Tight end, Northern Iowa, 2022–⁠26

Brady McCullough

Number
No. 18
Height
6′4″
Weight
240 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Ankeny, IA

Brady McCullough plays tight end for Northern Iowa. Last time out, at Youngstown State: 2 catches, 20 yards, 1 TD. McCullough leads Northern Iowa in receiving touchdowns this season.

2026 so far

12 catches, 163 yards, 5 TD

Last game: 2 catches, 20 yards, 1 TD at Youngstown State, L 22–⁠35

Next game: at Southern Illinois, Oct 24

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 54@EWU
  2. 44DRKE
  3. 19@IOWA
  4. 26UND
  5. 20@YSU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

3receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Drake, 2026

Receiving

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023Northern Iowa4297.3214
2024Northern Iowa55711.4033
2026Northern Iowa1216313.6521
Career2124911.9733

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Northern Iowa18TERS
2023Northern Iowa18TEFr.
2024Northern Iowa18TESo.
2025Northern Iowa18TEJr.
2026Northern Iowa18TESr.6′4″240

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2023Northern Iowa (FCS)31.77––5.3–
2024Northern Iowa (FCS)51.13––5.7–
2026Northern Iowa (FCS)220.8692nd (n=829)0.4318.96%

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 Northern Iowa 5 games, 12 catches, 163 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 5atEastern WashingtonL 24–⁠34454021
Sep 12vs.DrakeW 56–⁠14344317
Sep 19atIowaL 0–⁠55119019
Oct 10vs.North DakotaW 24–⁠17226118
Oct 17atYoungstown StateL 22–⁠35220116
2024 Northern Iowa 4 games, 5 catches, 57 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 21atHawai’iL 7–⁠361404
Oct 26vs.Missouri StateL 42–⁠491707
Nov 9vs.Illinois StateL 9–⁠31238033
Nov 23vs.Indiana StateW 41–⁠341808
2023 Northern Iowa 4 games, 4 catches, 29 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 16atIdaho StateW 41–⁠171808
Oct 21vs.North DakotaW 27–⁠01212
Nov 4vs.Western IllinoisW 50–⁠6114114
Nov 11atMissouri StateL 16–⁠351505

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

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