#19

Kenny Golladay

Former wide receiver at Northern Illinois. 2016: 88 catches, 1,164 receiving yards, 8 TD.

WR · Northern Illinois · #19

6′4″ · Chicago, IL

Detroit — drafted 2017, Rd 3, Pick 32, #96 overall

The story

Former wide receiver at Northern Illinois. 2016: 88 catches, 1,164 receiving yards, 8 TD.

Drafted round 3 by the Detroit in 2017.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at Northern Illinois, 2,293 receiving yards — drafted at #96 overall by Detroit.

His career

The week the volume broke through — put up 213 yds vs UNLV.UNLV · W 38-302015

2017

Drafted by Detroitround 3, pick 96

Career arc

Recruit

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CFB

College

Northern Illinois

2015–2016

NFL

NFL Draft

R3 · #96

Detroit · 2017

Where He Ended Up · NFL

DetroitEntering 10th NFL season

#96Rd 3 · Pick 32

DetroitEntering 10th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2016 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

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

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (97th percentile). Strength: rush yards (96th percentile).

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

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

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2016 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	8.0	94.5	12.8	0.7
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

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 · 2016

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

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	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2016

W 45–20

vs Bowling Green

9 rec · 59 yds

Dominant 25-point win at home against Bowling Green.

With A. Maddie — 185 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 78.1 · 93 rush yds (14 car) · 1 TD · J. Ambrose — 36 AVG · 51 LONG · 5 NO

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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	14.0	8	49

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