Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 11 | L 3-42@ Toledo | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 0 | 41 | Season-high 69 yds |
| Wk 12 | W 45-3@ Massachusetts | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 13 | L 19-35vs Western Michigan | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 1 | 21 | |
| Total | 9 | 134 | 14.9 | 1 | 41 |
#3
Rickey Taylor Jr.
Sophomore wide receiver for Northern Illinois. 2025: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 180 lb · Chicago, IL
Returning to Northern Illinois for 2026
The numbers
134
receiving yards · 2025
9 catches · 1 TD · 14.9 per catch
3 games into 2025 so far -- Best game: 3 rec, 53 yds, 1 TD, vs Western Michigan
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 wide receiver for Northern Illinois. 2025: 3 games with a box-score line.
His career, year by yearRickey Taylor Jr.
Second year in the Northern Illinois receiving corps, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 69 rec yds, 3 receptions against Toledo — Week 11, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Northern Illinois
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Thomas Hammock — 11-14 over that span.
2024Northern Illinois8-5HC: Thomas Hammock · Run-leaning
2025Northern Illinois3-9HC: Thomas Hammock · Run-heavy, 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
2025 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 3.0 | 53.0 | 17.7 | 1.0 |
| Road2g | 3.0 | 40.5 | 13.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+3g | 3.0 | 44.7 | 14.9 | 0.3 |
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 · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Northern Illinois | 9 | 134 | 14.9 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Northern Illinois | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 9 | 134 | 14.9 | 1 | -- |
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 13 · Western Michigan · 4&4 · Q4 · EPA +3.27(05:10) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 B.Davidson pass complete short right to #3 R.Taylor Jr. caught at WMU43, for 14 yards to the WMU39 (#5 A.Wofford), 1ST DOWN
- Week 13 · Western Michigan · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +2.59(04:28) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 B.Davidson pass complete short left to #3 R.Taylor Jr. caught at WMU00, for 18 yards to the WMU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:25, 1ST DOWN #10 C.Wright pass attempt failed
- Week 11 · Toledo · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.24(13:16) No Huddle-Shotgun #15 J.Holst pass complete deep right to #3 R.Taylor Jr. caught at TOLEDO27, for 41 yards to the TOLEDO20, out of bounds at TOLEDO20, 1ST DOWN
- Week 11 · Toledo · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.91(03:32) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 B.Davidson pass complete short left to #3 R.Taylor Jr. caught at NIU47, for 15 yards to the TOLEDO36 (#44 I.Zay), 1ST DOWN
- Week 11 · Toledo · 2&8 · Q4 · EPA +0.85(11:20) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 B.Davidson pass complete short right to #3 R.Taylor Jr. caught at NIU12, for 13 yards to the NIU23 (#23 T.McKinstry), 1ST DOWN
- Week 13 · Western Michigan · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.55(04:43) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 B.Davidson pass complete short left to #3 R.Taylor Jr. caught at WMU22, for 21 yards to the WMU18 (#1 J.Franklin), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 12 · Massachusetts · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA -0.45(12:14) No Huddle-Shotgun #14 J.Macon pass complete short right to #3 R.Taylor Jr. caught at UMass27, for 0 yards to the UMass25 (#19 R.Henry; #16 M.White)
- Week 12 · Massachusetts · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.36(08:36) Shotgun #2 B.Davidson pass complete short left to #3 R.Taylor Jr. caught at NIU45, for 6 yards to the UMass46 (#38 Z.Daniel) PENALTY UMass Face Mask (#14 R.Barnes) 15 yards from UMass46 to UMass31, 1ST DOWN
- Week 12 · Massachusetts · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.20(07:22) No Huddle-Shotgun #14 J.Macon pass complete short right to #3 R.Taylor Jr. caught at UMass27, for 6 yards to the UMass26 (#1 M.Greene)
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