Receiver, Illinois State, 2024–⁠26

Dylan Lord

Number
No. 4
Height
5′9″
Weight
190 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Chandler, AZ

Dylan Lord plays receiver for Illinois State. Last time out, at Southern Illinois: 5 catches, 38 yards, 1 TD. Lord leads Illinois State in receiving yards this season.

2026 so far

38 catches, 358 yards, 4 TD

Last game: 5 catches, 38 yards, 1 TD at Southern Illinois, W 35–⁠14

Next game: vs. Indiana State, Oct 24

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 72@WIU
  2. 62@NIU
  3. 77EIU
  4. 88@UNI
  5. 21SDST
  6. 38@SIU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

13catches, career highvs. Montana State, 2025161receiving yards, career highvs. Montana State, 20252receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Montana State, 2025

Receiving

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024Illinois State10868.6028
2025Illinois State747349.9547
2026Illinois State383589.4437
Career1221,1789.7947

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2025Illinois State4680–––
2026Illinois State–––51481
Career468051481

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024Illinois State4WRFr.
2025Illinois State4WRSo.
2026Illinois State4WRJr.5′9″190

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
2025Illinois State (FCS)1000.5262nd (n=1040)0.4652.49%
2026Illinois State (FCS)610.3336th (n=829)0.4320.212%

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 Illinois State 6 games, 38 catches, 358 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 5atWestern IllinoisW 41–⁠10572037–
Sep 12atNorthern IllinoisW 28–⁠24862116–
Sep 19vs.Eastern IllinoisW 49–⁠13677130–
Sep 26atNorthern IowaL 21–⁠281288119–
Oct 3vs.South Dakota StateL 14–⁠31221014–
Oct 17atSouthern IllinoisW 35–⁠14538117–

No box score in the source for Aug 29 vs. St. Francis (IL), so that game is not listed.

2025 Illinois State 16 games, 74 catches, 734 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30atOklahomaL 3–⁠351303–
Sep 6vs.Morehead StateW 41–⁠1321207–
Sep 13atEastern IllinoisW 42–⁠30546021−2
Oct 4vs.North Dakota StateL 16–⁠33218013–
Oct 11atMurray StateW 46–⁠32223119–
Oct 18vs.Youngstown StateL 35–⁠40134034–
Oct 25atSouth DakotaW 21–⁠1388202918
Nov 1vs.Northern IowaW 31–⁠16105008–
Nov 8atIndiana StateW 52–⁠20887137–
Nov 15atSouth Dakota StateW 35–⁠2142609–
Nov 22vs.Southern IllinoisL 7–⁠37467047–
Nov 29atSE LouisianaW 21–⁠3126026–
Dec 6atNorth Dakota StateW 29–⁠28942010–
Dec 13atUC DavisW 42–⁠31137137–
Dec 20 ✦atVillanovaW 30–⁠14320012–
Jan 5 ✦vs.Montana StateL 34–⁠3513161233–
2024 Illinois State 3 games, 10 catches, 86 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31atIowaL 0–⁠40329016–
Sep 7atNorth AlabamaW 24–⁠17652028–
Sep 14vs.Western IllinoisW 51–⁠341505–

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

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