Teams Northern Illinois 2018 Roster ← 2017 2019 → 2018 Northern Illinois roster 90 players: 8 freshmen, 9 sophomores, 15 juniors, 15 seniors, 43 with no class listed. From 15 states; the most from Illinois (42) and Wisconsin (11). The 2018 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 4 Receivers 13 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 16 Defensive line 15 Linebackers 9 Defensive backs 15 Specialists 4 Athletes and others 3
Running backs 4 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 22 Tre Harbison RB 5′11″ 215 Shelby, NC 987 rushing yards, 4 TD 21 Marcus Jones RB 5′8″ 190 Chicago, IL 525 rushing yards, 4 TD 28 Jordan Nettles RB 5′9″ 187 Romeoville, IL 217 rushing yards 16 Justin Hall RB 3★ 3-star recruit RS 5′9″ 172 Homewood, IL
Receivers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 10 D.J. Brown WR Sr. 5′9″ 185 North Little Rock, AR 57 catches, 496 yards, 5 TD 9 Jauan Wesley WR Sr. 5′11″ 182 Markham, IL 50 catches, 589 yards, 2 TD 14 Spencer Tears WR Jr. 6′1″ 195 Chicago, IL 34 catches, 372 yards, 4 TD 1 Fotis Kokosioulis WR 5′9″ 180 Park Ridge, IL 9 returns, 151 yards 15 Cole Tucker WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 195 DeKalb, IL 18 catches, 156 yards 19 Dennis Robinson WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 220 Hollywood, FL 15 catches, 139 yards, 1 TD 13 Leon Payne WR 5′10″ 183 Chicago, IL 2 catches, 3 yards 6 Rodney Hall WR Fr. 6′2″ 220 Detroit, MI 1 catch, −1 yards 3 Tyrice Richie WR Fr. 6′0″ 193 Chicago, IL 16 Amir Brummett WR 6′1″ 189 Decatur, IL 83 Rod Alexander WR 6′0″ 175 Miramar, FL 85 Ryan Gibbons WR So. 5′11″ 180 Park Ridge, IL 86 Lucas Segobiano WR 5′10″ 198 St. Charles, IL
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 84 Ty Harmston TE Sr. 6′4″ 258 Stockton, IL 11 catches, 97 yards, 1 TD 44 Corey Lersch TE 2★ 2-star recruit So. 6′3″ 250 Mchenry, IL 6 catches, 65 yards, 2 TD 89 Mitchell Brinkman TE 6′4″ 250 Council Bluffs, IA 6 catches, 79 yards 1 Dale Brown TE 6′3″ 300 Lee’s Summit, MO 83 Liam Soraghan TE 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′7″ 261 Dearborn, MI 87 Maximilian Thrower TE Fr. 6′4″ 232 Detroit, MI 88 Daniel Crawford TE 6′2″ 251 Macomb, MI
Offensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 65 Nathan Veloz OL 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′5″ 320 Oak Creek, WI 1 tackle 54 Austin Warner OL So. 6′5″ 285 Oswego, IL 56 Ryan Roberts OL Jr. 6′6″ 300 Northville, MI 58 Brayden Patton OL Fr. 6′5″ 304 Ellettsville, IN 60 Alex Schlee OL 6′5″ 293 Germantown, WI 61 Benn Olson OL So. 6′4″ 300 Burnsville, MN 62 Christopher Perez Jr. OL Fr. 6′1″ 295 Shawnee, KS 63 Ezekiel Gueths OL So. 6′5″ 300 Shawano, WI 64 Luke Shively C 6′3″ 300 Tipton, IN 71 Isaac Hawn OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′6″ 310 Saint Charles, IL 72 Jordan Steckler OL Jr. 6′5″ 305 Two Rivers, WI 73 Andrew Starr OL Jr. 6′4″ 300 Norwalk, CT 73 OT 2★ 2-star recruit Sr. 6′6″ 320 Green Bay, WI 74 Calvin Dassow OL 6′7″ 313 Menominee Falls, WI 77 Cole Webster OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′7″ 302 Bettendorf, IA 78 Mylan Reeves OL 6′4″ 313 Homewood, IL
Defensive line 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 15 DE Jr. 6′1″ 237 Saint Charles, MO 45 tackles, 12 sacks 12 Josh Corcoran DE 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′3″ 251 Lakeville, MN 23 tackles, 8 sacks 43 Matt Lorbeck DL 6′4″ 255 Green Bay, WI 21 tackles, 4.5 sacks 99 Weston Kramer DL 6′2″ 290 Naperville, IL 30 tackles, 1 sack 99 Ben LeRoy DT Jr. 6′3″ 285 Wilmette, IL 28 tackles, 1.5 sacks 96 Jack Heflin DL 6′4″ 312 Prophetstown, IL 21 tackles, 3.5 sacks 10 Quintin Wynne DE Jr. 6′1″ 240 Saint Louis, MO 22 tackles, 1 sack 96 Marcus Kelly DT Jr. 6′4″ 275 Waukesha, WI 13 tackles 33 Cortez Hogans DE 6′3″ 277 Palatine, IL 4 tackles, 1 INT 5 Michael Kennedy DE 6′1″ 225 Chicago, IL 1 tackle, 1 sack 40 Drequan Brown DE Sr. 6′2″ 230 Chicago, IL 66 Vincent Hughes DT 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 287 Franklin, WI 92 A.J. Taylor DT Jr. 6′0″ 290 Chicago, IL 94 Devin Webster DT Sr. 6′2″ 294 Sun Prairie, WI 95 Jawon Denton DE Fr. 6′2″ 215 Chicago, IL
Linebackers 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 4 Antonio Jones-Davis LB Jr. 5′11″ 220 Vero Beach, FL 100 tackles, 4 sacks 11 Kyle Pugh LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 226 Chicago Heights, IL 82 tackles, 0.5 sacks 2 Lance Deveaux Jr. LB 5′10″ 223 Pompano Beach, FL 57 tackles, 2 sacks 12 Jordan Cole LB 6′2″ 215 Ferguson, MO 20 tackles 50 Vinny Labus LB 6′1″ 221 Park Ridge, IL 15 tackles, 1 INT 42 Andrew Gregory LB So. 6′2″ 220 Normal, IL 8 tackles 18 Kewan Parker LB 5′10″ 216 Miami, FL 2 returns, 2 yards 57 Rayshawn Gay LB 6′2″ 219 Maywood, IL 1 tackle 33 Danny Walker LB Fr. 6′2″ 230 Wheaton, IL
Defensive backs 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 8 Mykelti Williams S Jr. 6′0″ 200 Indianapolis, IN 58 tackles, 2 INT 3 Jalen Embry CB Sr. 5′11″ 197 Detroit, MI 50 tackles 11 Trayshon Foster S Jr. 6′0″ 205 Tuscaloosa, AL 42 tackles, 1 INT 10 Jalen McKie DB 5′7″ 160 Gurnee, IL 19 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT 30 Tifonte Hunt CB Sr. 5′9″ 183 Harvey, IL 28 tackles 24 Trequan Smith S Jr. 6′0″ 195 Boynton Beach, FL 25 tackles 29 Adam Buirge S Jr. 6′0″ 205 Minneapolis, MN 16 tackles 1 Albert Smalls CB Sr. 6′1″ 207 Miramar, FL 3 tackles, 1 INT 20 Zhamaine March CB 5′8″ 175 Detroit, MI 3 tackles 12 Devin Haney CB Fr. 6′1″ 180 Kansas City, MO 2 tackles 27 Maalik Todd CB Sr. 5′6″ 162 Evanston, IL 2 tackles 9 Dillon Thomas DB 6′2″ 190 Kansas City, MO 12 rushing yards 26 Antwain Walker CB 6′1″ 190 Oswego, IL 1 tackle 38 Jaquis Covington S 5′9″ 161 Plainfield, IL 43 Rod Rivera CB 6′3″ 180 Glen Ellyn, IL
Tyrice Richie, Michael Kennedy, Anthony Thompson, Leon Payne, Spencer Tears, Marcus Jones, Drequan Brown, A.J. Taylor, Jawon Denton Jalen Embry, Rodney Hall, Zhamaine March, Liam Soraghan, Maximilian Thrower Fotis Kokosioulis, Maalik Todd, Vinny Labus, Ryan Gibbons Ryan Graham, Jordan Rowell, Danny Walker, Rod Rivera Hayden Sak, Lucas Segobiano, Erik Abrell, Weston Kramer Justin Hall, Tifonte Hunt, Mylan Reeves Antwain Walker, Jaquis Covington, Austin Warner Albert Smalls, Rod Alexander Dillon Thomas, Devin Haney Quintin Wynne, Matt Ference Sutton Smith, Isaac Hawn Jaden Huff, Jordan Nettles Matt Lorbeck, Max Scharping Ezekiel Gueths, Calvin Dassow Dale Brown Lance Deveaux Jr. Antonio Jones-Davis Mykelti Williams Jauan Wesley D.J. Brown Jalen McKie Kyle Pugh Trayshon Foster Jiya Wright Jordan Cole Josh Corcoran Andrew Gantz Cole Tucker Marcus Childers Amir Brummett Kewan Parker Dennis Robinson Tre Harbison Trequan Smith Adam Buirge Cortez Hogans Erick Doke Andrew Gregory Corey Lersch Ryan Roberts Rayshawn Gay Brayden Patton Alex Schlee Benn Olson Christopher Perez Jr. Luke Shively Nathan Veloz Vincent Hughes Jordan Steckler Andrew Starr Cole Webster Ty Harmston Daniel Crawford Mitchell Brinkman Devin Webster Jack Heflin Marcus Kelly Ben LeRoy IL 42 WI 11 FL 7 MI 7 MO 7 Hometowns of the 2018 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 11 Florida 7 Missouri 7 Michigan 7 Indiana 4 Minnesota 3 Iowa 2 Top counties Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 21 Wayne County, Michigan pop. 1.8 million 6 DuPage County, Illinois pop. 930,000 5 Broward County, Florida pop. 2 million 4 Kane County, Illinois pop. 517,000 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’ 2018 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