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La'Don Bryant

WRSophomore6' 4", 204 lbsSavannah, GA
Northern Illinois Huskies0-6 · TDC #132
Snap share
63%
5 of 6 started · likely 39–76%
Receptions
21
198th of 1994 in FBS
Rec. yards
286
182nd of 1980 in FBS
Yards / catch
13.6
176th of 461 in FBS
Rec. TD
1
345th of 824 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.09
290th of 318 WR/TEs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

36 plays · +3.4 total EPA · 290th of 318 qualifying WR/TEs
All plays+0.09
Passing+0.09
1st down+0.39
2nd down+0.38
3rd down+0.30
Standard downs-0.01
Passing downs+0.31
BryantWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays9%
Pass plays16%
Run plays0%
1st down12%
2nd down3%
3rd down10%
Standard downs10%
Passing downs9%
BryantWR/TE average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets31—
Target share17.9%214th / 522
Catch rate54.8%413th / 522
Success rate per target38.7%404th / 522
Yards per target6.5388th / 522
Explosive catches12.9%210th / 522
Deep-target rate32.3%—
3rd-down targets7—
Red-zone targets2—

Charting

Where Bryant's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
36
21 caught (58%)
Avg. depth of target
16.0
air yards per target
YAC per catch
3.2
67 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
219
of 286 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
36%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted35 targets charted

58% comp16.0 avg. depth3.2 YAC/catch36% 20+ air yds1–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 5 targets (14%), 4 caught (80%), 20 yds, 4.0 per target580% · 20yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 6 targets (17%), 6 caught (100%), 54 yds, 9.0 per target6100% · 54yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 1 caught (100%), 10 yds, 10.0 per target1100% · 10yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 30+ air yards: 5 targets (14%), 1 caught (20%), 36 yds, 7.2 per target520% · 36yMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 3 targets (9%), 2 caught (67%), 43 yds, 14.3 per target367% · 43yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 1 caught (100%), 25 yds, 25.0 per target1100% · 25yMiddle, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (3%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 1 caught (100%), 10 yds, 10.0 per target1100% · 10yRight, 5–9 air yards: 3 targets (9%), 2 caught (67%), 12 yds, 4.0 per target367% · 12yRight, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 1 caught (100%), 22 yds, 22.0 per target1100% · 22yRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: 2 targets (6%), 1 caught (50%), 20 yds, 10.0 per target250% · 20yRight, 30+ air yards: 2 targets (6%), 1 caught (50%), 34 yds, 17.0 per target250% · 34y
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.
2025 charting · Northern Illinois

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (4 of Bryant’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
9
2 caught (22%)
Avg. depth of target
17.0
air yards per target
YAC per catch
3.5
7 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
8
of 15 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
44%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted9 targets charted

30% comp17.0 avg. depth3.5 YAC/catch44% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (22%), 1 caught (50%), 13 yds, 6.5 per target250% · 13yLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (11%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 3 targets (33%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target30% · 0yLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (11%), 1 caught (100%), 2 yds, 2.0 per target1100% · 2yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (11%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (11%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: noneRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Career

3 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farNorthern Illinois#132 · 0-6663%21286117.9%
2025Northern Illinois#119 · 3-9535%64008.5%
2024Northern Illinois#69 · 8-524%23806.2%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. La'Don Bryant's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

La'Don Bryant's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

6.5 avg. game scoreBest: 7.5 at Wyoming (Week 7)0 of 6 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1@IowaL 0–406.444210.5020
2Illinois StateL 24–286.424723.5036
3@ArizonaL 17–425.722613.0020
4@Georgia StateL 14–357.267011.7025
6Air ForceL 7–286.133511.7022
7@WyomingL 23–417.546616.5134
2026 · 6 games6.52128613.6136

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions21198th / 1994
Yards286182nd / 1980
Yards / catch13.6176th / 461
Touchdowns1345th / 824
Long36—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · Iowa✓ WR55~33 (11–45)560%
Wk 2 · Illinois State✓ WR65~34 (11–47)252%
Wk 3 · Arizona—67~26 (8–36)539%
Wk 4 · Georgia State✓ WR73~60 (39–73)1182%
Wk 6 · Air Force✓ WR43~37 (12–43)686%
Wk 7 · Wyoming✓ WR73~45 (30–55)762%
Season5 GS376235 (146–285)3663%

Position Room

14 WRs on the Northern Illinois roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
1DeAree RogersWRSR49422228%+0.40
0La'Don BryantWRSO21286116%+0.09
7Cam ThompsonWRSR14151113%+0.23
9George DimopoulosWRJR89707%+0.37
3Rickey Taylor Jr.WRSO557016%+0.47
19Kelan McInerneyWRSO46005%+0.67
88Zaire McKinneyWRFR21707%+0.76
4Kenji LewisWRSR1403%-0.58
6Afy IbekweWRFR11306%+0.17
12Tavaris ColesWRJR—————
13Kevin Holmes Jr.WRJR—————
21Jermaine Green Jr.WRFR—————
80Braylon AgeeWRFR—————
81Justin FaulknerWRFR—————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. Northern Illinois depth chart →