Northern Illinois’ best wide receivers

Justin McCareins has the most receiving yards in Northern Illinois history, 2,991 from 1997 to 2000. Since 2004, Martel Moore has the most, 2,520 in 48 games.

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Northern Illinois’ wide receivers this season

DeAree Rogers8 games, 79.1 a game1,139 at Northern Illinois.633receiving yards
La'Don Bryant8 games, 40.5 a game402 at Northern Illinois.324receiving yards
George Dimopoulos7 games, 34.4 a game356 at Northern Illinois.241receiving yards

By decade: 2020s · 2010s · 2004–09

receiving yards in Northern Illinois history

1Justin McCareins1997 – 20002,991
2Martel Moore2009 – 20122,544
3Sam Hurd2002 – 20052,322
4Da'Ron Brown2011 – 20142,295
5Kenny Golladay2015 – 20162,285
6Hugh Rohrschneider1960 – 19632,224
7P. J. Fleck1999 – 20032,162
8Trayvon Rudolph2020 – 20242,047
9Cole Tucker2018 – 20222,030
10Dan Sheldon2001 – 20041,986

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), through the 2025 season, which counts bowl games from 2002.

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Every wide receiver since 2004

Northern Illinois’ best wide receivers
Place	Player	receiving yards	receptions	receiving touchdowns
1	Martel Moore2009 – 2012 · 48 games	2,520	174	24
2	Kenny Golladay2015 – 2016 · 26 games	2,293	161	18
3	Da'Ron Brown2011 – 2014 · 46 games	2,290	154	19
4	Trayvon Rudolph2020 – 2024 · 42 games	2,047	153	10
5	Cole Tucker2018 – 2022 · 51 games	2,030	155	10
6	Tommylee Lewis2011 – 2015 · 46 games	1,680	172	11
7	Britt Davis2005 – 2008 · 41 games	1,676	146	8
8	Matt Simon2006 – 2008 · 31 games	1,660	96	8
9	Nathan Palmer2008 – 2011 · 39 games	1,575	93	16
10	Tyrice Richie2019 – 2021 · 26 games	1,552	129	9
11	Juwan Brescacin2012 – 2015 · 36 games	1,465	99	13
12	Sam Hurd2004 – 2005 · 21 games	1,372	92	16
13	Spencer Tears2016 – 2019 · 35 games	1,323	107	10
14	Aregeros Turner2013 – 2016 · 49 games	1,226	124	6
15	Perez Ashford2009 – 2012 · 40 games	1,196	109	4
16	Marcus Perez2004 – 2008 · 33 games	1,141	82	7
17	DeAree Rogers2025 – 2026 · still playing	1,139	110	8
	+633 this season
18	Willie Clark2008 – 2011 · 36 games	1,123	83	11
19	Landon Cox2007 – 2010 · 36 games	1,109	98	8
20	Christian Blake2014 – 2017 · 32 games	972	83	6
21	D.J. Brown2015 – 2018 · 39 games	952	108	8
22	Dan Sheldon2004 · 12 games	936	40	9
23	Chad Beebe2013 – 2017 · 32 games	930	64	3
24	Jauan Wesley2017 – 2018 · 22 games	869	64	4
25	Kacper Rutkiewicz2022 – 2023 · 15 games	751	47	8

receiving yards by decade

2020s

Trayvon Rudolph2020 – 2024 · 42 games2,047
Cole Tucker2020 – 2022 · 25 games1,343
› DeAree Rogers2025 – 2026 · 20 games1,139
Tyrice Richie2020 – 2021 · 15 games1,137
Kacper Rutkiewicz2022 – 2023 · 15 games751

2010s

Martel Moore2010 – 2012 · 39 games2,331
Kenny Golladay2015 – 2016 · 26 games2,293
Da'Ron Brown2011 – 2014 · 46 games2,290
Tommylee Lewis2011 – 2015 · 46 games1,680
Juwan Brescacin2012 – 2015 · 36 games1,465

2004–09

Britt Davis2005 – 2008 · 41 games1,676
Matt Simon2006 – 2008 · 31 games1,660
Sam Hurd2004 – 2005 · 21 games1,372
Marcus Perez2004 – 2008 · 33 games1,141
Dan Sheldon2004 · 12 games936

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Method

Every wide receiver who played at Northern Illinois since 2004, ranked by receiving yards over his games there. Bowl and playoff games count.
The numbers here start in 2004, so a wide receiver who played at Northern Illinois before then isn't here.
A decade counts his receiving yards at Northern Illinois in its seasons.
The record book's numbers are the school's own. Where they and the box scores differ for one player, the box scores are missing a game or count bowls another way.
A wide receiver still playing at Northern Illinois is counted at tonight's numbers against the record book's, which run through the 2025 season.