Landon Sides

Position:
Wide Receiver
Height:
5-11
Weight:
190
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Denton, Texas
High School:
Denton Guyer
Prev School:
North Texas
Major:
Undecided

Mid-year transfer from North Texas, who enrolled at East Carolina in January of 2026 … Three-year letterman at North Texas (2023-25) … Played in 36 career games making 18 starts (15 consecutive to end 2025 season) … Caught 88 passes for 1,092 yards (12.4 ypc) … Scored six receiving touchdowns … Rushed four times for 25 yards (6.3 ypr) all in 2023 … Returned seven punts for 21 yards (3.0 avg.) … Recorded one tackle (solo) … Caught at least one pass in 33 of 36 games (multiple 20 times) … Registered two 100-plus yard receiving contests (100 vs. UAB’23, 114 vs. Charlotte/’25) … Set career-highs in receptions with six on two occasions (UAB ’23, Army ’25) … Scored two touchdowns against UAB (2023) … Established career-highs in punt returns (5 vs. UTSA’25) and punt return yards (21 vs. Charlotte’25).

2025 (North Texas): Started 13 of the Mean Green’s 14 games (did not play vs. Lamar) earning third varsity letter … Caught 34 passes for 449 yads (13.2 ypc) with one touchdown … Returned five punts for 18 yards (3.6 avg.) … Hauled in at least one reception in 12 of 13 contests (multiple eight times) … Tied career-high with six receptions against Army … Set new career-high in reception yards (114) versus Charlotte … Tallied five catches against Charlotte and San Diego State, the last in the Isleta New Mexico Bowl … Caught a career-long pass of 60 yards against the 49ers … Returned a career-best four punts against UTSA for 18 yards … Other punt return went for no yards at Charlotte … Booked one tackle (solo) versus Temple … Named to 2025 All-State AFCA Good Works Team nominee … Preseason Fourth Team All-American Conference selection by Athlon.

2024 (North Texas): Played in 12 games making three starts earning second varsity letter … Made 24 catches for 280 yards (11.7 ypc) … Scored on touchdown against Texas State in the SERPRO First Responder Bowl … Caught at least on pass in 10 of 12 contests (multiple five times) … Had two games with five receptions (Wyoming, Texas State) … Registered a season-high 89 yards against Texas State with a season-long reception of 42 yards … Also had 61 receiving yards on three grabs at Memphis.

2023 (North Texas): Experienced action in 11 games making a pair of starts initial varsity letter … Caught 30 passes for 363 yards (12.1 ypc) with four touchdowns … Rushed four times for 25 yards (6.3 ypr) … Returned two punts for three yards … Hauled in one pass in all 11 games (multiple seven times) … Made collegiate debut at Florida International catching one pass for five yards … Caught career-best six passes for his first 100-yard receiving game with a pair of scores (career-high) against UAB in the season finale … Had five receptions for 61 yards in third career game against Abilene Christian … Also had touchdowns against Tulane and Tulsa … Carried the ball once against Tulane (8 yards), Memphis (7 yards), SMU (6 yards) and UAB (4 yards) … Both punt returns came versus UTSA.

High School: Attended Denton Guyer High School for coach Reed Heim … Led team to 14-1 record, including 7-0 in district as a senior ... Helped team average 46.0 ppg … Finished the season with 60 receptions for 1,358 yards and 16 touchdowns ... Multiple touchdowns in six games ... Set Guyer single-season record for receiving yards … Season-high 183 yards on five catches and two TD against McKinney ... All-State honoree ... First team all-district selection ... Dallas Morning-News All-Area pick … Made 14 catches for 295 yards and four scores during his junior season in 2021 … Rated three stars by 247 Sports … Also competes in track and field … Ran junior 100-meter times of 10.54 and 10.98 in Spring 2022 … Texas 6A regional qualifier in the 300 hurdles (38.52PR) … Long jumped 22-9.5 and triple jumped 42-1 ... Rated three stars by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football ... Earned three stars from 247Sports ... No. 228 in Texas … Three-star prospect according to On3 … No. 100 in Texas.