Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-40@ Iowa | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-28vs Illinois State | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | 36 | Season-high 47 yds |
| Total | 6 | 89 | 17.0 | 0 | 36 |
LB
La'Don Bryant
Sophomore wide receiver for Northern Illinois. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 204 lb · Savannah, GA
Returning to Northern Illinois for 2026
The numbers
89
receiving yards · 2026
6 catches · 14.8 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far
Swing playSwung Northern Illinois from 15% to 44% to win.Illinois State at Northern Illinois · 28-24
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 wide receiver for Northern Illinois. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Northern Illinois in 2024.
La'Don Bryant
La'Don Bryant has played for two head coaches in three seasons at Northern Illinois. One game to point at: 47 rec yds, 2 receptions against Illinois State — Week 2, 2026.
89 REC YDS · 6 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Northern Illinois3-star out of Benedictine Military School
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Northern Illinois
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024–2025
Northern Illinois
2026era →
Rob Harley
Northern Illinois
Coaching transition mid-career: Thomas Hammock → Rob Harley. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Northern Illinois8-5HC: Thomas Hammock · Run-leaning
2025Northern Illinois3-9HC: Thomas Hammock · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2026Northern Illinois0-2HC: Rob Harley · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 3.0 REC/g, 44.5 YDS/g, 17.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
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 · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 89 | 14.8 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 40 | 6.7 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 14 | 167 | 11.9 | 0 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Northern Illinois
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Northern Illinois
Returning around him
- 44% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- Transfer portal: -15 net (7 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Northern Illinois · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #126 · 2026 recruiting class #82
The receiver room · Northern Illinois
- #1DeAree Rogers506 receiving yards · 2025
- #3Rickey Taylor Jr.134 receiving yards · 2025
- #9George Dimopoulos58 receiving yards · 2025
- La'Don Bryant40 receiving yards · 2025
- #4Kenji Lewis7 receiving yards · 2025
9 more on the roster · Northern Illinois team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology