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Northern Illinois Athletics · 2026 football rosterUpdated 2026-09-18Loading saved plan
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Roster pool · offense
Alphabetical examples · no depth ranking.
Published roster pool · position placement is illustrative
Academic class is reproduced from Northern Illinois Athletics. It does not establish remaining NCAA eligibility or scholarship status.
| Player | Pos. | Academic class | Ht / Wt | Hometown / previous school |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 #80 Braylon Agee | WR | Fr. | 6-4 / 200 | Kansas City, Mo.Park Hill |
 #94 Brendan Alexander | DT | Fr. | 6-2 / 270 | Monaca, Pa.Central Valley |
 #58 Christopher Allen | DT | R-Sr. | 6-4 / 302 | Raleigh, N.C.North Carolina A&T |
 #14 Malik Armstrong | S | R-Sr. | 6-0 / 192 | Joliet, Ill.Minooka Community |
 #55 Jordan Bellamy | DT | R-Fr. | 6-2 / 314 | St. Petersburg, Fla.Armwood |
 #19 James Bradley | DE | R-Jr. | 6-5 / 250 | New Orleans, La.Mississippi Valley State University |
 #53 Charles Brooks III | DE | R-Fr. | 6-5 / 242 | St. Louis, Mo.Cardinal Ritter |
 #10 Bryshawn Brown | QB | Fr. | 6-6 / 200 | Cincinnati, Oh.Winton Woods |
 #0 La'Don Bryant | WR | R-So. | 6-4 / 204 | Savannah, Ga.Benedictine Military School |
 #0 Montrel Canion | DT | R-Fr. | 6-2 / 295 | Fort Lauderdale, Fla.Western |
 #76 Tyler Chambers | OL | R-Fr. | 6-5 / 300 | Western Springs, Ill.Lyons Township |
 #12 Tavaris Coles | WR | Jr. | 6-3 / 190 | Birmingham, Ala.Itawamba Community College |
 #16 Kyon Conyers | S | Jr. | 5-11 / 195 | Millville, N.J.Long Island University |
 #87 Micah Cook | DE | R-Fr. | 6-6 / 251 | Johnston, IowaJohnston |
 #32 Reginald Craig | RB | R-Fr. | 5-11 / 210 | Chicago, Ill.South Shore |
 #20 Jaiduan Cranford | RB | Fr. | 5-9 / 190 | Metamora, Ill.Metamora |
 #2 Brady Davidson | QB | So. | 6-5 / 230 | Columbia, Mo.Rock Bridge |
 #5 Taron Dickens | QB | R-Jr. | 5-11 / 180 | Miami, Fla.Western Carolina |
 #9 George Dimopoulos | WR | Jr. | 6-2 / 200 | Crystal Lake, Ill.Crystal Lake Central |
 #17 Justus Donahoo | DB | Fr. | 6-1 / 195 | Niceville, Fla.Niceville |
 #30 Andruw Ellis | S | R-Fr. | 6-0 / 196 | Roxana, Ill.Roxana |
 #43 Jason Evans | LS | Jr. | 5-10 / 229 | Lodi, Cali.American River College |
 #5 Yassine Falke | CB | Jr. | 6-3 / 190 | Indianapolis, Ind.Marian University |
 #81 Justin Faulkner | WR | Fr. | 6-1 / 170 | Bremen, Ga.Bremen HS |
 #36 Jake Ference | P | So. | 6-0 / 195 | St. Louis, Mo.Lafayette |
 #83 Jason Fowler | TE | R-So. | 6-5 / 255 | Skokie, Ill.Niles West |
 #79 Kellen Gamble | OL | Fr. | 6-5 / 268 | Flossmoor, Ill.Homewood-Flossmoor HS |
 #50 Brendan Grabot | OL | Fr. | 6-3 / 308 | Pleasant Prairie, WisIndian Trail HS |
 #21 Jermaine Green Jr. | WR | Fr. | 6-0 / 195 | Omaha, Neb.Bellevue West |
 #69 Logan Gross | OL | R-So. | 6-4 / 300 | Sun Prairie, Wis.Sun Prairie East |
 #61 Ben Gustafson | OL | R-So. | 6-8 / 305 | Elkhorn, Neb.Elkhorn South |
 #82 Caleb Haack | TE | R-Fr. | 6-9 / 250 | Marengo, IowaIowa Valley |
