#82

Chad Beebe

Wide receiver for Northern Illinois. 2017: 28 catches, 417 receiving yards, 1 TD.

WR · Northern Illinois · #82

5′10″ · 185 lb · Aurora, IL

Northern Illinois 2017 alumnus

The story

2017 wide receiver for Northern Illinois. 2017: 28 catches, 417 receiving yards, 1 TD.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Northern Illinois in 2013.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

WR recruit

No. 2961 nationally · Signed with Northern Illinois

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Three seasons at Northern Illinois, 829 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

The week the volume broke through — put up 124 yds at Bowling Green.Bowling Green · W 48-172017

2013

Signed with Northern Illinois2-star out of Aurora Christian Schools

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2961 national

CFB

College

Northern Illinois

2014–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2014–2017

1 coach

2014–2015

Rod Carey

Northern Illinois

2017

Rod Carey

Northern Illinois

Played his entire career under Rod Carey.

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Rod Carey — 27-14 over that span.

2014Northern Illinois11-3HC: Rod Carey · Run-heavy, fast tempo

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

2017Northern Illinois8-5HC: Rod Carey · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: long catch (83rd percentile). Concern: fumbles lost (7th percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Long catch#91 / 539 · 83rd pct

Yards / catch#169 / 539 · 68th pct

14.9

Rec yards#263 / 539 · 51st pct

417

Receptions#299 / 539 · 44th pct

Rush TDs#54 / 283 · 41st pct

Rec TDs#365 / 539 · 24th pct

Rush yards#248 / 283 · 11th pct

-1

Fumbles lost#195 / 223 · 7th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	3.2	36.4	9.3	0.0
Road4g	3.0	58.8	22.1	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-73g	3.7	50.7	16.8	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	2.8	44.2	14.0	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

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 · 2017

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	Northern Illinois	28	417	14.9	1	--
2015	Northern Illinois	13	193	14.8	0	--
2014	Northern Illinois	21	219	10.4	1	--
Career		62	829	13.4	2	--

Season	Team
2017	Northern Illinois	1	-1	297	62	--
2015	Northern Illinois	3	6	--	119	--
2014	Northern Illinois	1	5	--	148	--
Career		5	10	297	329	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2017

W 38–10

vs Eastern Illinois

4 rec · 32 yds

Dominant 28-point win at home against Eastern Illinois.

With D. Santacaterina — 252 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 87.2 · 14 rush yds (5 car) · M. Ference — 41 AVG · 42 LONG · 4 NO

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 20-23vs Boston College	6	93	15.5	0	46
Wk 2	W 38-10vs Eastern Illinois	4	32	8.0	0	13
Wk 7	W 14-13@ Buffalo	1	27	27.0	0	27
Wk 8	W 48-17@ Bowling Green	6	124	20.7	1	73	Season-high 124 yds
Wk 9	W 30-27vs Eastern Michigan	2	20	10.0	0	13
Wk 10	L 17-27@ Toledo	4	58	14.5	0	20
Wk 11	W 63-17vs Ball State	3	36	12.0	0	17
Wk 12	W 35-31vs Western Michigan	1	1	1.0	0	1
Wk 13	L 24-31@ Central Michigan	1	26	26.0	0	26
Total		28	417	15.0	1	73

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology