Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-20vs Toledo | 7 | 90 | 12.9 | 1 | 26 | Season-high 90 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 35-7vs Eastern Michigan | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-27@ Notre Dame | 2 | 66 | 33.0 | 0 | 53 | |
| Total | 12 | 182 | 18.2 | 1 | 53 |
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Rodney Bullard Jr.
Senior wide receiver for Michigan State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 188 lb · Albany, GA · Westover
In transfer portal — destination TBD (from Michigan State)
The numbers
182
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 7 rec, 90 yds, 1 TD, vs Toledo
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Senior wide receiver for Michigan State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
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Rodney Bullard Jr.
Moves the chains on third down. Rodney Bullard Jr. has played for two head coaches in two seasons at Michigan State. The receipt on tape: 90 rec yds, 7 receptions against Toledo, Week 1, 2026.
182 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
20253 games
- Entered the portal
20263 games
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Michigan State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Michigan State
Coaching transition mid-career: Jonathan Smith → Pat Fitzgerald. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025Michigan State
DestinationTBD
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Michigan State | 12 | 182 | 15.2 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Michigan State | 5 | 119 | 23.8 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 17 | 301 | 17.7 | 2 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Michigan State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Michigan State | 2 | 6 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | 6 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Rodney Bullard Jr.'s 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 30–20
vs Toledo
7 rec · 90 yds · 1 TD
With A. Milivojevic — 247 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 87.3 · -5 rush yds (6 car) · C. Mccray — 4 rush yds (1 car)
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 3 · Notre Dame · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +3.89(04:03) Shotgun #11 A.Milivojevic pass complete deep left to #3 R.Bullard Jr. caught at UND15, for 53 yards to the UND15, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN. UND is challenging the ruling on the field - "Pass completion". CALL UPHELD
- Week 1 · Toledo · 4&1 · Q4 · EPA +2.85Shotgun #11 A.Milivojevic pass complete short right to #3 R.Bullard Jr. caught at TOL00, for 5 yards to the TOL00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:37, 1ST DOWN #3 R.Bullard Jr. pass attempt Successful
- Week 1 · Toledo · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +2.28Shotgun #11 A.Milivojevic pass complete short left to #3 R.Bullard Jr. caught at MSU49, for 26 yards to the TOL44 (#44 I.Zay; #23 I.Petite), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Toledo · 2&8 · Q3 · EPA +1.87Shotgun #11 A.Milivojevic pass complete short right to #3 R.Bullard Jr. caught at MSU42, for 11 yards to the MSU49 (#4 D.Watkins), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Toledo · 3&2 · Q1 · EPA +1.65Shotgun #11 A.Milivojevic pass complete short left to #3 R.Bullard Jr. caught at TOL28, for 17 yards to the TOL28, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · Notre Dame · 2&6 · Q1 · EPA +1.63(03:47) #11 A.Milivojevic pass complete short right to #3 R.Bullard Jr. caught at MSU42, for 13 yards to the MSU42, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Toledo · 2&10 · Q4 · EPA +1.59Shotgun #11 A.Milivojevic pass complete short right to #3 R.Bullard Jr. caught at TOL29, for 15 yards to the TOL29 (#7 A.Smith), 1ST DOWN, PENALTY TOL Roughing The Passer (#52 L.Lambert-Pipkin) 15 yards from TOL29 to TOL14, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Eastern Michigan · 3&5 · Q2 · EPA +1.59Shotgun #11 A.Milivojevic pass complete short right to #3 R.Bullard Jr. caught at MSU36, for 6 yards to the MSU36 (#51 E.McDuffey), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Eastern Michigan · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.34Shotgun #11 A.Milivojevic pass complete short right to #3 R.Bullard Jr. caught at MSU35, for 17 yards to the MSU37 (#16 C.Coley; #4 J.Salas), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Toledo · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.50Shotgun #11 A.Milivojevic pass complete short left to #3 R.Bullard Jr. caught at TOL40, for 10 yards to the TOL35 (#44 I.Zay), 1ST DOWN
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +66 receiving yards, +2 catches.
Season context · Team result + system
2025Michigan State4-8HC: Jonathan Smith · Balanced
2026Michigan State2-1HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: receptions (9th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Receiving profile
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
12 of 12 receptions matched to play-by-play
19 of 19 targets charted for true throw depth
Targets
1925% of team targetsCatch rate
63%12 of 19 targetsShort · 0–9 air yds
47% of targets (9)
67%catch rate
Air 5.4 · YAC 2.3 avg
Middle · 10–19 air yds
42% of targets (8)
62%catch rate
Air 15.6 · YAC 1.8 avg
Deep · 20+ air yds
11% of targets (2)
50%catch rate
Air 41.5 · YAC 0.0 avg
63% catch rate on 19 targets · 25% of the team's targets.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 5.0 | 58.0 | 10.8 | 0.5 |
| Road1g | 2.0 | 66.0 | 33.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 4.0 | 60.7 | 18.2 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Pass share
39.4%
78 pass / 120 run
Plays / game
66.0
3 games
Team sack rate
10.1%
89 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
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 Danzel McKinley-Lewis’s 2020 season.
86%match
Matches Danzel on
Height
Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Jalen Coker’s path through Holy Cross.
Matches Jalen on
Yards per reception
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Montorie Foster's sophomore season at Michigan State (2021).
86%match
Matches Montorie on
Total EPA (college ability)
Weight
Yards / reception
Background
CAREER NOTES: Has played in 40 collegiate games the past three seasons (2023-25) . . . played in all 12 games at Michigan State in 2025 after transferring to MSU in January 2025 . . . was extremely productive for two seasons (2023-24) at Division II Valdosta State, catching 86 passes for 1,567…
The receiver room · Michigan State
- #13Chrishon Mccray330 receiving yards · 2025
- #8KK Smith123 receiving yards · 2025
- #3Rodney Bullard Jr.119 receiving yards · 2025
- #14Bryson Williams8 receiving yards · 2025
- #19Charles Taplin8 receiving yards · 2025
10 more on the roster · Michigan State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology