UNLV · L 24-31
1 catch, 8 yards
The other 7 games average 45 yards. This one was 37 below.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed. Of his catches with a spot in the play text: left 13, middle 4, right 9.
La'Don Bryant
Played for two head coaches in three seasons at Northern Illinois. One game to point at: 70 receiving yards and 6 receptions against Georgia State — Week 4, 2026.
324 receiving yards · 26 catches · 1 receiving TD
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Northern Illinois | 26 | 324 | 12.5 | 1 | 36 |
| 2025 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 40 | 6.7 | 0 | 13 |
| 2024 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | 28 |
| Career | 34 | 402 | 11.8 | 1 | 36 |
Last game (Wk 9): 8 receiving yards, 1 catch.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-40@ No. 22 Iowa | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-28vs Illinois State | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | 36 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-42@ Arizona | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-35@ Georgia State | 6 | 70 | 11.7 | 0 | 25 | Season-high 70 yds |
| Wk 6 | L 7-28vs Air Force | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 22 | |
| Wk 7 | L 23-41@ Wyoming | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 1 | 34 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-56vs Hawai'i | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-31@ UNLV | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Total | 26 | 324 | 12.5 | 1 | 36 |
Oct. 24 · L 21-56 vs Hawai'i, play by play
4 catches for 30 yards. Northern Illinois threw to him on 6 of its 26 passes.
Incomplete on 3rd and 6. First quarter, down 14-7.
12-yard catch. Fourth quarter, down 49-14.
1 catch for 8 yards. Northern Illinois threw to him on 4 of its 36 passes.
8-yard catch on 3rd and 7. Second quarter, up 14-10. Converted.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
4 catches for 66 yards and a touchdown. Northern Illinois threw to him on 7 of its 44 passes. Northern Illinois’s last two throws to him, down 41-23 in the fourth quarter, fell incomplete, the last on 4th and 20.
34-yard touchdown. Fourth quarter, cut it to 41-23.
Incomplete on 4th and 20. Fourth quarter, down 41-23. Turnover on downs.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
3 catches for 35 yards. Northern Illinois threw to him on 6 of its 20 passes. Northern Illinois’s last two throws to him, down 28-7 in the fourth quarter, fell incomplete, the last on 4th and 2.
22-yard catch. First quarter, down 7-0.
Incomplete on 4th and 2. Fourth quarter, down 28-7. Turnover on downs. Broken up by Air Force’s K. Johnson.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
6 catches for 70 yards, his most this season. Northern Illinois threw to him on 11 of its 41 passes. 54 of the 70 came before halftime.
25-yard catch. Second quarter, down 14-7.
Incomplete on 4th and 3. Second quarter, down 21-14. Turnover on downs. Broken up by Georgia State’s D. Walker.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
2 catches for 26 yards. Northern Illinois threw to him on 5 of its 43 passes. He was 1 of 3 on third and fourth down.
20-yard catch on 4th and 10. Fourth quarter, down 42-10. Converted.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
2 catches for 47 yards. Northern Illinois threw to him on 2 of its 30 passes.
36-yard catch. Fourth quarter, down 21-17.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
4 catches for 42 yards. Northern Illinois threw to him on 5 of its 24 passes.
20-yard catch. Third quarter, down 40-0.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
Week 7 · 2026
L 23-41
at Wyoming
4 rec · 66 yds · 1 TD
With J. Ference — 50.5 yards per punt · 4 punts · 2 inside the 20 · T. Dickens — 216 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 36.3 · 11 rush yds (8 car)
The plays that mattered most
220th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -10 to +16 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
4618% of team targetsCatch rate
57%26 of 46 targetsShort · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
57% catch rate on 46 targets · 18% of the team's targets · 29% catch rate on 14 deep targets (20+ air yds).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.0 | 37.3 | 14.2 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 3.4 | 42.4 | 11.9 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.5 | 47.7 | 14.5 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.5 | 19.0 | 7.8 | 0.0 |
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
About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #227 at the position.
The No. 2,609 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.
