Iowa · L 0-40
No catches.
Arizona · L 17-42
No catches.
UNLV · L 24-31
7 catches, 127 yards, 1 TD
The other 5 games average 23 yards. This one was 104 above.
Dimopoulos has catches in 6 of Northern Illinois’s 8 games: none against Iowa and Arizona.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
George Dimopoulos
Played for two head coaches in three seasons at Northern Illinois. On tape: 127 receiving yards and 7 receptions against UNLV, Week 9, 2026.
241 receiving yards · 18 catches · 1 receiving TD
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Against UNLV on Oct. 31: 7 catches for 127 yards, 1 of 2 on third and fourth down. In the 6 games drawn here: 18 catches for 241 yards. Northern Illinois has thrown to him 25 times in 197 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Northern Illinois | 18 | 241 | 13.4 | 1 | 61 |
| 2025 | Northern Illinois | 11 | 58 | 5.3 | 0 | 19 |
| 2024 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 57 | 9.5 | 0 | 14 |
| Career | 35 | 356 | 10.2 | 1 | 61 |
| Season | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Northern Illinois | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Northern Illinois | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 11 |
| Career | 2 | 11 |
Last game (Wk 9): 127 receiving yards, 7 catches, 1 receiving TD.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-40@ No. 22 Iowa | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-28vs Illinois State | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-35@ Georgia State | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 0 | 36 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-28vs Air Force | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 7 | L 23-41@ Wyoming | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-56vs Hawai'i | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-31@ UNLV | 7 | 127 | 18.1 | 1 | 61 | Season-high 127 yds |
| Total | 18 | 241 | 13.4 | 1 | 61 |
Week 9 · 2026
L 24-31
at UNLV
7 rec · 127 yds · 1 TD
With T. Dickens — 253 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 55.7 · 50 rush yds (8 car) · D. Rogers — 7 rec · 96 yds · 1 TD
The plays that mattered most
362nd in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -10 to +12 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
2711% of team targetsCatch rate
67%18 of 27 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
67% catch rate on 27 targets · 11% of the team's targets.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.3 | 18.0 | 8.5 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.8 | 46.8 | 14.7 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.6 | 19.4 | 11.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 5.0 | 72.0 | 11.9 | 0.5 |
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
Team sack rate
8.0%
301 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #311 at the position.
The No. 2,232 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the Mountain West.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Thomas Hammock → Rob Harley. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
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