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Northern Illinois University Football - 2026 Official Roster & Staff
Players
| Number | First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Position | Year | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86 | Devon | Akers | TE | Freshman | 6' 7" | 223 lbs | Ankeny, Iowa | |
| 80 | Jake | Appleget | TE | Junior | 6' 4" | 242 lbs | Lincoln, Nebraska | |
| 14 | Malik | Armstrong | CB | Junior | 6' 0" | 192 lbs | Joliet, Illinois | |
| 22 | Jasper | Beeler | S | Junior | 6' 2" | 194 lbs | Farmington, Michigan | |
| 20 | Chidu | Bekee | DE | Freshman | 6' 3" | 227 lbs | Plainfield, Illinois | |
| 55 | Jordan | Bellamy | DT | Freshman | 6' 2" | 310 lbs | St. Petersburg, Florida | |
| 31 | Owen | Belman | S | Senior | 6' 1" | 195 lbs | Davenport, Iowa | |
| 88 | Andrew | Bond | WR | Junior | 5' 11" | 187 lbs | Lexington, South Carolina | |
| 53 | Charles | Brooks | III | DE | Freshman | 6' 5" | 220 lbs | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 0 | La'Don | Bryant | WR | Freshman | 6' 4" | 204 lbs | Savannah, Georgia | |
| 99 | Austin | Bullock | K | Sophomore | 5' 10" | 185 lbs | Bettendorf, Iowa | |
| 44 | Montrel | Canion | DT | Freshman | 6' 2" | 295 lbs | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | |
| 76 | Tyler | Chambers | OL | Freshman | 6' 5" | 297 lbs | Western Springs, Illinois | |
| 87 | Micah | Cook | DE | Freshman | 6' 6" | 251 lbs | Johnston, Iowa | |
| 32 | Reginald | Craig | RB | Freshman | 5' 11" | 210 lbs | Chicago, Illinois | |
| 19 | Danny | Cronin | LB | Senior | 6' 3" | 225 lbs | Elmhurst, Illinois | |
| 55 | Abiathar | Curry | OL | Junior | 6' 3" | 307 lbs | Janesville, Wisconsin | |
| 2 | Brady | Davidson | QB | Freshman | 6' 5" | 224 lbs | Columbia, Missouri | |
| 52 | Ivan | Davis | DE | Senior | 6' 3" | 244 lbs | Canton, Michigan | |
| 9 | George | Dimopoulos | WR | Sophomore | 6' 2" | 200 lbs | Crystal Lake, Illinois | |
| 6 | Dasean | Dixon | C | Senior | 6' 2" | 296 lbs | Washington, District of Columbia | |
| 30 | Andruw | Ellis | DB | Freshman | 6' 0" | 196 lbs | Roxana, Illinois | |
| 36 | Jake | Ference | P | Freshman | 6' 0" | 188 lbs | St. Louis, Missouri | |
| 3 | Jacob | Finley | CB | Junior | 5' 11" | 184 lbs | Birmingham, Alabama | |
| 26 | James | Finley | S | Freshman | 6' 1" | 183 lbs | Portage, Indiana | |
| 83 | Jason | Fowler | TE | Freshman | 6' 5" | 252 lbs | Skokie, Illinois | |
| 25 | Jake | Gassaway | LB | Junior | 6' 0" | 225 lbs | Omaha, Nebraska | |
| 7 | Gary | Givens | WR | Sophomore | 6' 1" | 200 lbs | Tampa, Florida | |
| 60 | Andrew | Glass | K | Senior | 5' 10" | 184 lbs | Wheeling, W.Va | |
| 69 | Logan | Gross | OL | Freshman | 6' 4" | 296 lbs | Sun Prairie, Wisconsin | |
| 0 | Alvin | Gulley | Jr | DT | Senior | 6' 0" | 302 lbs | Belleville, Illinois |
| 61 | Ben | Gustafson | OL | Freshman | 6' 8" | 302 lbs | Elkhorn, Nebraska | |
| 82 | Caleb | Haack | TE | Freshman | 6' 9" | 220 lbs | Marengo, Iowa | |
| 49 | Devin | Habermehl | TE | Freshman | 6' 1" | 246 lbs | Collinsville, Illinois | |
| 7 | Donte | Harrison | C | Senior | 6' 1" | 185 lbs | Washington, District of Columbia | |
| 10 | Mark | Hensley | DT | Sophomore | 6' 3" | 290 lbs | Labadie, Missouri | |
| 15 | Josh | Holst | QB | Sophomore | 6' 4" | 204 lbs | Marengo, Illinois | |
| 63 | Landon | Hron | OL | Sophomore | 6' 3" | 318 lbs | Hartford, Wisconsin | |
| 47 | Eliot | Hummer | LB | Freshman | 6' 2" | 222 lbs | O'Fallon, Missouri | |
