Northern Illinois Huskies
Head Coach: Rob Harley (Interim)
Offensive Coordinator: Quinn Sanders
Defensive Coordinator: Rob Harley
Spring Game: No spring game. Practice concludes on 25-Apr-2026
2026 Schedule
Most Likely: 4-8(expected 4.5)Northern Illinois features K Andrew Glass (108), DB Liam Lindo (88), and RB Telly Johnson Jr. (85). Four transfer starters as NIU competes in the new Mountain West after leaving the MAC.
Key Games
Quarterbacks(5)
#12Jackson Proctor
6'2" · 210 lbs · Age 21
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Key Reserve
#14Jalen Macon
6'5" · 230 lbs · Age 21
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Backup
Ean Hamric
6'2" · 205 lbs · Age 22
R-Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#15Josh Holst
6'4" · 204 lbs · Age 20
Junior
3 years remaining
Role: Starter
#2Brady Davidson
6'5" · 224 lbs · Age 19
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
Running Backs(6)
#10Chavon Wright
5'8" · 212 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Starter
#1Telly Johnson Jr.
5'11" · 209 lbs · Age 20
Junior
3 years remaining
Role: Starter
#21Lazaro Rogers
5'10" · 200 lbs · Age 19
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Rotation
#24Elijah Porter
5'11" · 202 lbs · Age 19
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#11Romelo Ware
5'9" · 190 lbs · Age 19
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#34Triston White
5'10" · 209 lbs · Age 19
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
Wide Receivers(10)
Cam Thompson
5'11" · 198 lbs · Age 21
R-Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Starter
#6DeAree Rogers
5'11" · 200 lbs · Age 21
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Starter
#5Justin Lynch
6'1" · 205 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Backup
#4Kenji Lewis
6'1" · 200 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Starter
#88Andrew Bond
5'11" · 187 lbs · Age 21
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Rotation
#7Gary Givens
6'1" · 200 lbs · Age 20
Sophomore
3 years remaining
Role: Rotation
#9George Dimopoulos
6'2" · 200 lbs · Age 20
Sophomore
3 years remaining
Role: Rotation
La'Don Bryant
6'4" · 204 lbs · Age 19
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#3Rickey Taylor Jr.
6'1" · 180 lbs · Age 19
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#26Thomas McCoy
6'1" · 208 lbs · Age 19
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
Tight Ends(6)
#83Jason Fowler
6'5" · 252 lbs · Age 19
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Key Reserve
Glen Weber
6'4" · 240 lbs · Age 21
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Starter
#85Joe Stein
6'6" · 252 lbs · Age 19
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Backup
#89Casey Popish
6'4" · 235 lbs · Age 19
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#86Devon Akers
6'7" · 223 lbs · Age 19
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#87Liam Russo
6'5" · 226 lbs · Age 19
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
Offensive Line(11)
#55Abiathar Curry
6'3" · 307 lbs · Age 21
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Starter
#64Aidan Tweedy
6'2" · 301 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Starter
#77Izuchukwu Ozoh
6'4" · 285 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Starter
#78Jacob Welch
6'6" · 316 lbs · Age 20
Sophomore
3 years remaining
Role: Starter
#75Thomas Paasch
6'5" · 306 lbs · Age 20
Sophomore
3 years remaining
Role: Starter
#63Landon Hron
6'3" · 318 lbs · Age 20
Sophomore
3 years remaining
Role: Rotation
#53Luke Skartvedt
6'3" · 321 lbs · Age 20
Sophomore
3 years remaining
Role: Rotation
#70Michael Jimmar
6'5" · 312 lbs · Age 20
Sophomore
3 years remaining
Role: Rotation
#61Ben Gustafson
6'8" · 302 lbs · Age 19
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#69Logan Gross
6'4" · 296 lbs · Age 19
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#76Tyler Chambers
6'5" · 297 lbs · Age 19
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
Defensive Line(19)
Alvin Gulley Jr.
