Northern Illinois Huskies Roster & Depth Chart 2026

Path tags: High school high-school signing, JUCO junior college, Portal transfer portal. On3 HS is the Industry recruiting grade from the high-school cycle — stars, national rank, class year. Portal grades live on the player profile. Career logos run left to right from On3 transfer history and 247Sports — JUCO marks included when they actually went JUCO. Click a column to sort.

Offense55

#	Player	Career	Pos	Ht	Wt	Age	Exp	From	Path	On3 HS	Status
50*	Brendan Grabot		OL	6' 3"	308	—	FR	Pleasant Prairie, WI	High school	—	Active
53*	Luke Skartvedt		OL	6' 3"	337	—	JR	Indianapolis, IN	Portal	—	Active
55*	Ty Mead		OL	6' 2"	296	—	SR	Avon, IN	Portal	—	Active
58*	Ross Liegel		OL	6' 6"	278	—	SO	Rock Springs, WI	Portal	—	Active
61	Ben Gustafson		OL	6' 8"	302	—	SO	Elkhorn, NE	Portal	—	Active
63	Landon Hron		OL	6' 3"	335	—	JR	Hartford, WI	Portal	—	Active
66	Lane Mahnesmith		OL	6' 8"	320	—	SO	Troy, IL	Portal	—	Active
67	Tyler Rindels		OL	6' 4"	295	—	FR	Iowa City, IA	High school	—	Active
68	Samir Senenat		OL	6' 4"	285	—	SO	Carol Stream, IL	Portal	—	Active
69	Logan Gross		OL	6' 4"	300	—	SO	Sun Prairie, WI	Portal	—	Active
70	Chevy Trask		OL	6' 5"	290	—	SR	Chicago, IL	Portal	—	Active
71	Cian Mahoney		OL	6' 5"	270	—	FR	Springfield, IL	High school	—	Active
72*	Mason Markel		OL	6' 5"	307	—	FR	Blue Springs, MO	High school	—	Active
74	Erik Murray		OL	6' 5"	275	—	FR	Arlington Heights, IL	High school	—	Active
75	Braden Petzel		OL	6' 9"	290	—	FR	Mankato, MN	High school	—	Active
76	Tyler Chambers		OL	6' 5"	300	—	FR	Western Springs, IL	High school	—	Active
77	Daine Hanson	TB	OL	6' 7"	315	—	SR	La Grange Park, IL	Portal	—	Active
78	Jacob Welch		OL	6' 6"	316	—	JR	Johnsburg, IL	Portal	—	Active
79	Kellen Gamble		OL	6' 5"	268	—	FR	Flossmoor, IL	High school	—	Active
2*	Brady Davidson		QB	6' 5"	230	—	SO	Columbia, MO	Portal	—	Active
5*	Taron Dickens		QB	5' 11"	180	—	JR	Miami, FL	Portal	—	Active
10	Bryshawn Brown		QB	6' 6"	200	—	FR	Cincinnati, OH	High school	—	Active
14*	Jalen Macon		QB	6' 5"	230	—	SR	Nashville, TN	Portal	—	Active
15*	Ean Hamric		QB	6' 1"	200	—	SR	Glenville, WV	Portal	—	Active