| 35 | Tristan | Hunter | LB | Freshman | 6' 2" | 203 lbs | Chicago, Illinois | |
| 20 | Afy | Ibekwe | WR | Freshman | 6' 1" | 190 lbs | Anoka, Minnesota | |
| 95 | Lance | Ingold | DE | Freshman | 6' 5" | 258 lbs | Rochester, Illinois | |
| 4 | Muhammed | Jammeh | S | Senior | 6' 1" | 201 lbs | Detroit, Michigan | |
| 90 | Reggie | Jean | DT | Junior | 6' 1" | 298 lbs | Ocoee, Florida | |
| 70 | Michael | Jimmar | OL | Sophomore | 6' 5" | 312 lbs | Plainfield, Illinois | |
| 45 | Telly | Johnson | Jr | RB | Sophomore | 5' 11" | 209 lbs | Augusta, Georgia |
| 42 | Quinn | Kelly | LS | Senior | 6' 1" | 215 lbs | Chicago, Illinois | |
| 4 | Kenji | Lewis | WR | Senior | 6' 1" | 200 lbs | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| 58 | Ross | Liegel | OL | Freshman | 6' 6" | 278 lbs | Rock Springs, Wisconsin | |
| 34 | James | Little | IV | CB | Freshman | 5' 11" | 170 lbs | Fort Myers, Florida |
| 5 | Justin | Lynch | WR | Senior | 6' 1" | 205 lbs | Chicago, Illinois | |
| 12 | Keshawn | Lyons | CB | Junior | 6' 1" | 180 lbs | Cahokia, Illinois | |
| 17 | Filip | Maciorowski | LB | Sophomore | 6' 3" | 225 lbs | Carol Stream, Illinois | |
| 14 | Jalen | Macon | QB | Junior | 6' 5" | 230 lbs | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| 66 | Lane | Mahnesmith | OL | Freshman | 6' 8" | 320 lbs | Troy, Illinois | |
| 54 | Evan | Malcore | OL | Junior | 6' 6" | 305 lbs | Sun Prairie, Wisconsin | |
| 18 | Thomas | McCoy | ATH | Freshman | 6' 1" | 208 lbs | Baltimore, Maryland | |
| 2 | Cyrus | McGarrell | S | Senior | 6' 2" | 197 lbs | Windsor, Ontario, Canada | |
| 17 | Jamari | McIvory | WR | Freshman | 6' 0" | 185 lbs | Guyton, Georgia | |
| 41 | KJ | McRae | LB | Freshman | 6' 3" | 222 lbs | Covington, Georgia | |
| 13 | Ivan | Moore | Jr | DE | Freshman | 6' 4" | 228 lbs | Chicago, Illinois |
| 54 | Zach | Morrisroe | DT | Freshman | 6' 2" | 291 lbs | Oswego, Illinois | |
| 5 | Davonte | Murray | DE | Senior | 6' 3" | 256 lbs | Detroit, Michigan | |
| 74 | Erik | Murray | OL | Freshman | 6' 5" | 260 lbs | Arlington Heights, Illinois | |
| 1 | Ty | Myles | S | Senior | 5' 10" | 191 lbs | Blackshear, Georgia | |
| 57 | Kimar | Nelson | LB | Freshman | 6' 2" | 220 lbs | Fort Wayne, Indiana | |
| 45 | Trenton | Nixon | LB | Freshman | 6' 2" | 233 lbs | Merrillville, Indiana | |
| 93 | Fawzy | Omotoso | DT | Freshman | 6' 3" | 251 lbs | Avon, Indiana | |
| 8 | Pierce | Oppong | DE | Senior | 6' 3" | 264 lbs | Bloomington, Minnesota | |
| 77 | Izuchukwu | Ozoh | OL | Senior | 6' 4" | 285 lbs | Hazel Crest, Illinois | |
| 75 | Thomas | Paasch | OL | Sophomore | 6' 5" | 306 lbs | Green Bay, Wisconsin | |
| 44 | Ross | Pedro | LS | Senior | 6' 0" | 220 lbs | Schaumburg, Illinois | |
| 92 | Tanner | Phelps | DT | Freshman | 6' 3" | 271 lbs | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |
| 28 | Jaylen | Poe | RB | Sophomore | 5' 10" | 212 lbs | Dallas, Georgia | |
| 89 | Casey | Popish | TE | Freshman | 6' 4" | 235 lbs | Papillion, Nebraska | |
| 24 | Elijah | Porter | RB | Freshman | 5' 11" | 202 lbs | Ankeny, Iowa | |
| 27 | Trey | Porter | S | Junior | 6' 0" | 198 lbs | Ankeny, Iowa | |
| 33 | Taylor | Powell | DB | Freshman | 6' 4" | 198 lbs | Belleville, Illinois | |
| 23 | Marc | Pretto | LB | Junior | 6' 2" | 225 lbs | Montclair, New Jersey | |
| 9 | Dev'ion | Reynolds | CB | Freshman | 6' 1" | 190 lbs | Zion, Illinois | |
| 67 | Tyler | Rindels | OL | Freshman | 6' 4" | 282 lbs | Iowa City, Iowa | |
