Receiver, Illinois State, 2025–⁠26

Luke Mailander

Number
No. 84
Height
5′11″
Weight
180 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Elmhurst, IL

Luke Mailander plays receiver for Illinois State. Last time out, at Southern Illinois: 4 catches, 90 yards, 1 TD.

2026 so far

11 catches, 219 yards, 1 TD

Last game: 4 catches, 90 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. 19@NIU
  3. 29EIU
  4. 9SDST
  5. 90@SIU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

109receiving yards, career highat Eastern Illinois, 2025

Receiving

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2025Illinois State4467115.3446
2026Illinois State1121919.9157
Career5589016.2557

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2025Illinois State84WRSo.
2026Illinois State84WRJr.5′11″180

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)750.4650th (n=1040)0.4634.47%
2026Illinois State (FCS)170.99––16.8–

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 5 games, 11 catches, 219 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 5atWestern IllinoisW 41–⁠10372032
Sep 12atNorthern IllinoisW 28–⁠24219011
Sep 19vs.Eastern IllinoisW 49–⁠13129029
Oct 3vs.South Dakota StateL 14–⁠311909
Oct 17atSouthern IllinoisW 35–⁠14490157

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

2025 Illinois State 16 games, 44 catches, 671 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 30atOklahomaL 3–⁠351606
Sep 6vs.Morehead StateW 41–⁠13365132
Sep 13atEastern IllinoisW 42–⁠305109146
Sep 20vs.North AlabamaW 38–⁠36377140
Oct 4vs.North Dakota StateL 16–⁠33558016
Oct 11atMurray StateW 46–⁠32341019
Oct 18vs.Youngstown StateL 35–⁠40451118
Oct 25atSouth DakotaW 21–⁠131808
Nov 1vs.Northern IowaW 31–⁠16472042
Nov 8atIndiana StateW 52–⁠20354022
Nov 15atSouth Dakota StateW 35–⁠21216013
Nov 29atSE LouisianaW 21–⁠31909
Dec 6atNorth Dakota StateW 29–⁠28332015
Dec 13atUC DavisW 42–⁠31449019
Dec 20 ✦atVillanovaW 30–⁠14112012
Jan 5 ✦vs.Montana StateL 34–⁠35112012

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

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