Teams Northern Illinois 2022 Roster ← 2021 2023 → 2022 Northern Illinois roster 120 players: 26 freshmen, 28 sophomores, 6 juniors, 8 seniors, 52 with no class listed. From 16 states and 1 other country; the most from Illinois (50) and Wisconsin (14). The 2022 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 9 Receivers 16 Tight ends 6 Offensive line 19 Defensive line 19 Linebackers 18 Defensive backs 22 Specialists 6
Running backs 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 21 Harrison Waylee RB 5′10″ 212 Johnston, IA 899 rushing yards, 5 TD 1 Antario Brown RB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′10″ 219 Savannah, GA 689 rushing yards, 7 TD 22 Jaiden Credle RB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 195 Columbus, GA 288 rushing yards, 1 TD 0 Mason Blakemore RB 6′2″ 215 Centralia, IL 88 rushing yards, 1 TD 49 Brock Lampe FB So. 6′1″ 252 Kenosha, WI 2 tackles 11 Terron Kellman RB 3★ 3-star recruit RS 5′8″ 210 Clinton, MD 24 Nathan Castor RB Fr. 6′0″ 185 Fort Myers, FL 25 Christian Nash RB 5′11″ 226 Omaha, NE 43 Brett Bostad FB Jr. 6′0″ 243 Kennedale, TX
Receivers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 15 Cole Tucker WR 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 195 DeKalb, IL 46 catches, 630 yards, 4 TD 5 Justin Lynch WR Transfer from Temple 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 205 Chicago, IL 280 rushing yards, 3 TD 19 Shemar Thornton WR Transfer from Florida International Sr. 5′11″ 191 Miami, FL 30 catches, 327 yards 8 Kacper Rutkiewicz WR 5′8″ 178 Mount Prospect, IL 26 catches, 432 yards, 6 TD 10 Billy Dozier WR 5′10″ 195 New Lenox, IL 8 returns, 138 yards 9 Fabian McCray WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 195 Chicago, IL 13 catches, 174 yards 11 Messiah Travis WR Sr. 5′10″ 187 Chicago, IL 9 catches, 81 yards, 1 TD 82 Dane Pardridge WR 6′1″ 190 Dekalb, IL 1 return, 0 yards 6 Keyshaun Pipkin WR 6′2″ 210 Indianapolis, IN 5 rushing yards 9 Trayvon Rudolph WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 187 Crete, IL 14 Mason Pierre-Antoine WR Fr. 6′0″ 182 Frankfort, IL 16 Jalen Johnson WR RS 6′3″ 205 Aurora, IL 17 Alex Crawford WR Fr. 5′11″ 183 Macomb, MI 17 Eli Reed WR RS 5′11″ 183 Downers Grove, IL 20 Tyler Brueckner WR So. 6′0″ 199 DeKalb, IL 86 Trey Urwiler WR 5′9″ 185 Mooseheart, IL
Tight ends 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 82 Tristen Tewes TE 6′3″ 251 Pleasant Plains, IL 15 catches, 180 yards, 3 TD 83 Liam Soraghan TE 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′7″ 261 Dearborn, MI 11 catches, 93 yards, 3 TD 89 Drew Cassens TE 6′3″ 250 Downers Grove, IL 3 catches, 19 yards, 1 TD 80 Miles Joiner TE Sr. 6′4″ 257 Dayton, OH 1 catch, 11 yards 38 Chris Stinson TE RS 6′4″ 218 Aurora, IL 89 Kaymar Mimes TE Jr. 6′5″ 255 Long Branch, NJ
Offensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 76 John Champe OL So. 6′4″ 321 Brookfield, WI 1 tackle 50 Pete Nygra OL Fr. 6′4″ 300 Indianapolis, IN 53 Tony Webb Jr. OL Fr. 6′5″ 295 Chicago, IL 54 Evan Malcore OL RS 6′6″ 305 Sun Prairie, WI 55 Abiathar Curry OL RS 6′3″ 305 Janesville, WI 60 Evan Buss OL So. 6′6″ 312 Kimberly, WI 62 Seth Thompson OL So. 6′4″ 292 Eden Prairie, MN 64 Matt Schooley OL So. 6′2″ 298 Wisconsin Rapids, WI 65 Logan Zschernitz OL So. 6′3″ 305 Spencer, WI 69 Marques Cox OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 311 Peoria, IL 69 Nolan Potter OL Jr. 6′6″ 301 Cedar Rapids, IA 70 Brandon MacKinnon OL Fr. 6′6″ 290 Lakeville, MA 71 Drew Hoth OL So. 6′4″ 318 Cedar Falls, IA 72 Bubba Hubbard OL RS 6′3″ 290 Bartlett, IL 74 Tyler Pitcel OL So. 6′4″ 294 Mukwonago, WI 75 Leif Engstrand OL So. 6′8″ 335 Oconomowoc, WI 77 Izuchukwu Ozoh OL Fr. 6′4″ 285 Hazel Crest, IL 77 Luke Pinnick OL Fr. 6′4″ 302 State Center, IA 79 J.J. Lippe OL So. 6′5″ 311 Milwaukee, WI
Defensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 8 Devonte O’Malley DT 6′2″ 293 Midlothian, IL 31 tackles, 5 sacks 5 Michael Kennedy DE Sr. 6′1″ 225 Chicago, IL 27 tackles, 6 sacks 25 Raishein Thomas DL 6′4″ 300 Racine, WI 40 tackles, 0.5 sacks 15 Izayah Green-May DE Transfer from Wisconsin Sr. 6′6″ 242 Bolingbrook, IL 30 tackles, 3 sacks 1 James Ester DT 6′3″ 298 Detroit, MI 20 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT 10 Demond Taylor DT 6′2″ 308 East Saint Louis, MO 18 tackles, 1 sack 51 Cade Haberman DT So. 6′2″ 300 Omaha, NE 12 tackles, 0.5 sacks 52 Ivan Davis DE 6′3″ 244 Canton, MI 7 tackles, 2 sacks 8 Pierce Oppong DE 6′3″ 264 Bloomington, MN 11 tackles, 0.5 sacks 8 Jeffrey Griffin Jr. DT 6′0″ 301 Homewood, IL 3 tackles 34 George Gumbs Jr. DE 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 250 Chicago, IL 4 catches, 44 yards 97 Roy Williams DE Fr. 6′6″ 257 Crestwood, IL 1 tackle 11 Jalonnie Williams DE Fr. 6′4″ 286 Milwaukee, WI 55 Jaden Wilson DE Fr. 6′2″ 262 Detroit, MI 87 Liam Rempel DL So. 6′5″ 237 Monmouth Beach, NJ 90 Reggie Jean DL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′3″ 299 Orlando, FL 93 Cameron Crowell DT RS 6′3″ 275 Columbus, GA 96 Jacob Waskow DT So. 6′2″ 302 Canton, IL 99 Dawson Ripperda DE RS 6′4″ 260 Larchwood, IA
Linebackers 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 7 Daveren Rayner LB 6′2″ 217 Indianapolis, IN 71 tackles, 3.5 sacks 11 Kyle Pugh LB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′0″ 226 Chicago Heights, IL 51 tackles 26 Jaden Dolphin LB So. 6′2″ 220 Des Plaines, IL 45 tackles, 0.5 sacks 38 Nick Rattin LB Jr. 6′2″ 222 Palatine, IL 46 tackles 48 Nick Alvarado LB Fr. 6′0″ 205 Bloomfield, NJ 13 tackles, 1.5 sacks 32 Quinton Urwiler LB 6′0″ 226 Mooseheart, IL 7 tackles 36 Dayven Shinhoster LB So. 6′0″ 217 Barrington, IL 6 tackles 27 Trey Porter LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 211 Des Moines, IA 2 tackles 37 Joey Rattin LB So. 6′0″ 217 Palatine, IL 2 tackles 35 Brian Whitsey LB Fr. 6′0″ 218 Chicago, IL 1 tackle 14 Rashon Myles Jr. LB RS 6′1″ 225 Brownsburg, IN 18 Elijah Hamm LB Fr. 6′1″ 208 Watkinsville, GA 25 Jake Gassaway LB 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′0″ 225 Omaha, NE 34 Anthony Hernandez LB Fr. 6′2″ 209 Schaumburg, IL 44 Ryan King LB Fr. 6′0″ 218 Wildwood, MO 45 Makhi Nelson-Douglas LB So. 6′1″ 223 Omaha, NE 46 Nathan Ruble LB RS 6′1″ 222 Festus, MO Akanimo Asuquo LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 215 Forney, TX