| 72 | Tanner | Rinderknecht | OL | Freshman | 6' 6" | 345 lbs | Whitmore Lake, Michigan | |
| 6 | DeAree | Rogers | WR | Junior | 5' 11" | 200 lbs | Lexington, South Carolina | |
| 21 | Lazaro | Rogers | RB | Freshman | 5' 10" | 200 lbs | Fort Myers, Florida | |
| 30 | Keagan | Ruane-Martino | WR | Freshman | 5' 11" | 183 lbs | Frankfort, Illinois | |
| 62 | Grey | Rumohr | OL | Freshman | 6' 5" | 305 lbs | Wales, Wisconsin | |
| 87 | Liam | Russo | TE | Freshman | 6' 5" | 226 lbs | St. Louis, Missouri | |
| 33 | JJ | Schlenhardt | K | Freshman | 5' 11" | 185 lbs | Park Ridge, Illinois | |
| 28 | Samir | Senenat | DT | Freshman | 6' 4" | 278 lbs | Carol Stream, Illinois | |
| 53 | Luke | Skartvedt | OL | Sophomore | 6' 3" | 321 lbs | Indianapolis, Indiana | |
| 85 | Joe | Stein | TE | Freshman | 6' 6" | 252 lbs | Grand Island, Nebraska | |
| 18 | Landon | Tate | WR | Freshman | 5' 10" | 181 lbs | Omaha, Nebraska | |
| 3 | Rickey | Taylor | Jr | WR | Freshman | 6' 1" | 180 lbs | Chicago, Illinois |
| 16 | Jay'shon | Thomas | DE | Sophomore | 6' 4" | 246 lbs | Cataula, Georgia | |
| 37 | Miles | Thompson | CB | Sophomore | 5' 11" | 180 lbs | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | |
| 21 | Austin | Tillman | CB | Freshman | 5' 11" | 179 lbs | St. Louis, Missouri | |
| 64 | Aidan | Tweedy | OL | Senior | 6' 2" | 301 lbs | Oswego, Illinois | |
| 32 | Quinn | Urwiler | LB | Senior | 6' 0" | 226 lbs | Mooseheart, Illinois | |
| 90 | Danny | Vuckovic | P | Freshman | 6' 1" | 206 lbs | Kildeer, Illinois | |
| 46 | CJ | Wade | DE | Freshman | 6' 3" | 239 lbs | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | |
| 29 | Romelo | Walker | DB | Freshman | 6' 1" | 195 lbs | Orlando, Florida | |
| 11 | Romelo | Ware | RB | Freshman | 5' 9" | 190 lbs | Orlando, Florida | |
| 99 | Amari | Washington | DT | Freshman | 6' 3" | 283 lbs | Bettendorf, Iowa | |
| 78 | Jacob | Welch | OL | Sophomore | 6' 6" | 316 lbs | Johnsburg, Illinois | |
| 34 | Triston | White | RB | Freshman | 5' 10" | 209 lbs | Nashville, Georgia | |
| 38 | Amari | Williams | DB | Freshman | 6' 1" | 172 lbs | Wheaton, Illinois | |
| 11 | Jalonnie | Williams | DE | Senior | 6' 4" | 286 lbs | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |
| 97 | Roy | Williams | DE | Senior | 6' 6" | 257 lbs | Crestwood, Illinois | |
| 15 | Broderick | Windham | S | Junior | 6' 2" | 200 lbs | Corona, California | |
| 10 | Chavon | Wright | RB | Senior | 5' 8" | 212 lbs | Opa Locka, Florida |
Coaches
| First Name | Last Name | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Rob | Harley | Interim Head Coach |
| Quinn | Sanders | Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks |
| Dj | Bland | Assistant Coach/Cornerbacks/Pass Defense Coordinator |
| Ty | Boles | Assistant Coach/Running Backs |
| Cory | Connolly | Special Teams Coordinator/Linebackers |
| Joseph | Hawkins | Assistant Coach/Wide Receivers |
| Brayden | Patton | Assistant Coach/Tight Ends |
| Justin | Robinson | Assistant Coach/Defensive Tackles |
| Chris | West | Assistant Coach/Defensive Ends Coach |
| Kai | Ross | Assistant Coach/Safeties |
Support Staff
| First Name | Last Name | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Dan | Wolfe | Assistant Athletic Director - Football Operations |
| Angelo | Sebastiano | Assistant Director of Football Operations/Video |
| Andy | Wang | General Manager |
| Kyle | Keeton | Director of Player Personnel |
| Juney | Barnett | Director of Sports Performance - Football |