Quarterback, Northern Illinois, 2025–⁠26

Brady Davidson

Number
No. 2
Height
6′5″
Weight
230 lb
Class (2026)
Sophomore
Hometown
Columbia, MO

Brady Davidson plays quarterback for Northern Illinois. Last time out, at Arizona: 4 of 6, 27 yards.

2026 so far

27 passing yards

Last game: 4 of 6, 27 yards at Arizona, L 17–⁠42

Next game: vs. Hawai’i, Oct 24

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2025Northern Illinois408746.03844.433
2026Northern Illinois4666.7274.500
Career449347.34114.433

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2025Northern Illinois2QBFr.
2026Northern Illinois2QBSo.6′5″230

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. pass
2025Northern Illinois96-0.05––-4.820%-0.06
2026Northern Illinois60.23––1.3––

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Passing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessDepthAfter catchDeep throwsDeep completed
2025Northern Illinois26%10.1 yds6.0 yds5 of 2820%

Success: passes that kept the offense on schedule. Depth: how far downfield his passes traveled in the air, on average. After catch: yards his receivers gained after the catch, per completion. Deep throws: the play-by-play gives depth and direction for about half of a passer’s throws; this is how many of those went deep, and how many of the deep ones were caught. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 Northern Illinois 1 game, 27 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 19atArizonaL 17–⁠42462700–
2025 Northern Illinois 8 games, 384 passing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 20atMississippi StateL 10–⁠3812700−2
Sep 27vs.San Diego StateL 3–⁠612801–
Oct 4vs.Miami (OH)L 14–⁠25132810611−19
Oct 11atEastern MichiganL 10–⁠16112694012
Oct 18atOhioL 21–⁠4801000–
Nov 5atToledoL 3–⁠426165400−17
Nov 12atMassachusettsW 45–⁠3344210–
Nov 18vs.Western MichiganL 19–⁠3558731013

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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