Defensive backs 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 24 C.J. Brown DB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 190 Canton, MI 71 tackles, 1 INT 3 Devin Lafayette S 6′2″ 210 Brunswick, GA 38 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT 14 Jordan Gandy CB Jr. 5′10″ 182 DeKalb, IL 33 tackles, 1 INT 23 Jordan White S So. 6′2″ 208 Havre De Grace, MD 32 tackles, 1 INT 2 Javaughn Byrd CB So. 6′0″ 191 Milwaukee, WI 35 tackles, 0.5 sacks 4 Muhammed Jammeh S 6′1″ 201 Detroit, MI 24 tackles, 1 INT Eric Rogers DB So. 6′2″ 189 Burlington, NJ 16 tackles, 2 INT 7 Jordan Hansen S 6′1″ 192 Arlington Heights, IL 21 tackles 1 Jashon Prophete DB So. 5′11″ 187 Pompano Beach, FL 12 tackles, 2 sacks 0 Amariyun Knighten DB 6′0″ 174 Hollywood, FL 15 tackles 9 Nate Valcarcel S So. 6′1″ 192 Greenfield, WI 9 tackles 14 Louis Frye S 6′0″ 210 Teaneck, NJ 7 tackles 2 Cyrus McGarrell S Fr. 6′2″ 197 Windsor, ON 5 tackles 0 Jacob Finley CB 6′0″ 190 Birmingham, AL 4 tackles 1 Isaiah Bragg DB Fr. 5′10″ 190 Chicago, IL 1 Ty Myles S 5′10″ 191 Blackshear, GA 2 Andre Cobb DB RS 6′1″ 185 Naperville, IL 14 Malik Armstrong S RS 6′0″ 192 Joliet, IL 18 Jeremiah Howard CB Fr. 5′11″ 192 Merrillville, IN 26 Zeke Williams DB RS 5′10″ 195 Naperville, IL 28 Sam Robertson CB 2★ 2-star recruit So. 6′1″ 183 Plymouth, MN 31 Trevor Laffin S So. 6′0″ 195 Carpentersville, IL
Isaiah Bragg, Justin Lynch, Michael Kennedy, Fabian McCray, Messiah Travis, George Gumbs Jr., Brian Whitsey, Tony Webb Jr. James Ester, Muhammed Jammeh, Jaden Wilson, Liam Soraghan Andre Cobb, Jalen Johnson, Zeke Williams, Chris Stinson Devonte O’Malley, John Richardson, Izuchukwu Ozoh, Roy Williams Christian Nash, Jake Gassaway, Makhi Nelson-Douglas, Cade Haberman Javaughn Byrd, Jalonnie Williams, J.J. Lippe Keyshaun Pipkin, Daveren Rayner, Pete Nygra Jordan Hansen, Joey Rattin, Nick Rattin Kacper Rutkiewicz, Jaden Dolphin, Anthony Hernandez Jordan Gandy, Cole Tucker, Tyler Brueckner Jeffrey Lomax, Bubba Hubbard Pierce Oppong, Seth Thompson Trayvon Rudolph, Kyle Pugh Billy Dozier, Malik Armstrong Rocky Lombardi, Harrison Waylee Mason Pierre-Antoine, Mike Florentine Eli Reed, Drew Cassens Jaiden Credle, Cameron Crowell C.J. Brown, Ivan Davis Trevor Laffin, Dayven Shinhoster Marques Cox, Tom Foley Liam Rempel, Kaymar Mimes Amariyun Knighten Jacob Finley Mason Blakemore Antario Brown Jashon Prophete Ty Myles Devin Lafayette Ethan Hampton Jeffrey Griffin Jr. Dustin Fletcher Nate Valcarcel Demond Taylor Terron Kellman Nevan Cremascoli Louis Frye Rashon Myles Jr. Izayah Green-May Alex Crawford Elijah Hamm Jeremiah Howard Shemar Thornton Jordan White Nathan Castor Raishein Thomas Trey Porter Sam Robertson Logan Jacobson Brett Bostad Ryan King Nathan Ruble Nick Alvarado Brock Lampe Evan Malcore Abiathar Curry Evan Buss Matt Schooley Logan Zschernitz Nolan Potter Brandon MacKinnon Drew Hoth Tyler Pitcel Leif Engstrand John Champe Luke Pinnick Miles Joiner Dane Pardridge Tristen Tewes Reggie Jean Kanon Woodill Jacob Waskow Dawson Ripperda Akanimo Asuquo Eric Rogers IL 50 WI 14 MI 8 IA 7 GA 6 Hometowns of the 2022 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 50 Wisconsin 14 Michigan 8 Iowa 7 Georgia 6 Indiana 6 Florida 5 New Jersey 5 Top counties Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 21 Will County, Illinois pop. 701,000 7 Wayne County, Michigan pop. 1.8 million 6 DuPage County, Illinois pop. 930,000 5 Kane County, Illinois pop. 517,000 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’ 2022 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.
