Landon Sides

Senior wide receiver for East Carolina. 2025: 34 catches, 449 receiving yards, 1 TD.

WR · East Carolina · Sr. · #7

5′11″ · 190 lb · Denton, TX · Denton Guyer

CFB Index 44 · #262 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceTransferred North Texas → East Carolina for 2026

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The numbers

449

receiving yards · 2025

34 catches · 1 TD · 13.2 per catch

Best game: 3 rec, 37 yds, 1 TD, vs Washington State

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 wide receiver for East Carolina. 2025: 34 catches, 449 receiving yards, 1 TD.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to North Texas in 2023.
Transferred from North Texas to East Carolina in 2026.

His career, year by year

How he plays

Moves the chains on third down.

Yards / catch: 72nd percentile.

The full scouting read

Landon Sides

WR · East Carolina · Sr · #7

Moves the chains on third down. Landon Sides has played for two head coaches in three seasons at East Carolina. One game to point at: 114 rec yds, 5 receptions against Charlotte — Week 9, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
head-coach lineage
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2023North Texas5-7HC: Eric Morris · Balanced, fast tempo

2024North Texas6-7HC: Eric Morris · Pass-leaning

2025North Texas12-2HC: Drew Svoboda · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

44Rotational starter #262 of 485?

High confidence10 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: rec tds (24th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#225 / 798 · 72nd pct

13.5

EPA / target#269 / 798 · 66th pct

0.52

Explosive rate#391 / 798 · 50th pct

10.0%

TD rate#450 / 798 · 44th pct

2.0%

Catch rate#514 / 798 · 35th pct

64.0%

Box-score rates (5)

Long catch#156 / 558 · 72nd pct

Receptions#240 / 558 · 57th pct

Rec yards#255 / 558 · 54th pct

449

Yards / catch#258 / 558 · 53rd pct

13.2

Rec TDs#373 / 558 · 24th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

20th → 66th percentile

Explosive rate

69th → 50th percentile

Catch rate

45th → 35th percentile

TD rate

31st → 44th percentile

Yards / catch

46th → 72nd percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

10%5 of his 50 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	2.0	22.7	11.2	0.2
Road7g	3.1	44.7	13.4	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.3	38.3	12.2	0.2
Weeks 8+7g	2.0	31.3	12.8	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Blake Harrell

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

44 · #262 of 485 WRs

Three-star recruit. Now #262 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	North Texas	34	449	13.2	1	--
2024	North Texas	24	280	11.7	1	--
2023	North Texas	30	363	12.1	4	--
Career		88	1,092	12.4	6	--

Season	Team
2025	North Texas	--	--	--	39	--
2024	North Texas	--	--	--	--	--
2023	North Texas	4	25	--	3	--
Career		4	25	--	42	--

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 9 · Charlotte · 2&4 · Q2 · EPA +3.92(06:07) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 D.Mestemaker pass complete short middle to #22 L.Sides caught at UNT20, for 60 yards to the CLT25 (#9 C.Grant), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · San Diego State · 2&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.97(13:13) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 D.Mestemaker pass complete short left to #22 L.Sides caught at UNT40, for 23 yards to the SDSU43 (#23 I.Buxton), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
Week 5 · South Alabama · 4&2 · Q1 · EPA +2.82Drew Mestemaker pass complete to Landon Sides for 11 yds to the USA 38 for a 1ST down
Week 3 · Washington State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.53Drew Mestemaker pass complete to Landon Sides for 12 yds for a TD (Kali Nguma KICK)
Week 15 · Tulane · 3&5 · Q1 · EPA +2.44(13:58) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 D.Mestemaker pass complete short middle to #22 L.Sides caught at TLN48, for 11 yards to the TLN48 (#1 J.Tchienchou), 1ST DOWN
Week 4 · Army · 2&9 · Q4 · EPA +2.37Drew Mestemaker pass complete to Landon Sides for 17 yds to the ARMY 42 for a 1ST down
Week 10 · Navy · 2&5 · Q1 · EPA +2.12(06:24) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 D.Mestemaker pass complete short middle to #22 L.Sides caught at UNT32, for 24 yards to the UNT43 (#56 M.Parker), 1ST DOWN
Week 13 · Rice · 4&4 · Q3 · EPA +2.04(05:08) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 D.Mestemaker pass complete short left to #22 L.Sides caught at Rice27, for 7 yards to the Rice27 (#7 O.Porter), 1ST DOWN
Week 12 · UAB · 3&4 · Q1 · EPA +1.66(14:24) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 D.Mestemaker pass complete short left to #22 L.Sides caught at UNT35, for 7 yards to the UNT38 (#13 T.Crumpley), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · San Diego State · 3&3 · Q1 · EPA +1.66(14:33) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 D.Mestemaker pass complete short left to #22 L.Sides caught at UNT43, for 5 yards to the UNT44 (#23 I.Buxton), 1ST DOWN

