Teams Northern Illinois 2017 Roster ← 2016 2018 → 2017 Northern Illinois roster 93 players: 8 freshmen, 15 sophomores, 13 juniors, 1 senior, 56 with no class listed. From 18 states; the most from Illinois (33) and Wisconsin (15). The 2017 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 3 Receivers 11 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 15 Defensive line 19 Linebackers 8 Defensive backs 16 Specialists 5 Athletes and others 5
Running backs 3 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 21 Marcus Jones RB 5′8″ 190 Chicago, IL 350 rushing yards, 3 TD 22 Tre Harbison RB 5′11″ 215 Shelby, NC 290 rushing yards, 3 TD 33 Aaron Fischer FB 5′11″ 239 Sun Prairie, WI 1 return, 0 yards
Receivers 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 14 Spencer Tears WR So. 6′1″ 195 Chicago, IL 43 catches, 528 yards, 4 TD 10 D.J. Brown WR Jr. 5′9″ 185 North Little Rock, AR 42 catches, 365 yards, 3 TD 4 Christian Blake WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 180 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 41 catches, 442 yards, 4 TD 82 Chad Beebe WR 5′10″ 185 Aurora, IL 28 catches, 417 yards, 1 TD 3 Ezra Saffold WR 5′7″ 169 Riviera Beach, FL 5 tackles 9 Jauan Wesley WR 5′11″ 182 Markham, IL 10 catches, 250 yards, 2 TD 80 Kelly Weese WR 6′2″ 191 San Diego, CA 1 tackle 7 Andrew Parchment WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 180 Fort Lauderdale, FL 1 catch, 6 yards 3 Tyrice Richie WR RS 6′0″ 193 Chicago, IL 81 Jordan Robinson WR 2★ 2-star recruit 6′3″ 190 Miami, FL 85 Ryan Gibbons WR Fr. 5′11″ 180 Park Ridge, IL
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 35 Shane Wimann TE 6′4″ 250 Wisconsin Dells, WI 30 catches, 283 yards, 7 TD 44 Corey Lersch TE 2★ 2-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 250 Mchenry, IL 6 tackles 88 Daniel Crawford TE 6′2″ 251 Macomb, MI 5 catches, 48 yards 89 Mitchell Brinkman TE 6′4″ 250 Council Bluffs, IA 4 catches, 48 yards, 2 TD 1 Dale Brown TE 6′3″ 300 Lee’s Summit, MO 84 Ty Harmston TE Jr. 6′4″ 258 Stockton, IL 87 Maximilian Thrower TE RS 6′4″ 232 Detroit, MI
Offensive line 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 56 Ryan Roberts OL So. 6′6″ 300 Northville, MI 1 tackle 73 OT 2★ 2-star recruit Jr. 6′6″ 320 Green Bay, WI 1 tackle 54 Austin Warner OL Fr. 6′5″ 285 Oswego, IL 58 Brayden Patton OL RS 6′5″ 304 Ellettsville, IN 60 Alex Schlee OL 6′5″ 293 Germantown, WI 61 Benn Olson OL Fr. 6′4″ 300 Burnsville, MN 62 Christopher Perez Jr. OL RS 6′1″ 295 Shawnee, KS 63 Ezekiel Gueths OL Fr. 6′5″ 300 Shawano, WI 64 Luke Shively C 6′3″ 300 Tipton, IN 65 Nathan Veloz OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′5″ 320 Oak Creek, WI 71 Isaac Hawn OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′6″ 310 Saint Charles, IL 72 Jordan Steckler OL So. 6′5″ 305 Two Rivers, WI 73 Andrew Starr OL So. 6′4″ 300 Norwalk, CT 74 Calvin Dassow OL 6′7″ 313 Menominee Falls, WI 78 Josh Mailloux OL 6′5″ 285 Mount Prospect, IL
Defensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 15 DE So. 6′1″ 237 Saint Charles, MO 63 tackles, 14 sacks 12 Josh Corcoran DE 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 251 Lakeville, MN 34 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 1 INT 99 Ben LeRoy DT So. 6′3″ 285 Wilmette, IL 37 tackles, 3 sacks 90 William Lee DT 6′1″ 300 Indianapolis, IN 19 tackles, 2.5 sacks 9 Joe Sanders DE 6′3″ 248 LaGrange, GA 20 tackles, 1 sack 99 Weston Kramer DL 6′2″ 290 Naperville, IL 19 tackles, 1 sack 40 Drequan Brown DE Jr. 6′2″ 230 Chicago, IL 7 tackles, 2 sacks 94 Devin Webster DT Jr. 6′2″ 294 Sun Prairie, WI 10 tackles, 1 sack 10 Quintin Wynne DE So. 6′1″ 240 Saint Louis, MO 8 tackles, 1 sack 97 Herlandez Corley DT Sr. 6′2″ 285 Mobile, AL 6 tackles, 1 sack 96 Jack Heflin DL 6′4″ 312 Prophetstown, IL 8 tackles 43 Matt Lorbeck DL 6′4″ 255 Green Bay, WI 7 tackles 96 Marcus Kelly DT So. 6′4″ 275 Waukesha, WI 1 tackle 52 Jake Hlava DE 6′2″ 245 Batavia, IL 62 Michael Warren DE 6′0″ 212 Butler, NJ 66 Vincent Hughes DT 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 287 Franklin, WI 90 Connor Schneider DL RS 6′2″ 259 Granger, IN 92 A.J. Taylor DT So. 6′0″ 290 Chicago, IL 93 Justin Nwachukwu DT 6′0″ 290 Raleigh, NC