16*	Asa Johnson		QB	6' 4"	210	—	FR	Aurora, IL	High school	—	Active
18*	Cole Latimer		QB	6' 4"	200	—	FR	Dekalb, IL	High school	—	Active
8*	Triston White		RB	5' 10"	214	—	FR	Nashville, GA	High school	—	Active
11*	Romelo Ware		RB	5' 9"	200	—	SO	Orlando, FL	Portal	—	Active
20*	RBJaiduan Cranford		RB	5' 9"	190	—	FR	Metamora, IL	High school	—	Active
24*	Elijah Porter		RB	5' 11"	202	—	SO	Ankeny, IA	Portal	—	Active
30*	Da'sean Howard		RB	6' 1"	220	—	FR	Brunswick, GA	High school	—	Active
32	Reginald Craig		RB	5' 11"	210	—	FR	Chicago, IL	High school	—	Active
45*	Telly Johnson Jr.		RB	5' 11"	215	—	JR	Augusta, GA	High school	3★ · No. 2300 · '24	Active
49	Devin Habermehl		TE	6' 1"	255	—	SO	Collinsville, IL	Portal	—	Active
82	Caleb Haack		TE	6' 9"	250	—	FR	Marengo, IA	High school	—	Active
83	Jason Fowler		TE	6' 5"	252	—	SO	Skokie, IL	Portal	—	Active
84	Glen Weber		TE	6' 6"	260	—	JR	Oakdale, CA	Portal	—	Active
85	Joe Stein		TE	6' 6"	252	—	SO	Grand Island, NE	Portal	—	Active
86	Brady Hasquin		TE	6' 6"	230	—	FR	Edwardsville, IL	High school	—	Active
87*	Liam Russo		TE	6' 5"	250	—	FR	St. Louis, MO	High school	—	Active
89	Tyler Klaner		TE	6' 4"	260	—	FR	Boonville, IN	High school	—	Active
0*	La'Don Bryant		WR	6' 4"	204	—	SO	Savannah, GA	Portal	—	Active
1	DeAree Rogers		WR	5' 11"	200	—	SR	Lexington, SC	Portal	—	Active
3*	Rickey Taylor Jr.		WR	6' 1"	180	—	SO	Chicago, IL	Portal	—	Active
4*	Kenji Lewis		WR	6' 1"	200	—	SR	Memphis, TN	Portal	—	Active
6*	Afy Ibekwe		WR	6' 1"	200	—	FR	Anoka, MN	High school	—	Active
7*	Cam Thompson		WR	6' 0"	200	—	SR	Boardman, OH	Portal	—	Active
9*	George Dimopoulos		WR	6' 2"	200	—	JR	Crystal Lake, IL	Portal	—	Active
12*	Tavaris Coles		WR	6' 3"	190	—	JR	Bessemer, AL	Portal	—	Active
13*	Kevin Holmes Jr.		WR	6' 6"	202	—	JR	Bryan, TX	Portal	—	Active
19*	Kelan McInerney		WR	6' 2"	170	—	SO	Hinsdale, IL	Portal	—	Active
21*	Jermaine Green Jr.		WR	6' 0"	195	—	FR	Omaha, NE	High school	—	Active
80	Braylon Agee		WR	6' 4"	200	—	FR	Kansas City, MO	High school	—	Active
81	Justin Faulkner		WR	6' 1"	170	—	FR	Bremen, GA	High school	—	Active
88	Zaire McKinney		WR	6' 4"	195	—	FR	Michigan City, IN	High school	—	Active

