Player Dossier

2007-2010

Northern Illinois

Landon Cox

WR • 6'3" • Calumet City, IL, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Landon Cox reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

2%

Rotational offensive role

lowfeatured

Impact Production

9

Developing production for a receiver

lowelite

Reliability

13

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

16

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2009 Postseason · Northern Illinois

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Northern Illinois
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Illinois

Player Story

Landon Cox built his college career from 2007 through 2010 as a wide receiver from Calumet City, IL wearing No. 80, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Landon Cox's career was his receiving...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2007 · Rating 0.7444

Thornton Fractional North · Calumet City, IL

Committed To
Northern Illinois
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2007

Landon Cox, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2009 Postseason · Northern Illinois. Landon Cox reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
1,109
Receptions
98
Touchdowns
8

Quick Answers

Landon Cox quick answers

Latest team and position
Northern Illinois · WR
Career Receiving Yards
1,109
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 36 games
Best season
2009 Postseason · Northern Illinois
Top game
Illinois
Recruit profile
2-star · Thornton Fractional North · Northern Illinois
High school pipeline
Thornton Fractional North · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 80 · Class 2010
2010 Receiving yards rank
429 receiving yards · WR 216th (top 27%) · Mid-American 22nd (top 13%) · National 239th (top 14%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2007 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois2219040.6
2008 PostseasonNorthern Illinois9215042.9
2008 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois914111142.9
2009 PostseasonNorthern Illinois1217081
2009 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois1244528481
2010 PostseasonNorthern Illinois13434068.9
2010 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois1331395368.9

Related Context

Landon Cox played WR for Northern Illinois. Across 4 tracked seasons, Landon Cox recorded 4 rushing yards, 1,109 receiving yards, and 8 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2009 with Northern Illinois.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2009 Postseason

Northern Illinois paired 535 primary output with 68.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2007 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 63.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2010 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Wisconsin

Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2007 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

Games

2

Receiving Yards / G

9.5

Efficiency

63.4

Usage

6.3

Consistency

74.6

Best Game by takeover score

Wisconsin

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Central Michigan: 7. Wisconsin: 12

Volume vs Efficiency

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Split Comparison

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First Half7 · Games = 1 · -5 vs Second Half
Second Half12 · Games = 1 · +5 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

2 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Wisconsin

Best efficiency game

80 vs Wisconsin

Result
Sat 10/20@ WisconsinL 3-441121212012
Sat 9/29@ Central MichiganL 10-35177707

Player Story

Landon Cox story

Landon Cox built his college career from 2007 through 2010 as a wide receiver from Calumet City, IL wearing No. 80, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Landon Cox's career was his receiving role: 98 catches, 1,109 receiving yards, 8 touchdowns, and 4 rushing yards across 36 career games in the available record. His career also includes 4 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Landon Cox's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Northern Illinois

    2007-2010

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2007200820082009200920102010
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2007 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois1963.46.3
2008 PostseasonNorthern Illinois12648.512.2107
2008 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois12648.512.20
2009 PostseasonNorthern Illinois53568.830.6409
2009 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois53568.830.60
2010 PostseasonNorthern Illinois42973.817.7-106
2010 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois42973.817.70

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Illinois

Week 3 · L 22-28

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

74

Receiving Yards

94.1 takeover

74 receiving yards with a 82.2 efficiency score.

#2

@ Ohio

Week 12 · L 31-38 · Conference game

132

Receiving Yards

93.3 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

132 receiving yards with a 80 efficiency score.

#3

vs Eastern Michigan

Week 10 · W 50-6 · Conference game

84

Receiving Yards

87.9 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

84 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

@ Ball State

Week 12 · W 59-21 · Conference game

60

Receiving Yards

86.5 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

60 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

@ Tennessee

Week 6 · L 9-13

36

Receiving Yards

83.8 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

36 receiving yards with a 80 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2009 Postseason · Northern Illinois

535 primary output · 68.8 efficiency · 30.6 usage

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#2

2009 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

81

535 primary · 68.8 efficiency · 30.6 usage

#3

2010 Postseason · Northern Illinois

68.9

429 primary · 73.8 efficiency · 17.7 usage

Milestones

1

100+ receiving yards

1

8+ catch outings

1

2+ TD games