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 2	W 33-30@ Western Michigan	2	41	20.5	0	32
Wk 3	W 59-10vs Washington State	3	37	12.3	1	18
Wk 4	W 45-38@ Army	6	68	11.3	0	21
Wk 5	W 36-22vs South Alabama	1	11	11.0	0	11
Wk 7	L 36-63vs South Florida	3	24	8.0	0	12
Wk 8	W 55-17vs UTSA	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 9	W 54-20@ Charlotte	5	114	22.8	0	60	Season-high 114 yds
Wk 10	W 31-17vs Navy	3	44	14.7	0	24
Wk 12	W 53-24@ UAB	1	7	7.0	0	7
Wk 13	W 56-24@ Rice	2	23	11.5	0	16
Wk 14	W 52-25vs Temple	2	20	10.0	0	16
Wk 15	L 21-34@ Tulane	1	11	11.0	0	11
Bowl	W 49-47@ San Diego State	5	49	9.8	0	23
Total		34	449	12.5	1	60

How he plays

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Possession Receiver

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kobe Drake’s 2024 season.

Kobe Drake

88%match

Memphis · 2024

Jamoi Mayes

Cincinnati · 2024

86%

Mekhi Shaw

San Diego State · 2023

83%

Zion Steptoe

Tulsa · 2025

83%

Isaiah Hamilton

San José State · 2021

82%

Matches Kobe on

Total EPA (college ability)

Yards / reception

Reception volume

Differs from Kobe on

EPA / play (adj) (higher)

Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Ian Duarte’s path through Idaho State.

Ian Duarte

99%match

Idaho State · 2025

Kobe Drake

Memphis · 2024

98%

Ryan Flournoy

Southeast Missouri State · 2023

NFL Rd 6

98%

Max Tomczak

Youngstown State · 2025

97%

Calvin Turner Jr.

Hawai'i · 2021

97%

Matches Ian on

Yards per reception

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Zion Steptoe's junior season at Tulsa (2025).

Zion Steptoe

84%match

Tulsa · 2025

Marquis Johnson

Missouri · 2025

NFL Rd 7

82%

Leroy Thomas

Western Michigan · 2023

80%

Kody Epps

BYU · 2023

80%

Langston Lewis

Central Michigan · 2025

All-MAC

79%

Matches Zion on

Yards / reception

Weight

TD rate

Differs from Zion on

Recruiting rating (lower)

Reception volume (higher)

Player DNA

Players who play like Landon Sides

Marquis Johnson

Missouri · 2024

86%

Nazeviah Burris

Florida International · 2024

85%

Kameron Courtney

Virginia · 2025

84%

Zion Steptoe

Tulsa · 2025

83%

DJ Riles

Georgia State · 2024

82%

Background

Mid-year transfer from North Texas, who enrolled at East Carolina in January of 2026 … Three-year letterman at North Texas (2023-25) … Played in 36 career games making 18 starts (15 consecutive to end 2025 season) … Caught 88 passes for 1,092 yards (12.4 ypc) … Scored six receiving touchdowns … R...

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The receiver room · East Carolina

#10Brock SpaldingWR · Sr.554 receiving yards · 2025
#7Landon SidesWR · Sr.449 receiving yards · 2025
#2Tyler JohnsonWR · Sr.72 receiving yards · 2025
#11Jeremiah MelvinWR · Jr.39 receiving yards · 2025
#19Jaquaize PettawayWR · Sr.32 receiving yards · 2025

12 more on the roster · East Carolina team page

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

202311 games

2026

2025 snapshot

Situational

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature plays

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

Possession Receiver

Players who play like Landon Sides

Background

The receiver room · East Carolina