Linebackers 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 27 Jawuan Johnson LB Jr. 6′0″ 218 East St. Louis, IL 98 tackles, 4 sacks, 5 INT 6 Bobby Jones IV LB 5′10″ 220 Miami Gardens, FL 107 tackles, 5 sacks, 1 INT 18 Alex Schwab LB 6′1″ 230 New Berlin, WI 47 tackles, 1 sack 4 Antonio Jones-Davis LB So. 5′11″ 220 Vero Beach, FL 45 tackles, 1 sack 11 Kyle Pugh LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 226 Chicago Heights, IL 35 tackles, 1 INT 2 Lance Deveaux Jr. LB 5′10″ 223 Pompano Beach, FL 8 tackles 42 Andrew Gregory LB Fr. 6′2″ 220 Normal, IL 1 tackle 43 Owen Weaver LB 6′0″ 195 Wilmington, IL
Defensive backs 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 8 Mykelti Williams S So. 6′0″ 200 Indianapolis, IN 73 tackles, 1 INT 20 Mycial Allen S 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 203 Detroit, MI 57 tackles, 2 INT 1 Albert Smalls CB 6′1″ 207 Miramar, FL 44 tackles 11 Trayshon Foster S So. 6′0″ 205 Tuscaloosa, AL 23 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT 19 Shawun Lurry CB 5′8″ 170 West Palm Beach, FL 21 tackles, 2 INT 13 Jackson Abresch S 6′1″ 205 Hartland, WI 24 tackles, 1 INT 3 Jalen Embry CB Jr. 5′11″ 197 Detroit, MI 28 tackles 5 Mayomi Olootu CB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′8″ 183 Allen, TX 18 tackles 29 Adam Buirge S So. 6′0″ 205 Minneapolis, MN 12 tackles 2 Jonathan Parker CB 5′8″ 185 St. Louis, MO 5 returns, 108 yards 32 Jimmy Russell S 5′10″ 200 DeKalb, IL 2 tackles 27 Maalik Todd CB Jr. 5′6″ 162 Evanston, IL 1 tackle 3 Daniel Isom DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 199 St. Louis, MO 24 Trequan Smith S So. 6′0″ 195 Boynton Beach, FL 30 Tifonte Hunt CB Jr. 5′9″ 183 Harvey, IL 38 Jaquis Covington S 5′9″ 161 Plainfield, IL
Athletes and others 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 23 Jordan Huff 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 218 Mobile, AL 740 rushing yards, 4 TD 26 Tommy Mister 6′1″ 212 Chicago, IL 167 rushing yards, 1 TD 37 Dwayne Milton 5′8″ 175 Machesney Park, IL 76 rushing yards 16 Jaden Huff Jr. 5′7″ 210 Bolingbrook, IL 20 Jordan Rowell 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 203 Elmhurst, IL
Tyrice Richie, Anthony Thompson, Spencer Tears, Marcus Jones, Tommy Mister, Drequan Brown, A.J. Taylor Jonathan Parker, Daniel Isom, Quintin Wynne, Jawuan Johnson, Matt Ference Daniel Santacaterina, Jake Hlava, Hayden Sak, Chad Beebe, Weston Kramer Jalen Embry, Mycial Allen, Maximilian Thrower Albert Smalls, Bobby Jones IV Christian Blake, Andrew Parchment Mykelti Williams, William Lee Jackson Abresch, Josh Orne Sutton Smith, Isaac Hawn Ryan Graham, Jordan Rowell Alex Schwab, Marcus Kelly Jordan Huff, Herlandez Corley Maalik Todd, Ryan Gibbons Aaron Fischer, Devin Webster Christian Hagan, Mitchell Brinkman Jaquis Covington, Austin Warner Matt Lorbeck, Max Scharping Ezekiel Gueths, Calvin Dassow Dale Brown Lance Deveaux Jr. Ezra Saffold Antonio Jones-Davis Mayomi Olootu Jauan Wesley Joe Sanders D.J. Brown Kyle Pugh Trayshon Foster Josh Corcoran Marcus Childers Jaden Huff Shawun Lurry Tre Harbison Trequan Smith Adam Buirge Tifonte Hunt Jacob Ballain Jimmy Russell Shane Wimann Dwayne Milton Andrew Gregory Owen Weaver Corey Lersch Ryan Roberts Brayden Patton Alex Schlee Benn Olson Christopher Perez Jr. Michael Warren Luke Shively Nathan Veloz Vincent Hughes Jordan Steckler Andrew Starr Josh Mailloux Kelly Weese Jordan Robinson Ty Harmston Daniel Crawford Connor Schneider Justin Nwachukwu Jack Heflin Ben LeRoy IL 33 WI 15 FL 10 IN 6 MO 6 Hometowns of the 2017 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 33 Wisconsin 15 Florida 10 Missouri 6 Indiana 6 Michigan 5 Alabama 3 Minnesota 3 Top counties Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 14 Kane County, Illinois pop. 517,000 5 Broward County, Florida pop. 2 million 4 Wayne County, Michigan pop. 1.8 million 4 Waukesha County, Wisconsin pop. 412,000 4 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’ 2017 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.
Max Scharping OT2-star recruit
Sutton Smith DE