Alabama · L 10-48
No catches.
App State · L 24-27
No catches.
Old Dominion · W 20-17
No catches.
Temple · W 17-9
7 catches, 58 yards
The other 4 games average 44 yards. This one was 14 above.
Sides has catches in 5 of East Carolina’s 8 games: none against Alabama, App State and Old Dominion.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
“I wish we could’ve kept/brought sides over”
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 3, middle 5, right 3.
Landon Sides
Played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 130 receiving yards and 7 receptions against Memphis — Week 8, 2026.
232 receiving yards · 19 catches · 1 receiving TD
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | East Carolina | 19 | 232 | 12.2 | 1 | 27 |
| 2025 | North Texas | 34 | 449 | 13.2 | 1 | 60 |
| 2024 | North Texas | 24 | 280 | 11.7 | 1 | 42 |
| 2023 | North Texas | 30 | 363 | 12.1 | 4 | 39 |
| Career | 107 | 1,324 | 12.4 | 7 | 60 |
| Season | Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | East Carolina | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | North Texas | -- | -- | 39 |
| 2024 | North Texas | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | North Texas | 4 | 25 | 3 |
| Career | 4 | 25 | 42 |
Last game (Wk 9): 58 receiving yards, 7 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 42-9vs North Carolina Central | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 6 | W 28-12vs Rice | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-30@ UAB | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 8 | L 34-41@ Memphis | 7 | 130 | 18.6 | 1 | 27 | Season-high 130 yds |
| Wk 9 | W 17-9vs Temple | 7 | 58 | 8.3 | 0 | 16 | |
| Total | 19 | 232 | 12.2 | 1 | 27 |
Oct. 31 · W 17-9 vs Temple
7 catches for 58 yards.
7 catches for 130 yards and a touchdown, his most this season. East Carolina threw to him on 10 of its 39 passes.
27-yard catch on 3rd and 7. Third quarter, up 16-10. Converted.
20-yard touchdown on 4th and 9. Fourth quarter, made it 34-34.
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 16 yards. East Carolina threw to him on 4 of its 27 passes. He had no catches in the fourth quarter, as a 14-9 lead became a 30-17 loss.
10-yard catch on 3rd and 3. Third quarter, up 14-3. 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.
1 catch for 10 yards. East Carolina threw to him on 2 of its 34 passes.
Incomplete on 3rd and 8. First quarter, tied 0-0.
10-yard catch on 3rd and 7. Third quarter, down 9-7. 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 18 yards. East Carolina threw to him on 3 of its 38 passes.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
9-yard catch. Second quarter, up 28-3.
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 8 · 2026
L 34-41
at Memphis
7 rec · 130 yds · 1 TD
With E. Huether — 47 yards per punt · 6 punts · 58 long · M. Griffis — 199 yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · QBR 63.0
The plays that mattered most
375th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -14 to +7 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
2813% of team targetsCatch rate
68%19 of 28 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
68% catch rate on 28 targets · 13% of the team's targets · 33% catch rate on 6 deep targets (20+ air yds).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.3 | 28.7 | 9.1 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 4.5 | 73.0 | 13.3 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.7 | 14.7 | 9.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 7.0 | 94.0 | 13.5 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Harrell
Pass share
45.5%
245 pass / 294 run
Plays / game
67.4
8 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
277 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.
The No. 1,915 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the American Athletic.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 39 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Eric Morris and Blake Harrell.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to East Carolina
