Teams Northern Illinois 2019 Roster ← 2018 2020 → 2019 Northern Illinois roster 105 players: 20 freshmen, 8 sophomores, 9 juniors, 15 seniors, 53 with no class listed. From 17 states; the most from Illinois (51) and Wisconsin (13). The 2019 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 8 Receivers 13 Tight ends 11 Offensive line 16 Defensive line 17 Linebackers 14 Defensive backs 17 Specialists 5
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 22 Tre Harbison RB 5′11″ 215 Shelby, NC 1,011 rushing yards, 8 TD 28 Jordan Nettles RB 5′9″ 187 Romeoville, IL 274 rushing yards 21 Marcus Jones RB Sr. 5′8″ 190 Chicago, IL 84 rushing yards, 1 TD 22 Rondarius Gregory RB 5′7″ 197 Nashville, TN 43 rushing yards 30 Rahveon Valentine RB Fr. 5′8″ 180 Lena, IL 26 rushing yards 43 Brett Bostad FB 6′0″ 243 Kennedale, TX 1 return, 6 yards 34 Malik Winston RB Fr. 5′10″ 205 Mount Horeb, WI 46 Shaquan Oliver FB 5′10″ 225 Montclair, NJ
Receivers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 15 Cole Tucker WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 195 DeKalb, IL 38 catches, 531 yards, 1 TD 3 Tyrice Richie WR So. 6′0″ 193 Chicago, IL 32 catches, 415 yards, 4 TD 14 Spencer Tears WR Sr. 6′1″ 195 Chicago, IL 23 catches, 370 yards, 2 TD 2 Michael Love WR 5′9″ 177 Lagrange, IL 13 catches, 107 yards 19 Dennis Robinson WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 220 Hollywood, FL 8 catches, 66 yards 6 Rodney Hall WR So. 6′2″ 220 Detroit, MI 1 tackle 9 Fabian McCray WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 195 Chicago, IL 9 Mohamed Toure WR 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′2″ 200 Irvington, NJ 11 Messiah Travis WR Fr. 5′10″ 187 Chicago, IL 13 Leon Payne WR 5′10″ 183 Chicago, IL 16 Jyran Mitchell WR 6′0″ 205 Matteson, IL 81 Matt Pollack WR Fr. 6′0″ 190 Mokena, IL 85 Ryan Gibbons WR Jr. 5′11″ 180 Park Ridge, IL
Tight ends 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 88 Daniel Crawford TE 6′2″ 251 Macomb, MI 37 catches, 443 yards, 2 TD 89 Mitchell Brinkman TE 6′4″ 250 Council Bluffs, IA 34 catches, 445 yards, 3 TD 44 Corey Lersch TE 2★ 2-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 250 Mchenry, IL 6 tackles 37 Jeron Starks TE Fr. 5′11″ 220 Chicago, IL 2 tackles 87 Maximilian Thrower TE So. 6′4″ 232 Detroit, MI 1 catch, 8 yards 47 Dylan Lozeau TE Fr. 6′1″ 235 Sycamore, IL 48 Mike Cerniglia Jr. TE 6′3″ 240 Madison, WI 80 Mike DeHaan TE 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 252 Tinley Park, IL 82 Tristen Tewes TE 6′3″ 251 Pleasant Plains, IL 83 Liam Soraghan TE 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′7″ 261 Dearborn, MI 87 Maximillian Thrower TE 6′4″ 240 Detroit, MI
Offensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 65 Nathan Veloz OL 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′5″ 320 Oak Creek, WI 2 tackles 69 Marques Cox OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 311 Peoria, IL 2 tackles 58 Brayden Patton OL So. 6′5″ 304 Ellettsville, IN 1 tackle 54 Austin Warner OL Jr. 6′5″ 285 Oswego, IL 61 Benn Olson OL Jr. 6′4″ 300 Burnsville, MN 62 Christopher Perez Jr. OL So. 6′1″ 295 Shawnee, KS 63 Ezekiel Gueths OL Jr. 6′5″ 300 Shawano, WI 65 Logan Zschernitz OL 6′3″ 305 Spencer, WI 68 Owen Rozumalski OL Fr. 6′1″ 290 Oak Creek, WI 69 Nolan Potter OL RS 6′6″ 301 Cedar Rapids, IA 71 Isaac Hawn OL 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′6″ 310 Saint Charles, IL 72 Jordan Steckler OL Sr. 6′5″ 305 Two Rivers, WI 73 Andrew Starr OL Sr. 6′4″ 300 Norwalk, CT 75 Leif Engstrand OL 6′8″ 335 Oconomowoc, WI 77 Cole Webster OL 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′7″ 302 Bettendorf, IA 79 J.J. Lippe OL 6′5″ 311 Milwaukee, WI
Defensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 43 Matt Lorbeck DL 6′4″ 255 Green Bay, WI 34 tackles, 2 sacks 96 Jack Heflin DL 6′4″ 312 Prophetstown, IL 31 tackles, 3 sacks 10 Quintin Wynne DE Sr. 6′1″ 240 Saint Louis, MO 25 tackles, 2 sacks 99 Ben LeRoy DT Sr. 6′3″ 285 Wilmette, IL 23 tackles 99 Weston Kramer DL 6′2″ 290 Naperville, IL 23 tackles 96 Marcus Kelly DT Sr. 6′4″ 275 Waukesha, WI 12 tackles, 1 sack 5 Michael Kennedy DE 6′1″ 225 Chicago, IL 9 tackles, 1 sack 58 Camron Mattox DE Fr. 6′2″ 248 Markham, IL 8 tackles, 1 sack 8 Jeffrey Griffin Jr. DT 6′0″ 301 Homewood, IL 7 tackles 95 Jawon Denton DE So. 6′2″ 215 Chicago, IL 4 tackles 1 James Ester DT 6′3″ 298 Detroit, MI 2 tackles 10 Demond Taylor DT 6′2″ 308 East Saint Louis, MO 2 tackles 33 Cortez Hogans DE 6′3″ 277 Palatine, IL 2 tackles 92 A.J. Taylor DT Sr. 6′0″ 290 Chicago, IL 1 tackle 5 Tom Trieb DL 6′3″ 275 Arlington Heights, IL 34 Reggie Jennings DE Fr. 6′1″ 228 Milwaukee, WI 90 Caleb Wright DE Fr. 6′3″ 260 Brookfield, WI
Linebackers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 50 Vinny Labus LB 6′1″ 221 Park Ridge, IL 59 tackles, 2 sacks 4 Antonio Jones-Davis LB Sr. 5′11″ 220 Vero Beach, FL 51 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT 38 Nick Rattin LB 6′2″ 222 Palatine, IL 37 tackles, 1 INT 12 Jordan Cole LB 6′2″ 215 Ferguson, MO 37 tackles 11 Kyle Pugh LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 226 Chicago Heights, IL 9 tackles 57 Rayshawn Gay LB 6′2″ 219 Maywood, IL 4 tackles 51 Nathan Harman LB Fr. 5′11″ 225 Monticello, IL 3 tackles 13 Joe Bonds LB Fr. 6′2″ 215 Chicago, IL 1 tackle 18 Kewan Parker LB 5′10″ 216 Miami, FL 1 tackle 2 Lance Deveaux Jr. LB 5′10″ 223 Pompano Beach, FL 33 Danny Walker LB So. 6′2″ 230 Wheaton, IL 40 Walter Riley LB RS 5′11″ 209 42 Andrew Gregory LB Jr. 6′2″ 220 Normal, IL 53 Michael Newman LB RS 6′3″ 208 DeKalb, IL