Defense51

#	Player	Career	Pos	Ht	Wt	Age	Exp	From	Path	On3 HS	Status
3*	Liam Lindo		CB	6' 3"	200	—	SR	Wallkill, NY	Portal	—	Active
4*	James Little IV		CB	5' 11"	181	—	SO	Fort Myers, FL	Portal	—	Active
5*	Yassine Falke		CB	6' 3"	190	—	JR	Indianapolis, IN	Portal	—	Active
9*	Dev'ion Reynolds		CB	6' 1"	190	—	SO	Zion, IL	Portal	—	Active
20*	Marshall Washington		CB	6' 2"	180	—	JR	Camden, NJ	Portal	—	Active
28	Omar Williams Jr.		CB	6' 3"	185	—	FR	Lafayette, IN	High school	—	Active
29	Romelo Walker		CB	6' 1"	184	—	SO	Orlando, FL	Portal	—	Active
35*	Cristian Harkins		CB	6' 0"	185	—	FR	Lombard, IL	High school	—	Active
2*	Avery Jones		DB	6' 0"	195	—	SR	Columbia, MO	Portal	—	Active
12*	Aaron Warren		DB	6' 3"	208	—	SR	Chicago, IL	Portal	—	Active
17	Justus Donahoo		DB	6' 1"	195	—	FR	Niceville, FL	High school	—	Active
21*	Austin Tillman		DB	5' 11"	190	—	FR	St. Louis, MO	High school	—	Active
13*	Mathias Smith-Davis		DE	6' 1"	240	—	SO	Detroit, MI	Portal	—	Active
18*	Jay'shon Thomas		DE	6' 4"	246	—	JR	Cataula, GA	Portal	—	Active
19*	James Bradley		DE	6' 5"	250	—	JR	New Orleans, LA	Portal	—	Active
24*	Darrius Summers III		DE	6' 4"	245	—	FR	Detroit, MI	High school	—	Active
45*	Trenton Nixon		DE	6' 2"	245	—	FR	Merrillville, IN	High school	—	Active
53*	Charles Brooks III		DE	6' 5"	242	—	FR	St. Louis, MO	High school	—	Active
56	Joseph Nnamuchi		DE	6' 7"	258	—	JR	Louisville, KY	Portal	—	Active
87*	Micah Cook		DE	6' 6"	251	—	FR	Johnston, IA	High school	—	Active
90	Kole Sneed		DE	6' 2"	255	—	JR	Oak Park, IL	Portal	—	Active
93	Fawzy Omotoso		DE	6' 3"	251	—	FR	Avon, IN	High school	—	Active
97	JT King		DE	6' 4"	240	—	FR	Summerville, SC	High school	—	Active
0*	Montrel Canion		DT	6' 2"	295	—	FR	Fort Lauderdale, FL	High school	—	Active
11*	Amari Washington		DT	6' 3"	295	—	FR	Bettendorf, IA	High school	—	Active
50*	Matthew Scarlett		DT	6' 3"	285	—	JR	Washington, DC	Portal	—	Active
54	Zach Morrisroe		DT	6' 2"	300	—	FR	Oswego, IL	High school	—	Active
55*	Jordan Bellamy		DT	6' 2"	314	—	FR	St. Petersburg, FL	High school	—	Active
58*	Christopher Allen		DT	6' 4"	302	—	SR	Raleigh, NC	Portal	—	Active
64	Eli Valencia		DT	6' 1"	309	—	FR	Chicago, IL	High school	—	Active
72*	Terry Robinson		DT	6' 3"	270	—	FR	Indianapolis, IN	High school	—	Active
91	Jvon Hatcher		DT	6' 2"	259	—	FR	Delray Beach, FL	High school	—	Active
92	Jacob McGhee		DT	6' 2"	316	—	JR	Chicago, IL	Portal	—	Active
94	Brendan Alexander		DT	6' 2"	270	—	FR	Monaca, PA	High school	—	Active
95	Ryan Hassett		DT	6' 4"	275	—	FR	Calgary, Canada	High school	—	Active
6*	Jashawn Nelson		LB	6' 2"	220	—	FR	Fort Wayne, IN	High school	—	Active
8*	Cooper Mau		LB	6' 1"	225	—	JR	San Diego, CA	Portal	—	Active
15*	Broderick Windham		LB	6' 2"	220	—	SR	Corona, CA	Portal	—	Active
23	Deacon King		LB	6' 1"	227	—	FR	Westfield, IN	High school	—	Active
25	Brady Kerperin		LB	6' 2"	230	—	SO	Jefferson City, MO	JUCO	—	Active
27	Trey Porter		LB	6' 0"	211	—	SR	Ankeny, IA	Portal	—	Active
33*	LBRoss Odgen		LB	6' 3"	215	—	FR	Bloomington, IN	High school	—	Active
44	Jack Murray		LB	6' 2"	236	—	FR	Brookfield, WI	High school	—	Active
47	Eliot Hummer		LB	6' 2"	230	—	FR	O' Fallon, MO	High school	—	Active
7*	Justin Harris		S	6' 4"	202	—	JR	Richmond, VA	Portal	—	Active
14*	Malik Armstrong		S	6' 0"	192	—	SR	Joliet, IL	Portal	—	Active
16*	Kyon Conyers		S	5' 11"	195	—	JR	Millville, NJ	Portal	—	Active
22	Keagan Ruane-Martino		S	5' 11"	183	—	FR	Frankfort, IL	High school	—	Active
26	Tyrese Stanley		S	6' 2"	200	—	JR	Baltimore, MD	Portal	—	Active
30*	Andruw Ellis		S	6' 0"	196	—	FR	Roxana, IL	High school	—	Active
31	Champ Smith III		S	6' 2"	190	—	FR	Miami, FL	High school	—	Active

Special Teams6

#	Player	Career	Pos	Ht	Wt	Age	Exp	From	Path	On3 HS	Status
41	Troy Stumbaugh		LS	5' 9"	195	—	FR	Plainfield, IL	High school	—	Active
43	Jason Evans		LS	5' 10"	229	—	JR	Lodi, CA	Portal	—	Active
35*	PCarter Klementzos		P	5' 11"	180	—	FR	Salem, WI	High school	—	Active
36	Jake Ference		P	6' 0"	195	—	SO	St. Louis, MO	Portal	—	Active
33*	JJ Schlenhardt		PK	5' 11"	185	—	FR	Park Ridge, IL	High school	—	Active
39	Ryan Short		PK	6' 0"	185	—	SR	Hinsdale, IL	Portal	—	Active