Northern Illinois University Athletics

• Top returning receiver for the Huskies in 2025 who has also served as NIU’s punt returner for the last two years. 

2024
• Played in 12 of the Huskies’ 13 games on the year, missing only the NC State game (9/28) due to injury.  
• Caught 20 passes for 238 yards to average 11.9 yards per catch and ranked tied for second on the team with three receiving touchdowns. 
• Returned 11 punts for 87 yards, an 8.7-yard average, had a 15-yard kickoff return and a 15-yard rush. 
• Totaled 355 all-purpose yards sixth on the team and second among 2024 wide receivers. 
• Scored NIU’s first touchdown of the 2024 season on a 23-yard reception against Western Illinois (8/31). 
• Recorded three receptions for season-high 59 yards and a touchdown in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl win versus Fresno State (12/23).
• Scored the last Huskie touchdown of the season – the game-winner - on a 25-yard reception from fellow receiver George Dimopoulos on the first play of the second overtime versus the Bulldogs. 
• Caught a 39-yard touchdown pass, his longest reception of the year, in NIU’s win over Akron (11/13). 
• Recorded a season-long punt return of 25 yards at Ball State (10/26) to go with three catches for 16 yards.
• Had a career-high five receptions against Toledo (10/19) for 36 yards. 
• Two receptions, including a long of 24 yards, versus Buffalo (9/21) went for 37 yards and returned two punts for nine yards. 
• In NIU’s win over No. 5 Notre Dame, caught an eight-yard pass and returned two punts for 11 yards.  
• Hauled in two catches for nine yards and returned two punts for 21 yards, including a 15-yard return, versus Central Michigan (11/30). 
• Earned Academic All-MAC honors and qualified for Academic All-District recognition from the College Sports Communicators (CSC). 

2023
• Played in 12 games as a redshirt freshman at receiver and as punt returner.
• Caught 11 passes for 161 yards and returned eight punts for 65 yards.  
• Recorded eight catches in the last six games of the season with at least one in each game. 
• Had a season-long 44-yard reception in Huskies’ win at Kent State (11-25). 
• Returned a punt 55 yards for a touchdown against Western Michigan (11-14), the first punt return TD for the Huskies since 2009; named MAC West Special Teams Player of the Week. 
• Grabbed a pair of passes for 40 yards in the Ball State (11-7) contest. 
• Scored his first career receiving touchdown on a six-yard grab at Central Michigan (10-31). 
• Made first two catches of collegiate career at Nebraska (9-16).
• Earned Academic All-MAC honors. 

2022
•    Saw action in the last three games of the season as a true freshman.
•    Qualified for a redshirt. 
•    Called upon to fill in as the NIU punt returner against Western Michigan (11-9) and Miami (11-16).
•    Had one return for no yards versus the RedHawks and a fair catch at WMU. 
•    Took snaps at wide receiver in the Akron game (11-26). 

HIGH SCHOOL
Honors & Awards

• Three-year varsity letterwinner
• 2021 Team Captain
• Team MVP on offense, (2020 – spring season, 2021)
• Three-time first team all-conference player (2019, 2020, 2021)
• Named Special Teams MVP and Wide Receiver of the year (2021)
• All-State honoree (2020 – spring season)
• Earned all-area recognition (2019)
• All-region selection (2020 – spring season, 2021)

Individual Stats

• 2019: Caught 40 passes for 511 yards and 5 touchdowns

Team Stats

• 2021: Helped Marmion to a 7-4 record
• 2020: Team went 2-1 in Covid-shortened spring season
• 2019: 7-4 team advanced to the IHSA playoffs second round

Academics & Involvement

• Intends to major in business
• Four-year varsity letterwinner in track and field

• Birthday is August 23rd
• Son of Vanessa and Curt Pardridge
• A human resources management major.
• Father, Curt, was a four-year letter winner at NIU who played on the 1983 NIU MAC Championship team and was selected in the sixth round of the 1986 NFL Draft