Defensive backs 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 8 Mykelti Williams S Sr. 6′0″ 200 Indianapolis, IN 88 tackles 10 Jalen McKie DB 5′7″ 160 Gurnee, IL 48 tackles, 1 INT 11 Trayshon Foster S Sr. 6′0″ 205 Tuscaloosa, AL 50 tackles 7 Marshe Terry S Sr. 6′4″ 220 Columbus, NJ 39 tackles 9 Dillon Thomas DB 6′2″ 190 Kansas City, MO 38 tackles 12 Devin Haney CB So. 6′1″ 180 Kansas City, MO 23 tackles, 1 INT 29 Adam Buirge S Sr. 6′0″ 205 Minneapolis, MN 12 tackles 26 Antwain Walker CB 6′1″ 190 Oswego, IL 11 tackles 20 Zhamaine March CB 5′8″ 175 Detroit, MI 6 tackles 2 Mark Aitken DB 5′9″ 175 Chicago, IL 5 tackles 5 Joshua Earl DB 6′1″ 194 Naperville, IL 4 tackles 24 Trequan Smith S Sr. 6′0″ 195 Boynton Beach, FL 4 tackles 31 Justin Clark S 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 180 Aurora, IL 2 tackles 21 Tyrik Henderson S 5′11″ 192 Carol Stream, IL 1 tackle 22 J.D. Harris DB RS 5′10″ 190 Indianapolis, IN 32 Brianjay Ross S Fr. 5′11″ 188 DeKalb, IL 35 Romel Goston CB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 185 Chicago, IL
Mark Aitken, Tyrice Richie, Michael Kennedy, Anthony Thompson, Fabian McCray, Messiah Travis, Joe Bonds, Leon Payne, Spencer Tears, Marcus Jones, Romel Goston, Jeron Starks, A.J. Taylor, Jawon Denton James Ester, Rodney Hall, Zhamaine March, Liam Soraghan, Maximilian Thrower, Maximillian Thrower Joshua Earl, Tyrik Henderson, Justin Clark, Erik Abrell, Weston Kramer Tom Trieb, Cortez Hogans, Nick Rattin Demond Taylor, Quintin Wynne, Matt Ference Cole Tucker, Brianjay Ross, Michael Newman John Richardson, Camron Mattox, Mike DeHaan Mykelti Williams, J.D. Harris Dillon Thomas, Devin Haney Mohamed Toure, Shaquan Oliver Jyran Mitchell, Matt Pollack Antwain Walker, Austin Warner Reggie Jennings, J.J. Lippe Vinny Labus, Ryan Gibbons Nathan Veloz, Owen Rozumalski Caleb Wright, Marcus Kelly Lance Deveaux Jr. Michael Love Antonio Jones-Davis Marshe Terry Jeffrey Griffin Jr. Jalen McKie Kyle Pugh Trayshon Foster Jordan Cole Ross Bowers Jimmy Lowery Mariano Valenti Marcus Childers Kewan Parker Dennis Robinson Rondarius Gregory Tre Harbison Trequan Smith Jordan Nettles Adam Buirge Rahveon Valentine Danny Walker Malik Winston Jace Hohenthaner Andrew Gregory Brett Bostad Matt Lorbeck Corey Lersch Dylan Lozeau Mike Cerniglia Jr. Nathan Harman Rayshawn Gay Brayden Patton Benn Olson Christopher Perez Jr. Ezekiel Gueths Logan Zschernitz Marques Cox Nolan Potter Isaac Hawn Jordan Steckler Andrew Starr Leif Engstrand Cole Webster Tristen Tewes Daniel Crawford Mitchell Brinkman Jack Heflin Ben LeRoy IL 51 WI 13 MI 8 FL 7 MO 6 Hometowns of the 2019 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 51 Wisconsin 13 Michigan 8 Florida 7 Missouri 6 New Jersey 3 Indiana 3 Iowa 3 Top counties Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 28 Wayne County, Michigan pop. 1.8 million 6 DuPage County, Illinois pop. 930,000 4 Milwaukee County, Wisconsin pop. 926,000 4 DeKalb County, Illinois pop. 101,000 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’ 2019 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.
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