Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2023Northern Illinois
Billy Dozier
WR • 5'10" • 195 lbs • New Lenox, IL, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Billy Dozier reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
5
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
13
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 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: Western Michigan
Player Story
Billy Dozier built his college career from 2020 through 2023 as a wide receiver from New Lenox, IL wearing No. 10, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Billy Dozier's career was his return-game...
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- Committed To
- Northern Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Billy Dozier, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Northern Illinois. Billy Dozier reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 74
- Receptions
- 11
Quick Answers
Billy Dozier quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northern Illinois · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 74
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 29 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Northern Illinois
- Top game
- Western Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Lincoln Way West · Northern Illinois
- High school pipeline
- Lincoln Way West · 8 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 10 · Junior
- 2023 Receiving yards rank
- 66 receiving yards · WR 716th (top 70%) · Mid-American 94th (top 54%) · National 1,159th (top 56%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2021 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 8 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 15.1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 15.1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 14.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 49.4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 12 | 5 | 64 | 0 | 49.4 |
Related Context
Keep exploring Billy Dozier
Billy Dozier played WR for Northern Illinois. Across 4 tracked seasons, Billy Dozier recorded 11 rushing yards, 74 receiving yards, and 10 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Northern Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Northern Illinois paired 66 primary output with 58.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 58.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Western Michigan
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 80th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Postseason · Northern Illinois
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
5.5
Efficiency
58.7
Usage
9.2
Consistency
8.3
Best Game by takeover score
Western Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Arkansas State: 2. Boston College: 0. Southern Illinois: 0. Nebraska: 17. Tulsa: 0. Toledo: 24. Akron: 1. Eastern Michigan: 0. Central Michigan: 0. Ball State: 0. Western Michigan: 22. Kent State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arkansas State: 1 by 13.3. Nebraska: 1 by 100. Toledo: 1 by 100. Akron: 1 by 6.7. Western Michigan: 2 by 73.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins4.2 · Games = 6 · -2.7 vs Losses
Losses6.8 · Games = 6 · +2.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Western Michigan
Best efficiency game
100 vs Toledo
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/23 | vs Arkansas State | W 21-19 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Sat 11/25 | @ Kent State | W 37-27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wed 11/15 | vs Western Michigan | W 24-0 | — | 2 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 15 |
| Wed 11/8 | vs Ball State | L 17-20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tue 10/31 | @ Central Michigan | L 31-37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 20-13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Akron | W 55-14 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Toledo | L 33-35 | — | 1 | 24 | 9.5 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Tulsa | L 14-22 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Nebraska | L 11-35 | — | 1 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Southern Illinois | L 11-14 | — | — | — | -1 | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | @ Boston College | W 27-24 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — |
Player Story
Billy Dozier story
Billy Dozier built his college career from 2020 through 2023 as a wide receiver from New Lenox, IL wearing No. 10, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Billy Dozier's career was his return-game role: 297 return yards across 29 career games in the available record. His career also includes 11 rushing yards, 74 receiving yards, and 10 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Billy Dozier's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Northern Illinois
2020-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2021 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 4 | 23.4 | 8.1 | 4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 4 | 23.4 | 8.1 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 4 | 11.7 | 9.8 | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 66 | 58.7 | 9.2 | 62 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 66 | 58.7 | 9.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Western Michigan
Week 12 · W 24-0 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
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Receiving Yards
77.2 takeover
22 receiving yards with a 73.3 efficiency score.
#2
@ Toledo
Week 5 · L 33-35 · Conference game
24
Receiving Yards
72 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
24 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Nebraska
Week 3 · L 11-35
17
Receiving Yards
63.5 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
17 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Michigan
Week 3 · L 10-63
7
Receiving Yards
61.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
7 receiving yards with a 46.7 efficiency score.
#5
vs Vanderbilt
Week 3 · L 28-38
3
Receiving Yards
45.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
3 receiving yards with a 20 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · Northern Illinois
66 primary output · 58.7 efficiency · 9.2 usage
49.4
#2
2023 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
49.4
66 primary · 58.7 efficiency · 9.2 usage
#3
2021 Postseason · Northern Illinois
15.1
4 primary · 23.4 efficiency · 8.1 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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