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2016 Football Roster

Scott Walstrom, NIU

19 Kenny Golladay

  • Height
    6-4
  • Weight
    213
  • Class
    Redshirt Senior
  • Position
    WR
  • Hometown
    Chicago, Ill.
  • High School
    St. Rita
  • Prev School
    North Dakota

Biography

Career
• In just two seasons, finished his career ranked sixth all-time at NIU in catches (160), fifth in receiving yards (2,285) and tied for eighth (18) in touchdown catches.
• Totaled seven 100-yard receiving games and accumulated 90 or more receiving yards in 12 career games.
• His 18 touchdown catches came in 13 games, or half of those played for NIU.

2016
• First team All-MAC selection led the Huskies in receiving with 1,156 yards for 87 catches to become the first player in school history to record back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons.
• Played in all 12 games with 11 starts.
• Recorded season-high 14 catches, tying for the second-highest single-game total in school history, against Toledo (11-9) for 149 yards.
• Totaled a season-best 184 receiving yards at Ball State (10-1), the 14th-highest total on NIU chart, with two touchdowns.
• Caught 10 passes for 144 yards at Wyoming (9-3) and gained 82 yards rushing on six carries with a score for a season-high 226 all-purpose yards. 
• His fourth 100-yard receiving game came versus Western Illinois (9-24) with five catches for 113 yards.
• Tallied a fifth 100-yard all-purpose game at Western Michigan (10-8) with 99 receiving yards and five rushing yards for 104 total.
• Made at least four catches in every game and 10 or more in three games.
• In addition to his four 100-yard games, had three other games with 90 or more receiving yards. 
• Selected to play in the East-West Shrine Bowl All-Star game but did not participate while recovering from elbow injury in final game.

2015
• Second Team All-MAC selection and placed on Biletnikoff Award Watch List.
• Played in all 14 games with 13 starts.
• Led the Huskies with 1,129 receiving yards on 73 catches with 10 touchdowns.
• Finished with the most receiving yards in a single season by any NIU football player since 2000, when Huskie legend Justin McCareins totalled 1,168 yards receiving.
• Tallied career highs in catches (9) and receiving yards (213) in his first game as a Huskie in the 2015 season opener against UNLV (9-5), earning a MAC West Offensive Player of the Week nod.
• Followed that up with eight catches for 144 receiving yards and two touchdowns versus Murray State (9-12).
• Had six or more catches in each of the first six games of MAC play.
• Hauled in six passes for 92 yards and scored twice, including his only rushing touchdown of the season, vs. Ball State (10-10).
• Made eight receptions for 128 yards and caught a remarkable one-handed TD at Toledo (11-3) that was a SportsCenter Top-10 Play.
• Accumulated 141 receiving yards on six catches with two scores, including a career-long 68-yard catch-and-run TD, at Buffalo (11-11).
• Recorded 93 receiving yards with a TD vs. Western Michigan (11-18).
• Caught six passes for 72 yards and two touchdowns against Ohio (11-24) to finish the regular season on a five-game scoring streak.
• Had at least one catch in all 14 games, caught multiple passes in 13 games and recorded five or more receptions in nine contests.

2014
• Redshirted following his transfer from North Dakota to NIU.
• Made a big impression in practices, earning NIU Offensive Scout Team Player of the Week for the Western Michigan game (11-28).

Prior to NIU
• Caught 99 passes for 1,313 yards and nine touchdowns in two seasons at North Dakota.
• Named to honorable mention All-Big Sky Conference following his sophomore season.
• Led UND with 69 receptions, accounting for 884 yards and eight touchdowns in 2013.
• Set a school record with 16 receptions and four receiving touchdowns against Northern Arizona (11/2/13).
• Ran back a team-long 64-yard punt return for a touchdown against Valparaiso (8/29/13).
• Hauled in 30 passes for 429 yards and a touchdown as a true freshman.

High School
• Garnered first team Blue Division All-Catholic League honors as a senior.
• Caught 44 passes for 640 yards and nine touchdowns in 2011.

Personal
Son of Kenneth Golladay and Stacy Wright.
General studies major.

GOLLADAY'S SINGLE GAME CAREER HIGHS

Receptions: 14, 
vs. Toledo, 11-9-16
Receiving Yards: 213, vs UNLV, 9-5-15
Touchdowns: 2, five times, last at Ball State, 10-1-16
Long Catch: 68, at Buffalo, 9-12-15
Carries: 4, vs. Boise State, Poinsettia Bowl, 12-23-15
Rushing Yards: 82, at Wyoming, 9-3-16

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 19

    2014Junior

    WR
    6'4" 200 lbs
    19
  • 19

    2015Redshirt Junior

    WR
    6'4" 200 lbs
    19
  • 19

    2016Redshirt Senior

    WR
    6'4" 213 lbs
    19