
Receiver, Northern Illinois (from North Dakota), 2012–16
Kenny Golladay
- Number
- No. 19
- Height
- 6′4″
- Hometown
- Chicago, IL
- Born
- Nov 3, 1993, in Chicago, Illinois
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Kenny Golladay played receiver at North Dakota (2012) and Northern Illinois (2014–16). The Detroit Lions took Golladay in round 3, No. 96 overall in the 2017 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
82rushing yards, career highat Wyoming, 201614catches, career highvs. Toledo, 2016213receiving yards, career highvs. UNLV, 20152receiving touchdowns, career highfive times; last at Ball State, 2016Team titles: MAC champions, 2014
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012* | North Dakota | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | 32 |
| 2015 | Northern Illinois | 73 | 1,129 | 15.5 | 10 | 68 |
| 2016 | Northern Illinois | 88 | 1,164 | 13.2 | 8 | 49 |
| Career | 164 | 2,340 | 14.3 | 18 | 68 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Northern Illinois | 9 | 14 | 1.6 | 1 | 6 |
| 2016 | Northern Illinois | 20 | 192 | 9.6 | 2 | 39 |
| Career | 29 | 206 | 7.1 | 3 | 39 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | North Dakota | 19 | WR | |
| 2014 | Northern Illinois | 19 | WR | |
| 2015 | Northern Illinois | 19 | WR | |
| 2016 | Northern Illinois | 19 | WR | 6′4″ |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Northern Illinois | 137 | 0.57 | 58th (n=465) | 0.53 | 78.2 | 13% |
| 2016 | Northern Illinois | 148 | 0.38 | 26th (n=489) | 0.52 | 55.9 | 17% |
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
2016 Northern Illinois 12 games, 88 catches, 1,164 yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at | L 34–40 | 10 | 144 | 2 | 39 | 82 |
| Sep 10 | at | L 17–48 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 22 | 5 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | L 28–42 | 6 | 80 | 1 | 49 | 20 |
| Sep 24 | vs. | L 23–28 | 5 | 113 | 1 | 39 | 39 |
| Oct 1 | at | W 31–24 | 13 | 184 | 2 | 34 | – |
| Oct 8 | at | L 30–45 | 5 | 99 | 0 | 38 | 5 |
| Oct 15 | vs. | L 28–34 | 7 | 70 | 0 | 24 | 3 |
| Oct 22 | vs. | W 44–7 | 7 | 96 | 1 | 39 | 2 |
| Nov 1 | vs. | W 45–20 | 9 | 59 | 0 | 13 | – |
| Nov 9 | vs. | L 24–31 | 14 | 149 | 1 | 40 | – |
| Nov 16 | at | W 31–24 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 13 | 40 |
| Nov 25 | at | W 31–21 | 4 | 91 | 0 | 34 | −4 |
2015 Northern Illinois 14 games, 73 catches, 1,129 yards, 10 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. | W 38–30 | 9 | 213 | 0 | 48 | – |
| Sep 12 | vs. | W 57–26 | 8 | 144 | 2 | 55 | – |
| Sep 19 | at | L 13–20 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 7 | – |
| Sep 26 | at | L 14–17 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | – |
| Oct 3 | at | L 19–29 | 6 | 54 | 0 | 14 | – |
| Oct 10 | vs. | W 59–41 | 6 | 92 | 1 | 34 | 6 |
| Oct 17 | at | W 45–12 | 6 | 73 | 0 | 36 | – |
| Oct 24 | vs. | W 49–21 | 6 | 71 | 1 | 18 | −2 |
| Nov 3 | at | W 32–27 | 8 | 128 | 1 | 44 | – |
| Nov 11 | at | W 41–30 | 6 | 141 | 2 | 68 | 4 |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 27–19 | 4 | 93 | 1 | 53 | – |
| Nov 24 | vs. | L 21–26 | 6 | 72 | 2 | 27 | – |
| Dec 4 | vs. | L 14–34 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | – |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. | L 7–55 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
2012 North Dakota 1 game, 3 catches, 47 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 | at | L 41–49 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 32 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2017 East–West Shrine Game (East team, lost 3–10).
| Drill | Combine 2017 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′4″ |
| Weight | 218 lb |
| Arm length | 32″ |
| Hand size | 9¾″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.50 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.58 sW |
| Vertical jump | 35½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′0″ |
| Bench press | 18 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.00 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.15 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
6 seasons, 67 games with a stat; latest team: New York Giants.
Pro Bowl: 2019
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Detroit Lions | 11 | 28 | 477 | 3 |
| 2018 | Detroit Lions | 15 | 70 | 1,063 | 5 |
| 2019 | Detroit Lions | 16 | 65 | 1,190 | 11 |
| 2020 | Detroit Lions | 5 | 20 | 338 | 2 |
| 2021 | New York Giants | 14 | 37 | 521 | 0 |
| 2022 | New York Giants | 6 | 6 | 81 | 1 |
| NFL career | 67 | 226 | 3,670 | 22 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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