Dane Pardridge

2024 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District 2024 Academic All-MAC 2023 Academic All-MAC MAC Special Teams Player of the Week (Nov. 16, 2023) 2025 (Senior): Made Rutgers debut against Miami (Ohio) (9/6). 2024 (Junior at NIU): Played in 12 games with two starts at wide receiver … earned status as College Sports Communicators Academic All-District and Academic All-MAC … totaled 20 receptions for 238 yards … had five games with multiple catches … tied for second on the team with three receiving touchdowns … contributed 11 punt returns for 87 yards with a long of 25 … added a 15-yard rush and a 15-yard kickoff return to finish with 355 all-purpose yards … recorded three receptions for season-high 59 yards and the game-winning touchdown in overtime in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl win over Fresno State (12/23) … hauled in two catches for nine yards and returned a punt 15 yards versus Central Michigan (11/30) … brought in a 39-yard touchdown against Akron (11/13) … recorded three catches with a 25-yard punt return at Ball State (10/26) … notched a season-best five receptions versus Toledo (10/19) … collected two catches for 37 yards against Buffalo (9/21) … had an eight-yard catch in win at No. 5 Notre Dame (9/7) … scored a 23-yard touchdown versus Western Illinois (8/31). 2023 (Sophomore at NIU): Played in 12 games with two starts at wide receiver … named Academic All-MAC … totaled 11 receptions for 161 yards and a touchdown … returned eight punts for 65 yards and a score … had a 15-yard catch in the victory over Arkansas State (12/23) in the Camellia Bowl … brought in a season-long 44-yard gain in first career start at Kent State (11/25) … ripped off a 55-yard punt return for a touchdown against Western Michigan (11/14) to earn MAC West Special Teams Player of the Week … collected 40 receiving yards on a pair of receptions versus Ball State (11/7) … scored first touchdown on a six-yard grab at Central Michigan (10/31) … hauled in first two collegiate catches at Nebraska (9/16). 2022 (Freshman at NIU): Played in three games … made collegiate debut against Western Michigan (11/9). Prior to College: A three-year varsity letterwinner at Marmion Academy … an all-state selection in 2020 … named first team all-conference player three times (2019-21) … served as a captain as a senior … also a four-year varsity letterwinner in track and field. Personal: Father, Curt, played at NIU and was selected in the sixth round of the 1986 NFL Draft.