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Taron Dickens

QB · Northern Illinois

Taron Dickens

QB · #5 · Northern Illinois

Profile

Measurements: 5'11" · 180 lb
Seasons: 4
Recruiting: ★★★☆☆ · 0.8156
Class rank: #2330 · 2023
Hometown: Miami, FL
High school: Miami Northwestern

Transferred in from Western Carolina.

Career

5,580 Pass yds · 53 TD · 7 Int · 73.8 Cmp% · 345 Rush yds

On a roster 2023–2026. Statistics held for 2023–2026.

2026

Northern Illinois

Touchdowns and giveaways

TouchdownsGiveaways

−2

−1

Total yards

177

237

Passing yards300 total yds

193

228

Rushing yards100 total yds

−19

−16

Completion %

@ Iowa

Illinois State

@ Arizona

@ Georgia State

Air Force

@ Wyoming

Hawai'i

@ UNLV

@ San José State

Nevada

@ North Dakota State

UTEP

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Fixtures still to play are faint — an empty column under a bold or plain opponent is a game he did not appear in. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

517 Pass yds · 2 TD · 2 Int · 71.8 Cmp% · -26 Rush yds

Passing

Wk	Opponent	Result	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
3	@ Arizona	L 17–42	25/37	228	6.2	1	0	72.2
2	vs Illinois State	L 24–28	22/27	193	7.1	1	1	31.7
1	@ Iowa	L 0–40	9/14	96	6.9	0	1	—

Rushing

Wk	Opponent	Result	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
3	@ Arizona	L 17–42	7	9	1.3	11
2	vs Illinois State	L 24–28	5	-16	-3.2	5
1	@ Iowa	L 0–40	6	-19	-3.2	2

Fumbles

Wk	Opponent	Result	FUM	LOST	REC
1	@ Iowa	L 0–40	1	1	0

2025

Western Carolina

Touchdowns and giveaways

TouchdownsGiveaways

−1

−2

Total yards

624

462

422

268

394

263

560

474

362

Passing yards300 total yds

582

427

378

220

369

225

551

426

330

Rushing yards100 total yds

Completion %

Gardner-Webb

@ Wake Forest

Elon

Samford

@ Campbell

@ Wofford

Furman

@ The Citadel

@ Chattanooga

Mercer

East Tennessee State

@ VMI

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

3,508 Pass yds · 38 TD · 2 Int · 74.2 Cmp% · 321 Rush yds

Passing

Wk	Opponent	Result	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
13	@ VMI	W 48–6	28/40	330	8.3	3	0
12	vs East Tennessee State	L 35–52	33/48	426	8.9	2	0
11	vs Mercer	L 47–49	33/49	551	11.2	7	1
10	@ Chattanooga	W 35–28	18/29	225	7.8	4	0
8	@ The Citadel	W 45–38	28/33	369	11.2	5	1
7	vs Furman	W 52–7	17/24	220	9.2	4	0
6	@ Wofford	W 23–21	53/56	378	6.8	3	0
5	@ Campbell	W 42–35	26/40	427	10.7	4	0
4	vs Samford	W 50–35	35/46	582	12.7	6	0

Rushing

Wk	Opponent	Result	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
13	@ VMI	W 48–6	7	32	4.6	1	12
12	vs East Tennessee State	L 35–52	11	48	4.4	0	28
11	vs Mercer	L 47–49	16	9	0.6	0	11
10	@ Chattanooga	W 35–28	10	38	3.8	0	12
8	@ The Citadel	W 45–38	13	25	1.9	0	12
7	vs Furman	W 52–7	7	48	6.9	0	19
6	@ Wofford	W 23–21	19	44	2.3	0	14
5	@ Campbell	W 42–35	10	35	3.5	0	18
4	vs Samford	W 50–35	4	42	10.5	0	16

Fumbles

Wk	Opponent	Result	FUM	LOST
12	vs East Tennessee State	L 35–52	1	0
11	vs Mercer	L 47–49	1	1
10	@ Chattanooga	W 35–28	1	0
6	@ Wofford	W 23–21	2	0
5	@ Campbell	W 42–35	1	1

2024

Western Carolina

Touchdowns and giveaways

TouchdownsGiveaways

−1

−2

−3

−1

Total yards

472

215

309

382

Passing yards300 total yds

431

233

294

408

Rushing yards100 total yds

−18

−26

Completion %

100

@ NC State

Campbell

@ Elon

@ Montana

Wofford

The Citadel

@ Furman

@ Mercer

Chattanooga

@ East Tennessee State

VMI

@ Samford

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

1,428 Pass yds · 12 TD · 3 Int · 73.8 Cmp% · 56 Rush yds

Passing

Wk	Opponent	Result	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
13	@ Samford	W 47–42	36/46	408	8.9	3	1	—
12	vs VMI	W 58–28	30/37	294	7.9	2	0	—
11	@ East Tennessee State	L 21–24	24/34	233	6.9	1	1	—
10	vs Chattanooga	W 38–34	34/48	431	9.0	5	1	—
9	@ Mercer	L 34–44	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	—
8	@ Furman	W 52–20	1/1	32	32.0	1	0	—
1	@ NC State	L 21–38	2/5	30	6.0	0	0	--

Rushing

Wk	Opponent	Result	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
13	@ Samford	W 47–42	9	-26	-2.9	0	3
12	vs VMI	W 58–28	8	15	1.9	0	7
11	@ East Tennessee State	L 21–24	15	-18	-1.2	2	11
10	vs Chattanooga	W 38–34	19	41	2.2	0	10
9	@ Mercer	L 34–44	4	28	7.0	0	19
1	@ NC State	L 21–38	3	16	5.3	0	12

Receiving

Wk	Opponent	Result	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
13	@ Samford	W 47–42	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
10	vs Chattanooga	W 38–34	1	8	8.0	0	8

Fumbles

Wk	Opponent	Result	FUM	LOST
12	vs VMI	W 58–28	1	0
11	@ East Tennessee State	L 21–24	2	2
10	vs Chattanooga	W 38–34	2	1
1	@ NC State	L 21–38	1	1

2023

Western Carolina

Touchdowns and giveaways

Touchdowns

Total yards

Passing yards300 total yds

Completion %

Arkansas *

Samford

@ Eastern Kentucky

Charleston Southern

@ The Citadel

@ Chattanooga

Furman

Mercer

@ Wofford

East Tennessee State

@ VMI

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

127 Pass yds · 1 TD · 0 Int · 66.7 Cmp% · -6 Rush yds

Passing

Wk	Opponent	Result	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
11	vs East Tennessee State	W 58–7	1/2	36	18.0	0	0
4	vs Charleston Southern	W 77–21	3/4	91	22.8	1	0

Rushing

Wk	Opponent	Result	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
4	vs Charleston Southern	W 77–21	6	-6	-1.0	0	6

Fumbles

Wk	Opponent	Result	FUM	LOST	REC
4	vs Charleston Southern	W 77–21	1	0	0

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