 #49 Devin Habermehl | TE | So. | 6-1 / 255 | Collinsville, Ill.Collinsville |
 #15 Ean Hamric | QB | R-Sr. | 6-1 / 200 | Glenville, W.V.University of Charleston |
 #77 Daine Hanson | OL | R-Sr. | 6-8 / 315 | Chicago, Ill.UTPB |
 #35 Cristian Harkins | CB | Fr. | 6-0 / 185 | Lombard, Ill.Montini Catholic |
 #7 Justin Harris | S | R-Jr. | 6-4 / 202 | Richmond, Va.Central State University |
 #86 Brady Hasquin | TE | Fr. | 6-6 / 230 | Edwardsville, Ill.Edwardsville HS |
 #95 Ryan Hassett | DT | Fr. | 6-4 / 275 | Calgary, Alberta, CanadaRabun Gap (GA) |
 #91 Jvon Hatcher | DT | Fr. | 6-2 / 259 | Delray Beach, Fla.Atlantic |
 #13 Kevin Holmes Jr. | WR | R-Jr. | 6-6 / 202 | Bryan, Tx.Texas A&M Kingsville |
 #30 Da’sean Howard | RB | Fr. | 6-1 / 220 | Brunswick, Ga.Glynn Academy |
 #63 Landon Hron | OL | R-Jr. | 6-3 / 335 | Hartford, Wis.Hartford |
 #47 Eliot Hummer | LB | R-Fr. | 6-2 / 230 | O'Fallon, Mo.Fort Zumwalt West |
 #6 Afy Ibekwe | WR | R-Fr. | 6-1 / 200 | Anoka, Minn.Anoka |
 #16 Asa Johnson | QB | Fr. | 6-4 / 210 | Aurora, Ill.Aurora Christian |
 #45 Telly Johnson Jr. | RB | Jr. | 5-11 / 215 | Augusta, Ga.Hephzibah |
 #2 Avery Jones | DB | Sr. | 6-0 / 195 | Baltimore, Md.Lafayette College |
 #25 Brady Kerperin | LB | R-So. | 6-2 / 230 | Jefferson City, Mo.Iowa Western Community College |
 #23 Deacon King | LB | Fr. | 6-1 / 227 | Westfield, Ind.Westfield |
 #97 JT King | DE | Fr. | 6-4 / 250 | North Charleston, S.C.Ashley Ridge |
 #89 Tyler Klaner | TE | Fr. | 6-4 / 260 | Boonville, Ind.Boonville |
 #35 Carter Klementzos | P | Fr. | 5-11 / 180 | Salem, WisWestosha Central HS |
 #18 Cole Latimer | DB | Fr. | 6-4 / 200 | DeKalb, Ill.DeKalb HS |
 #4 Kenji Lewis | WR | R-Sr. | 6-1 / 200 | Memphis, Tenn.UAPB |
 #58 Ross Liegel | OL | R-So. | 6-6 / 278 | Rock Springs, Wis.Baraboo |
 #3 Liam Lindo | CB | R-Sr. | 6-3 / 200 | Wallkill, N.Y.Bryant University |
 #4 James Little IV | CB | So. | 5-11 / 181 | Fort Myers, Fla.Bishop Verot |
 #14 Jalen Macon | QB | R-Sr. | 6-5 / 230 | Nashville, Tenn.UAPB |
 #66 Lane Mahnesmith | OL | R-So. | 6-8 / 320 | Troy, Ill.Triad |
 #71 Cian Mahoney | OL | Fr. | 6-5 / 275 | Springfield, Ill.Sacred Heart-Griffin |
 #72 Mason Markel | OL | Fr. | 6-5 / 307 | Blue Springs, Mo.Blue Springs |
 #8 Cooper Mau | LB | Jr. | 6-1 / 225 | San Diego, Cali.San Diego Mesa |
 #92 Jacob McGhee | DT | Jr. | 6-2 / 316 | Chicago, Ill.Lincoln University |
 #19 Kelan McInerney | WR | So. | 6-2 / 170 | Hinsdale, Ill.San Bernardino Valley |
 #88 Zaire McKinney | WR | Fr. | 6-4 / 195 | Michigan City, Ind.Michigan City |
 #55 Ty Mead | OL | Sr. | 6-2 / 296 | Avon, Ind.Northwood University |
 #54 Zach Morrisroe | DT | R-Fr. | 6-2 / 300 | Oswego, Ill.Oswego East |
 #74 Erik Murray | OL | R-Fr. | 6-5 / 275 | Arlington Heights, Ill.Prospect |
 #44 Jack Murray | LB | Fr. | 6-2 / 236 | Brookfield, Wis.Brookfield East |
 #6 Jashawn Nelson | LB | R-Fr. | 6-2 / 230 | Fort Wayne, Ind.Wayne |
 #45 Trenton Nixon | DE | R-Fr. | 6-2 / 245 | Merrillville, Ind.Merrillville |
 #56 Joseph Nnamuchi | DE | Jr. | 6-7 / 258 | Louisville, Ky.Garden City Community College |
