · 53rd pct

12.6

Explosive rate#338 / 674 · 49th pct

11.5%

Catch rate#447 / 674 · 34th pct

63.1%

EPA / target#504 / 674 · 25th pct

0.33

Box-score rates (8)

Receptions#16 / 524 · 97th pct

Rush yards#10 / 257 · 96th pct

192

Rec yards#24 / 524 · 96th pct

1164

Rush TDs#9 / 257 · 95th pct

Rec TDs#46 / 524 · 90th pct

Yards / catch#248 / 524 · 52nd pct

13.2

Long catch#257 / 524 · 50th pct

Fumbles lost#80 / 216 · 40th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

69th → 25th percentile

Explosive rate

39th → 49th percentile

Catch rate

14th → 34th percentile

TD rate

77th → 61st percentile

Yards / catch

84th → 53rd percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2016 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	6.8	83.6	13.2	0.6
Road6g	6.7	99.5	15.2	0.7

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	7.1	105	15.0	0.9
Weeks 8+5g	7.6	86.2	12.5	0.4

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2016 season

Head Coach

Rod Carey

Pass share

42.8%

402 pass / 538 run

Plays / game

78.3

12 games

Team sack rate

1.5%

392 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2016

Impact starter

88 catches and 20 carries in 12 games, more catches a game than nearly every FBS receiver who plays every week.

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