Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 20-17@ Cincinnati | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | Season-high 4 yds |
| Total | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
#4
Janiran Bonner
Senior wide receiver for Nebraska. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 225 lb · Ellenwood, GA · Cedar Grove
Returning to Nebraska for 2026
The numbers
4
receiving yards · 2025
1 catches · 4 per catch
1 game into 2025 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 4 yds, vs Cincinnati
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Nebraska. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Nebraska in 2022.
Janiran Bonner
Third year in the Nebraska receiving corps, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 4 rec yds, 4 rush yds against Cincinnati, Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Nebraska4-star out of Cedar Grove
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Nebraska
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
1 coach2023–2025
Nebraska
Played his entire career under Matt Rhule.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Matt Rhule — 19-19 over that span.
2023Nebraska5-7HC: Matt Rhule · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2024Nebraska7-6HC: Matt Rhule · Balanced
2025Nebraska7-6HC: Matt Rhule · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: fumbles lost (81st percentile). Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (8)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 REC/g, 4.0 YDS/g, 4.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Rhule
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Nebraska
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Nebraska
Returning around him
- 46% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 1 Nebraska player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -2 net (17 in / 19 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Nebraska · Last season: 7-6 (AP #25) · Talent rank #22 · 2026 recruiting class #88
The receiver room · Nebraska
- #13Nyziah Hunter617 receiving yards · 2025
- #11Kwazi Gilmer535 receiving yards · 2025
- #2Jacory Barney Jr.484 receiving yards · 2025
- #19Cortez Mills Jr.147 receiving yards · 2025
- #4Janiran Bonner4 receiving yards · 2025
14 more on the roster · Nebraska team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology