Teams Northern Illinois 2025 Roster ← 2024 2026 → 2025 Northern Illinois roster 113 players: 25 freshmen, 17 sophomores, 16 juniors, 20 seniors, 35 with no class listed. From 19 states and 1 other country; the most from Illinois (36) and Iowa (11). The 2025 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 8 Receivers 13 Tight ends 8 Offensive line 19 Defensive line 21 Linebackers 13 Defensive backs 19 Specialists 7
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 10 Chavon Wright RB Sr. 5′8″ 212 Opa Locka, FL 875 rushing yards, 5 TD 45 Telly Johnson Jr. RB So. 5′11″ 215 Augusta, GA 690 rushing yards, 4 TD 21 Lazaro Rogers RB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′10″ 200 Fort Myers, FL 189 rushing yards, 1 TD 24 Elijah Porter RB Fr. 5′11″ 202 Ankeny, IA 80 rushing yards 21 Jaylen Poe RB 5′10″ 210 Dallas, GA 40 rushing yards 8 Triston White RB 5′10″ 214 Nashville, GA 1 return, 26 yards 11 Romelo Ware RB 5′9″ 200 Orlando, FL 1 rushing yard 32 Reginald Craig RB RS 5′11″ 210 Chicago, IL
Receivers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 1 DeAree Rogers WR Jr. 5′11″ 200 Lexington, SC 46 catches, 506 yards, 3 TD 7 Gary Givens III WR So. 6′1″ 200 Tampa, FL 12 catches, 145 yards, 1 TD 9 George Dimopoulos WR So. 6′2″ 200 Crystal Lake, IL 11 catches, 58 yards 3 Rickey Taylor Jr. WR 6′1″ 180 Chicago, IL 9 catches, 134 yards, 1 TD 0 La’Don Bryant WR 6′4″ 204 Savannah, GA 6 catches, 40 yards Landon Tate WR 5′10″ 181 Omaha, NE 3 tackles 5 Justin Lynch WR 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′1″ 205 Chicago, IL 1 tackle 4 Kenji Lewis WR 6′1″ 200 Memphis, TN 1 catch, 7 yards -1 Gary Givens Iii WR 6 Afy Ibekwe WR RS 6′1″ 200 Anoka, MN 17 Jamari McIvory WR Fr. 6′0″ 185 Guyton, GA 26 Thomas McCoy WR Transfer from Marshall RS 6′1″ 208 Baltimore, MD 88 Andrew Bond WR Jr. 5′11″ 187 Lexington, SC
Tight ends 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 87 Jake Appleget TE Jr. 6′4″ 245 Lincoln, NE 7 catches, 57 yards, 1 TD 49 Devin Habermehl TE Fr. 6′1″ 255 Collinsville, IL 1 tackle 83 Jason Fowler TE Fr. 6′5″ 252 Skokie, IL 2 catches, 14 yards 86 Devon Akers TE Fr. 6′7″ 223 Ankeny, IA 1 catch, 7 yards, 1 TD 82 Caleb Haack TE RS 6′9″ 250 Marengo, IA 85 Joe Stein TE Fr. 6′6″ 252 Grand Island, NE 87 Liam Russo TE RS 6′5″ 250 St. Louis, MO 89 Casey Popish TE Fr. 6′4″ 235 Papillion, NE
Offensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 77 Izuchukwu Ozoh OL Sr. 6′4″ 285 Hazel Crest, IL 1 tackle 53 Luke Skartvedt OL So. 6′3″ 337 Indianapolis, IN 54 Evan Malcore OL Jr. 6′6″ 305 Sun Prairie, WI 55 Abiathar Curry OL Jr. 6′3″ 305 Janesville, WI 58 Ross Liegel OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′6″ 278 Rock Springs, WI 61 Ben Gustafson OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′8″ 302 Elkhorn, NE 62 Grey Rumohr OL So. 6′5″ 305 Wales, WI 63 Landon Hron OL So. 6′3″ 335 Hartford, WI 64 Aidan Tweedy OL Sr. 6′2″ 301 Oswego, IL 66 Lane Mahnesmith OL Fr. 6′8″ 320 Troy, IL 67 Tyler Rindels OL RS 6′4″ 295 Iowa City, IA 68 Samir Senenat OL Fr. 6′4″ 285 Carol Stream, IL 69 Logan Gross OL Fr. 6′4″ 300 Sun Prairie, WI 70 Michael Jimmar OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′5″ 312 Plainfield, IL 72 Tanner Rinderknecht OL Fr. 6′6″ 345 Whitmore Lake, MI 74 Erik Murray OL RS 6′5″ 275 Arlington Heights, IL 75 Thomas Paasch OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′5″ 306 Green Bay, WI 76 Tyler Chambers OL RS 6′5″ 300 Western Springs, IL 78 Jacob Welch OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′6″ 316 Johnsburg, IL
Defensive line 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 97 Roy Williams DE Sr. 6′6″ 257 Crestwood, IL 33 tackles, 2 sacks 57 Mark Hensley DT Jr. 6′3″ 290 Washington, MO 31 tackles, 1 sack 11 Jalonnie Williams DE Sr. 6′4″ 286 Milwaukee, WI 30 tackles 6 Dasean Dixon DT Sr. 6′2″ 296 Washington, DC 24 tackles, 1 sack 18 Jay’Shon Thomas DE So. 6′4″ 246 Cataula, GA 19 tackles, 2 sacks 95 Lance Ingold DL So. 6′5″ 251 Rochester, IL 17 tackles, 1.5 sacks 0 Alvin Gulley Jr. DT Transfer from Yale Sr. 6′0″ 302 Belleville, IL 16 tackles, 0.5 sacks 90 Reggie Jean DL 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 299 Orlando, FL 10 tackles, 1 sack 11 Amari Washington DT 6′3″ 295 Bettendorf, IA 4 tackles 0 Montrel Canion DT 6′2″ 295 Fort Lauderdale, FL 1 tackle 93 Fawzy Omotoso DE 6′3″ 251 Avon, IN 1 tackle 8 Pierce Oppong DE Sr. 6′3″ 264 Bloomington, MN 1 catch, 2 yards 5 Devonte Murray DE Sr. 6′3″ 256 Detroit, MI 45 C.J. Wade DL So. 6′3″ 242 Cedar Rapids, IA 45 Trenton Nixon DE RS 6′2″ 245 Merrillville, IN 52 Ivan Davis DE Sr. 6′3″ 244 Canton, MI 53 Charles Brooks III DE RS 6′5″ 242 St. Louis, MO 54 Zach Morrisroe DT RS 6′2″ 300 Oswego, IL 55 Jordan Bellamy DT RS 6′2″ 314 St. Petersburg, FL 87 Micah Cook DE RS 6′6″ 251 Johnston, IA 95 Tanner Phelps DL Jr. 6′3″ 270 Greenfield, WI
Linebackers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 32 Quinton Urwiler LB Sr. 6′0″ 226 Mooseheart, IL 127 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 INT 12 Filip Maciorowski LB Jr. 6′3″ 235 Carol Stream, IL 76 tackles, 2.5 sacks 28 Marc Pretto LB 6′2″ 225 Montclair, NJ 27 tackles, 0.5 sacks 15 Broderick Windham LB Jr. 6′2″ 220 Corona, CA 11 tackles 25 Jake Gassaway LB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′0″ 225 Omaha, NE 5 tackles 57 Kimar Nelson LB 6′2″ 220 Fort Wayne, IN 5 tackles 27 Trey Porter LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 211 Des Moines, IA 4 tackles 3 Chidu Bekee LB So. 6′3″ 230 Plainfield, IL 11 Ivan Moore Jr. LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 217 Chicago, IL 19 Danny Cronin LB Sr. 6′3″ 225 Elmhurst, IL 35 Tristan Hunter LB Fr. 6′2″ 203 Chicago, IL 41 K.J. McRae LB So. 6′2″ 225 Covington, GA 47 Eliot Hummer LB 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′2″ 230 O’ Fallon, MO
Defensive backs 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 18 Jasper Beeler S Jr. 6′1″ 194 Farmington, MI 74 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 3 INT 4 Muhammed Jammeh S Sr. 6′1″ 201 Detroit, MI 57 tackles, 2 INT 0 Jacob Finley CB 6′0″ 190 Birmingham, AL 57 tackles 7 Donte Harrison CB Sr. 6′1″ 185 Washington, DC 30 tackles, 1 INT 1 Ty Myles S Sr. 5′10″ 191 Blackshear, GA 30 tackles 33 Taylor Powell DB Fr. 6′4″ 205 Belleville, IL 30 tackles 29 James Finley DB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 190 Portage, IN 15 tackles, 2 INT 9 Dev’ion Reynolds CB Fr. 6′1″ 190 Zion, IL 17 returns, 404 yards 3 Keshawn Lyons DB Transfer from McKendree Jr. 6′0″ 180 Cahokia, IL 4 tackles 4 James Little IV CB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 181 Fort Myers, FL 2 tackles 37 Miles Thompson CB Transfer from Texas Tech So. 5′11″ 180 Cedar Rapids, IA 2 tackles 38 Amari Williams DB Fr. 6′1″ 172 Wheaton, IL 2 tackles 14 Malik Armstrong S Jr. 6′0″ 192 Joliet, IL 1 tackle 29 Romelo Walker CB Fr. 6′1″ 184 Orlando, FL 1 tackle 2 Cyrus McGarrell S Sr. 6′2″ 197 Windsor, ON 21 Austin Tillman DB RS 5′11″ 190 St. Louis, MO 22 Keagan Ruane-Martino S RS 5′11″ 183 Frankfort, IL 30 Andruw Ellis S 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′0″ 196 Roxana, IL 31 Owen Belman S Sr. 6′1″ 195 Davenport, IA
Rickey Taylor Jr., Justin Lynch, Ivan Moore Jr., Quinn Kelly, Reginald Craig, Tristan Hunter Keshawn Lyons, Austin Tillman, Jake Ference, Charles Brooks III, Liam Russo Chidu Bekee, Zach Morrisroe, Aidan Tweedy, Michael Jimmar Alvin Gulley Jr., Taylor Powell, Devin Habermehl Romelo Ware, Romelo Walker, Reggie Jean Danny Cronin, Amari Williams, Tyler Chambers DeAree Rogers, Andrew Bond James Little IV, Lazaro Rogers Muhammed Jammeh, Devonte Murray Dasean Dixon, Donte Harrison Amari Washington, Austin Bullock Filip Maciorowski, Samir Senenat Elijah Porter, Devon Akers Jake Gassaway, Landon Tate J.J. Schlenhardt, Jason Fowler Miles Thompson, C.J. Wade Evan Malcore, Logan Gross Erik Murray, Danny Vuckovic Izuchukwu Ozoh, Roy Williams Jacob Finley La’Don Bryant Montrel Canion Ty Myles Brady Davidson Kenji Lewis Afy Ibekwe Gary Givens III Pierce Oppong Triston White Dev’ion Reynolds George Dimopoulos Chavon Wright Jalonnie Williams Josh Holst Jackson Proctor Jalen Macon Malik Armstrong Broderick Windham Jamari McIvory Jasper Beeler Jay’Shon Thomas Jaylen Poe Keagan Ruane-Martino Thomas McCoy Trey Porter Marc Pretto James Finley Owen Belman K.J. McRae Ross Pedro Telly Johnson Jr. Trenton Nixon Eliot Hummer Ivan Davis Luke Skartvedt Abiathar Curry Jordan Bellamy Kimar Nelson Mark Hensley Andrew Glass Ben Gustafson Grey Rumohr Landon Hron Lane Mahnesmith Tyler Rindels Thomas Paasch Jacob Welch Joe Stein Jake Appleget Micah Cook Casey Popish Fawzy Omotoso Lance Ingold Tanner Phelps IL 36 IA 11 FL 9 GA 8 WI 9 Hometowns of the 2025 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 36 Iowa 11 Florida 9 Wisconsin 9 Georgia 8 Missouri 7 Nebraska 6 Michigan 5 Top counties Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 13 DuPage County, Illinois pop. 930,000 4 Will County, Illinois pop. 701,000 4 Polk County, Iowa pop. 503,000 4 St. Louis city, Missouri pop. 289,000 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’ 2025 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.