 #33 Ross Ogden | LB | Fr. | 6-3 / 215 | Bloomington, Ind.Bloomington South |
 #93 Fawzy Omotoso | DE | R-Fr. | 6-3 / 251 | Avon, Ind.Avon |
 #75 Braden Petzel | OL | Fr. | 6-9 / 290 | Mankato, Minn.Mankato East HS |
 #24 Elijah Porter | RB | R-So. | 5-11 / 208 | Ankeny, IowaCentennial |
 #27 Trey Porter | LB | R-Sr. | 6-0 / 211 | Ankeny, IowaCentennial |
 #9 Dev'ion Reynolds | CB | R-So. | 6-1 / 190 | Zion, Ill.Carmel Catholic |
 #67 Tyler Rindels | OL | R-Fr. | 6-4 / 295 | Iowa City, IowaIowa City |
 #72 Terry Robinson | DT | Fr. | 6-3 / 270 | Indianapolis, Ind.Cardinal Ritter |
 #1 DeAree Rogers | WR | R-Sr. | 5-11 / 200 | Lexington, S.C.Lenoir-Rhyne |
 #22 Keagan Ruane-Martino | S | R-Fr. | 5-11 / 190 | Frankfort, Ill.Lincoln-Way East |
 #87 Liam Russo | TE | R-Fr. | 6-5 / 250 | St. Louis, Mo.De Smet Jesuit |
 #50 Matthew Scarlett | DT | R-Jr. | 6-3 / 285 | Temple Hills, Md.Virginia State |
 #33 JJ Schlenhardt | K | R-Fr. | 5-11 / 185 | Park Ridge, Ill.Maine South |
 #68 Samir Senenat | OL | R-So. | 6-4 / 285 | Carol Stream, Ill.Glenbard North |
 #39 Ryan Short | K | Sr. | 6-0 / 185 | Hinsdale, Ill.Butler University |
 #53 Luke Skartvedt | OL | R-Jr. | 6-3 / 337 | Indianapolis, Ind.Roncalli |
 #31 Champ Smith III | S | Fr. | 6-2 / 190 | Miami, Fla.Gulliver Prep |
 #13 Mathias Smith-Davis | DE | R-So. | 6-1 / 240 | Detroit, Mich.Central State University |
 #90 Kole Sneed | DE | R-Jr. | 6-2 / 255 | Oak Park, Ill.University of St. Thomas |
 #26 Tyrese Stanley | S | R-Jr. | 6-2 / 200 | Baltimore, Md.Morehouse College |
 #85 Joe Stein | TE | R-So. | 6-6 / 252 | Grand Island, Neb.Northwest |
 #41 Troy Stumbaugh | LS | Fr. | 5-9 / 195 | Plainfield, Ill.Montini Catholic |
 #24 Darrius Summers III | DE | Fr. | 6-4 / 245 | Detroit, Mich.Cass Technical |
 #3 Rickey Taylor Jr. | WR | R-So. | 6-1 / 180 | Chicago, Ill.Brother Rice |
 #18 Jay'shon Thomas | DE | R-Jr. | 6-4 / 246 | Cataula, Ga.Harris County |
 #7 Cam Thompson | WR | R-Sr. | 6-0 / 200 | Youngstown, OhioMississippi State |
 #21 Austin Tillman | DB | R-Fr. | 5-11 / 190 | St. Louis, Mo.Christian Brothers College Prep |
 #70 Chevy Trask | OL | R-Sr. | 6-5 / 290 | Chicago, Ill.South Carolina State |
 #64 Eli Valencia | DT | Fr. | 6-1 / 309 | Chicago, Ill.Saint Patrick HS |
 #29 Romelo Walker | CB | R-So. | 6-1 / 184 | Orlando, Fla.Olympia |
 #11 Romelo Ware | RB | R-So. | 5-9 / 200 | Orlando, Fla.Olympia |
 #12 Aaron Warren | DB | R-Sr. | 6-3 / 208 | Chicago, Ill.East New Mexico University |
 #11 Amari Washington | DT | R-Fr. | 6-3 / 295 | Bettendorf, IowaBettendorf |
 #20 Marshall Washington | CB | Jr. | 6-2 / 180 | Camden, N.J.Long Island University |
 #84 Glen Weber | TE | Jr. | 6-6 / 260 | Oakdale, Cali.Modesto Junior College |
 #78 Jacob Welch | OL | R-Jr. | 6-6 / 316 | Johnsburg, Ill.Johnsburg |
 #8 Triston White | RB | R-Fr. | 5-10 / 214 | Nashville, Ga.Valwood |
 #28 Omar Williams Jr. | CB | Fr. | 6-3 / 185 | Lafayette, Ind.Lafayette Jefferson |
 #15 Broderick Windham | LB | Sr. | 6-2 / 220 | Corona, Calif.Saddleback CC |