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)badge = team's win probability; ⚡ = toss-up (45-55%)

@ IowaSep 518% +25.5

Illinois StateSep 12W

@ ArizonaSep 198% +40.5

@ Georgia StateSep 2635% +10.5

HawaiiOct 323% +20.0

@ Air ForceOct 1039% +7.5

NevadaOct 17⚡ 53% -2.0

@ New MexicoOct 2428% +16.0

UTEPOct 3157% -4.5

@ San Jose StateNov 728% +15.5

WyomingNov 14⚡ 45% +3.0

@ UNLVNov 2116% +27.5

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

Toss-up: edges Nevada (Mountain West)53% win

Toss-up: trails Wyoming (Mountain West)45% win

Toss-up: edges UTEP (C-USA)57% win

85Total Players

15Transfers

62Returning

8Freshmen

Starter Quality (out of 100)

Overall

Returning

Transfer

Quarterbacks(5)

#12Jackson Proctor

6'2" · 210 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Key Reserve

#14Jalen Macon

6'5" · 230 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

Ean Hamric

6'2" · 205 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

R-Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#15Josh Holst

6'4" · 204 lbs · Age 20

Returning

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

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#1Telly Johnson Jr.

5'11" · 209 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

3 years remaining

Role: Starter

#21Lazaro Rogers

5'10" · 200 lbs · Age 19

Returning

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

Returning

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

Transfer

R-Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

#6DeAree Rogers

5'11" · 200 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

#5Justin Lynch

6'1" · 205 lbs · Age 22

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

#4Kenji Lewis

6'1" · 200 lbs · Age 22

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#88Andrew Bond

5'11" · 187 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#7Gary Givens

6'1" · 200 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#9George Dimopoulos

6'2" · 200 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Rotation

La'Don Bryant

6'4" · 204 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#3Rickey Taylor Jr.

6'1" · 180 lbs · Age 19

Returning

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

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Key Reserve

Glen Weber

6'4" · 240 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

#85Joe Stein

6'6" · 252 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Backup

#89Casey Popish

6'4" · 235 lbs · Age 19

Returning

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

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Offensive Line(11)

#55Abiathar Curry

6'3" · 307 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

#64Aidan Tweedy

6'2" · 301 lbs · Age 22

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#77Izuchukwu Ozoh

6'4" · 285 lbs · Age 22

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#78Jacob Welch

6'6" · 316 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Starter

#75Thomas Paasch

6'5" · 306 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Starter

#63Landon Hron

6'3" · 318 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#53Luke Skartvedt

6'3" · 321 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#70Michael Jimmar

6'5" · 312 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#61Ben Gustafson

6'8" · 302 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#69Logan Gross

6'4" · 296 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#76Tyler Chambers

6'5" · 297 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Defensive Line(19)

Alvin Gulley Jr.

6'0" · 302 lbs · Age 22

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

#6Dasean Dixon

6'2" · 296 lbs · Age 22

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

Mathias Smith-Davis

6'3" · 245 lbs · Age 20

Transfer

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Key Reserve

#8Pierce Oppong

6'3" · 264 lbs · Age 22

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#52Ivan Davis

6'3" · 244 lbs · Age 22

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#11Jalonnie Williams

6'4" · 286 lbs · Age 22

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

James Bradley

6'4" · 240 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

R-Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#16Jay'shon Thomas

6'4" · 246 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Rotation

Joseph Nnamuchi

6'2" · 290 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

Kole Sneed

6'3" · 235 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

R-Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#10Mark Hensley

6'3" · 290 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Backup

#90Reggie Jean

6'1" · 298 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#97Roy Williams

6'6" · 257 lbs · Age 22

Returning

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#59Chidu Bekee

6'3" · 227 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#5Davonte Murray

6'3" · 256 lbs · Age 22

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#93Fawzy Omotoso

6'3" · 251 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#55Jordan Bellamy

6'2" · 310 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#44Montrel Canion

6'2" · 295 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#28Samir Senenat

6'4" · 278 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Linebackers(6)

#19Danny Cronin

6'3" · 225 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#25Jake Gassaway

6'0" · 225 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

#32Quinton Urwiler

6'0" · 226 lbs · Age 22

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#41KJ McRae

6'3" · 222 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#45Trenton Nixon

6'2" · 233 lbs · Age 19

Returning

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

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

Liam Lindo

6'0" · 185 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

R-Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

#14Malik Armstrong

6'0" · 192 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Key Reserve

#4Muhammad Jammeh

6'1" · 201 lbs · Age 22

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

Tyrese Stanley

6'2" · 190 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

R-Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Key Reserve

Avery Jones

6'1" · 195 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

R-Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

#24Broderick Windham

6'2" · 200 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#12Keshawn Lyons

6'1" · 180 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

Kyon Conyers

6'0" · 190 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

R-Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

Marshall Washington Jr.

6'0" · 185 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

R-Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#37Miles Thompson

5'11" · 180 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#31Owen Belman

6'1" · 195 lbs · Age 22

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#1Ty Myles

5'10" · 191 lbs · Age 22

Returning

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

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Yassine Falke

6'0" · 180 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

R-Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Kickers(3)

#60Andrew Glass

5'10" · 184 lbs · Age 22

Returning

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#99Austin Bullock

5'10" · 185 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Backup

Ryan Short

5'11" · 180 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

R-Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

Punters(1)

#36Jake Ference

6'0" · 188 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Starter

Long Snappers(1)

#42Quinn Kelly

6'1" · 215 lbs · Age 22

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup