Teams Northern Illinois 2016 Roster ← 2015 2017 → 2016 Northern Illinois roster 103 players: 15 freshmen, 13 sophomores, 1 junior, 74 with no class listed. From 16 states; the most from Illinois (42) and Wisconsin (19). The 2016 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 2 Receivers 13 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 16 Defensive line 19 Linebackers 11 Defensive backs 20 Specialists 5 Athletes and others 6
Receivers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 19 WR 6′4″ Chicago, IL 88 catches, 1,164 yards, 8 TD 22 Aregeros Turner WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ Akron, OH 40 catches, 415 yards, 3 TD 4 Christian Blake WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 180 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 34 catches, 457 yards, 2 TD 81 Clayton Glasper WR 6′4″ Peoria, IL 9 tackles 10 D.J. Brown WR So. 5′9″ 185 North Little Rock, AR 9 catches, 91 yards 3 Ezra Saffold WR 5′7″ 169 Riviera Beach, FL 5 catches, 43 yards 14 Spencer Tears WR Fr. 6′1″ 195 Chicago, IL 1 catch, 3 yards 9 Jauan Wesley WR 5′11″ 182 Markham, IL 39 Gerry Gray Jr. WR 5′9″ 167 Milwaukee, WI 55 Demitri Gary WR 6′3″ 185 Chicago, IL 80 Skyler Monaghan WR 5′9″ 170 Omaha, NE 82 Chad Beebe WR 5′10″ 185 Aurora, IL 83 Jordan Niemeyer WR 5′11″ 195 Woodstock, IL
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 35 Shane Wimann TE 6′4″ 250 Wisconsin Dells, WI 24 catches, 254 yards, 6 TD 84 Ty Harmston TE So. 6′4″ 258 Stockton, IL 1 tackle 88 Daniel Crawford TE 6′2″ 251 Macomb, MI 2 catches, 17 yards 89 Mitchell Brinkman TE 6′4″ 250 Council Bluffs, IA 1 catch, 3 yards 1 Dale Brown TE 6′3″ 300 Lee’s Summit, MO 87 Denzel Tolliver TE 2★ 2-star recruit 6′2″ 240 Hillside, IL 94 Alton Meeks TE 6′3″ 262 Orlando, FL
Offensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 56 Ryan Roberts OL Fr. 6′6″ 300 Northville, MI 60 Alex Schlee OL 6′5″ 293 Germantown, WI 62 Mike Smith OL 6′4″ 287 Schaumburg, IL 64 Luke Shively C 6′3″ 300 Tipton, IN 65 Nathan Veloz OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 320 Oak Creek, WI 67 Robert Kraklow OL 6′3″ 301 Mukwonago, WI 68 Ron Brown OL 6′3″ 365 Detroit, MI 70 Josh Ruka OL 6′5″ 312 Greenfield, WI 71 Levon Myers OL 6′5″ 309 Franklin, WI 72 Jordan Steckler OL Fr. 6′5″ 305 Two Rivers, WI 73 Andrew Starr OL Fr. 6′4″ 300 Norwalk, CT 73 OT 2★ 2-star recruit So. 6′6″ 320 Green Bay, WI 74 Lincoln Howard OL 6′5″ 307 Osceola, WI 77 Shane Evans OL 6′4″ 302 Crystal Lake, IL 78 Josh Mailloux OL 6′5″ 285 Mount Prospect, IL 79 Scott Topole OL 6′4″ 283 Cary, IL
Defensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 8 Ladell Fleming DE 6′0″ Chicago, IL 40 tackles, 4 sacks 69 Corey Thomas DT 6′2″ Chicago, IL 37 tackles 50 Austin Smaha DE 6′1″ Belvidere, IL 19 tackles, 5 sacks 12 Josh Corcoran DE 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′3″ 251 Lakeville, MN 24 tackles, 3 sacks 92 Mario Jones DT 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ Chicago, IL 16 tackles, 1 sack 15 DE Fr. 6′1″ 237 Saint Charles, MO 15 tackles, 1 sack 90 William Lee DT 6′1″ 300 Indianapolis, IN 18 tackles 9 Joe Sanders DE 6′3″ 248 LaGrange, GA 16 tackles 10 Quintin Wynne DE Fr. 6′1″ 240 Saint Louis, MO 12 tackles, 1 sack 99 Ben LeRoy DT Fr. 6′3″ 285 Wilmette, IL 6 tackles 96 Marcus Kelly DT Fr. 6′4″ 275 Waukesha, WI 1 tackle 40 Drequan Brown DE So. 6′2″ 230 Chicago, IL 52 Jake Hlava DE 6′2″ 245 Batavia, IL 66 Vincent Hughes DT 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 287 Franklin, WI 84 Mikiel Thompson DL 2★ 2-star recruit 6′2″ 231 Elgin, IL 92 A.J. Taylor DT Fr. 6′0″ 290 Chicago, IL 93 Rajshawn Mosley DT 6′2″ 280 Indianapolis, IN 94 Devin Webster DT So. 6′2″ 294 Sun Prairie, WI 97 Herlandez Corley DT Jr. 6′2″ 285 Mobile, AL
Linebackers 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 33 Jamaal Payton LB 6′0″ Bellwood, IL 76 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 INT 40 Sean Folliard LB 6′2″ Crystal Lake, IL 81 tackles, 2 sacks 6 Bobby Jones IV LB 5′10″ 220 Miami Gardens, FL 59 tackles, 1 sack 18 Alex Schwab LB 6′1″ 230 New Berlin, WI 30 tackles, 1 sack 11 Renard Cheren LB 6′0″ Lake Worth, FL 27 tackles 2 Lance Deveaux Jr. LB 5′10″ 223 Pompano Beach, FL 25 tackles 27 Jawuan Johnson LB So. 6′0″ 218 East St. Louis, IL 13 tackles 4 Antonio Jones-Davis LB Fr. 5′11″ 220 Vero Beach, FL 8 tackles 41 Will Daniels LB 5′11″ Green Bay, WI 4 tackles 11 Kyle Pugh LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 226 Chicago Heights, IL 42 Andrew Gregory LB RS 6′2″ 220 Normal, IL
Defensive backs 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 2 Brandon Mayes S 5′11″ Aurora, IL 71 tackles, 2 INT 20 Mycial Allen S 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 203 Detroit, MI 61 tackles, 2 INT 19 Shawun Lurry CB 5′8″ 170 West Palm Beach, FL 40 tackles, 3 INT 5 Mayomi Olootu CB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′8″ 183 Allen, TX 29 tackles, 3 INT 3 Daniel Isom DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 199 St. Louis, MO 39 tackles 24 Trequan Smith S Fr. 6′0″ 195 Boynton Beach, FL 25 tackles, 2 INT 11 Trayshon Foster S Fr. 6′0″ 205 Tuscaloosa, AL 26 tackles 13 Jackson Abresch S 6′1″ 205 Hartland, WI 11 tackles, 1 INT 16 Damarius Brinson Jr. CB 6′1″ 193 St. Petersburg, FL 12 tackles 1 Albert Smalls CB 6′1″ 207 Miramar, FL 5 tackles 29 Adam Buirge S Fr. 6′0″ 205 Minneapolis, MN 5 tackles 31 Anthony Brooks CB 5′11″ Detroit, MI 5 tackles 17 Corey Kennedy S 5′8″ Oswego, IL 3 tackles 30 Tifonte Hunt CB So. 5′9″ 183 Harvey, IL 2 tackles 27 Maalik Todd CB So. 5′6″ 162 Evanston, IL 1 tackle 38 Jeffrey Hill CB 5′8″ Miami, FL 1 tackle 3 Jalen Embry CB So. 5′11″ 197 Detroit, MI 8 Mykelti Williams S Fr. 6′0″ 200 Indianapolis, IN 32 Jimmy Russell S 5′10″ 200 DeKalb, IL 46 Marquis Howard S 5′10″ 181 Montgomery, AL
Ladell Fleming, Spencer Tears, Kenny Golladay, Keith Harris Jr., Marcus Jones, Tommy Mister, Drequan Brown, Demitri Gary, Corey Thomas, A.J. Taylor, Mario Jones Brandon Mayes, Daniel Santacaterina, Joel Bouagnon, Jake Hlava, Hayden Sak, Chad Beebe Jalen Embry, Mycial Allen, Anthony Brooks, Ron Brown Daniel Isom, Quintin Wynne, Jawuan Johnson Mykelti Williams, William Lee, Rajshawn Mosley Ryan Graham, Jamaal Payton, Denzel Tolliver Christian Hagan, Skyler Monaghan, Mitchell Brinkman Sean Folliard, Shane Evans, Scott Topole Vincent Hughes, Josh Ruka, Levon Myers Albert Smalls, Bobby Jones IV Anthony Maddie, Corey Kennedy Drew Hare, Sutton Smith Jackson Abresch, Josh Orne Alex Schwab, Marcus Kelly Jordan Huff, Herlandez Corley Aaron Fischer, Devin Webster Will Daniels, Max Scharping Mike Smith, Josh Mailloux Dale Brown Lance Deveaux Jr. Ezra Saffold Antonio Jones-Davis Christian Blake Mayomi Olootu Jauan Wesley Joe Sanders D.J. Brown Kyle Pugh Renard Cheren Trayshon Foster Josh Corcoran Jacob Ambrose Damarius Brinson Jr. Jaden Huff Shawun Lurry Aregeros Turner Trequan Smith Maalik Todd Adam Buirge Tifonte Hunt Jimmy Russell Shane Wimann Dwayne Milton Jeffrey Hill Gerry Gray Jr. Andrew Gregory Marquis Howard Austin Smaha Ryan Roberts Alex Schlee Luke Shively Nathan Veloz Bobby Ramlet Robert Kraklow Jordan Steckler Andrew Starr Lincoln Howard Clayton Glasper Jordan Niemeyer Mikiel Thompson Ty Harmston Daniel Crawford Alton Meeks Ben LeRoy IL 42 WI 19 FL 12 MI 6 MO 5 Hometowns of the 2016 Northern Illinois roster; the five states sending the most labeled with their players. Hover a dot for names. Map: us-atlas (public domain).
Where the roster comes from By state Illinois 42 Wisconsin 19 Florida 12 Michigan 6 Missouri 5 Indiana 4 Alabama 4 Minnesota 2 Top counties Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 20 Kane County, Illinois pop. 517,000 7 Wayne County, Michigan pop. 1.8 million 5 Milwaukee County, Wisconsin pop. 926,000 5 Waukesha County, Wisconsin pop. 412,000 5 Hometowns placed in their counties with the US Census Bureau’s Gazetteer files. Populations from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Which states send the most FBS players for their size .
Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2016 production (yards, tackles, kicks), then by number. Hometowns are each player’s latest on file. Transfers are this season’s arrivals through the portal; stars are the player’s 247Sports composite rating as a recruit.
Kenny Golladay WR
Max Scharping OT2-star recruit
Sutton Smith DE