6'0" · 302 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Backup
#6Dasean Dixon
6'2" · 296 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Starter
Mathias Smith-Davis
6'3" · 245 lbs · Age 20
Sophomore
3 years remaining
Role: Key Reserve
#8Pierce Oppong
6'3" · 264 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Starter
#52Ivan Davis
6'3" · 244 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Rotation
#11Jalonnie Williams
6'4" · 286 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Starter
James Bradley
6'4" · 240 lbs · Age 22
R-Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Rotation
#16Jay'shon Thomas
6'4" · 246 lbs · Age 20
Sophomore
3 years remaining
Role: Rotation
Joseph Nnamuchi
6'2" · 290 lbs · Age 21
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Rotation
Kole Sneed
6'3" · 235 lbs · Age 22
R-Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Rotation
#10Mark Hensley
6'3" · 290 lbs · Age 20
Sophomore
3 years remaining
Role: Backup
#90Reggie Jean
6'1" · 298 lbs · Age 21
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Rotation
#97Roy Williams
6'6" · 257 lbs · Age 22
GR
1 years remaining
Role: Starter
#59Chidu Bekee
6'3" · 227 lbs · Age 19
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#5Davonte Murray
6'3" · 256 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#93Fawzy Omotoso
6'3" · 251 lbs · Age 19
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#55Jordan Bellamy
6'2" · 310 lbs · Age 19
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#44Montrel Canion
6'2" · 295 lbs · Age 19
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#28Samir Senenat
6'4" · 278 lbs · Age 19
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
Linebackers(6)
#19Danny Cronin
6'3" · 225 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Starter
#25Jake Gassaway
6'0" · 225 lbs · Age 21
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Starter
#32Quinton Urwiler
6'0" · 226 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Starter
#41KJ McRae
6'3" · 222 lbs · Age 19
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#45Trenton Nixon
6'2" · 233 lbs · Age 19
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#35Tristan Hunter
6'2" · 203 lbs · Age 19
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
Defensive Backs(17)
#7Donte Harrison
6'1" · 185 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Starter
Liam Lindo
6'0" · 185 lbs · Age 22
R-Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Backup
#14Malik Armstrong
6'0" · 192 lbs · Age 21
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Key Reserve
#4Muhammad Jammeh
6'1" · 201 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Starter
Tyrese Stanley
6'2" · 190 lbs · Age 21
R-Sophomore
3 years remaining
Role: Key Reserve
Avery Jones
6'1" · 195 lbs · Age 22
R-Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Starter
#24Broderick Windham
6'2" · 200 lbs · Age 21
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Rotation
#12Keshawn Lyons
6'1" · 180 lbs · Age 21
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Rotation
Kyon Conyers
6'0" · 190 lbs · Age 22
R-Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Rotation
Marshall Washington Jr.
6'0" · 185 lbs · Age 22
R-Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Rotation
#37Miles Thompson
5'11" · 180 lbs · Age 20
Sophomore
3 years remaining
Role: Rotation
#31Owen Belman
6'1" · 195 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Rotation
#1Ty Myles
5'10" · 191 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Starter
#9Dev'ion Reynolds
5'11" · 190 lbs · Age 19
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#26James Finley IV
6'1" · 183 lbs · Age 19
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#27Trey Porter
6'0" · 198 lbs · Age 21
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Reserve
Yassine Falke
6'0" · 180 lbs · Age 22
R-Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Reserve
Kickers(3)
#60Andrew Glass
5'10" · 184 lbs · Age 22
GR
1 years remaining
Role: Starter
#99Austin Bullock
5'10" · 185 lbs · Age 20
Sophomore
3 years remaining
Role: Backup
Ryan Short
5'11" · 180 lbs · Age 22
R-Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Rotation
Punters(1)
#36Jake Ference
6'0" · 188 lbs · Age 19
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Starter
Long Snappers(1)
#42Quinn Kelly
6'1" · 215 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Backup