Northern Illinois Huskies Depth Chart 2026

Unit

Tags · year-class · 3-SO = third-year soph

JobStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

Offense

10 starting jobsPrimary personnel · 11

×4

14Jalen MaconQB15-SR—2Brady DavidsonQB22-SO—10Bryshawn BrownQB3FR (3)15Ean HamricQB45-SR

×4

45Telly Johnson Jr.RB13-JR—11Romelo WareRB23-SO—8Triston WhiteRB32-FR 32Reginald CraigRB42-FR

X×5

0La'Don BryantX13-SO—9George DimopoulosX23-JR—4Kenji LewisX35-SR 12Tavaris ColesX43-JR

7Cam ThompsonX5

Z×4

1DeAree RogersZ15-SR—ALSO PR 80Braylon AgeeZ2FR (3)—21Jermaine GreenZ3FR (3)6Afy IbekweZ42-FR

SLOT×3

3Rickey Taylor Jr.SLOT13-SO—88Zaire McKinneySLOT2FR (3)—13Kevin Holmes Jr.SLOT34-JR

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LT×4

61Ben GustafsonLT13-SO—69Logan GrossLT23-SO—72Mason MarkelLT3FR (3)74Erik MurrayLT42-FR

LG×3

78Jacob WelchLG14-JR—67Tyler RindelsLG22-FR—55Ty MeadLG34-SR

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C×3

63Landon HronC14-JR—62Grey RumohrC23-SO—68Samir SenenatC33-SO

—open

RG×2

66Lane MahnesmithRG13-SO—53Luke SkartvedtRG24-JR—

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RT×2

58Ross LiegelRT13-SO—76Tyler ChambersRT22-FR—

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Defense

4 starting jobsBase front · Nickel sub

EDGE

RDE×11

18Jay'shon ThomasRDE14-JR—87Micah CookRDE22-FR—97JT KingRDE3FR (3)93Fawzy OmotosoRDE42-FR

24Darrius Summers IIIRDE5

LCB×10

9Dev'ion ReynoldsLCB13-SO—+2 ROLES 34Justus DonahooLCB2FR (3)—4James Little IVLCB32-SO 21Austin TillmanLCB42-FR

5Yassine FalkeLCB5

FS×5

14Malik ArmstrongFS15-SR—23Deacon KingFS2FR (3)—30Andruw EllisFS32-FR 7Justin HarrisFS44-JR

26Tyrese StanleyFS5

PORTAL

SS×3

15Broderick WindhamSS14-SR—16Kyon ConyersSS23-JR—22Keagan Ruane-MartinoSS32-FR

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Special Teams

3 starting jobsCoverage & return units

×2

9Dev'ion ReynoldsKR13-SO—+2 ROLES 24Elijah PorterKR23-SO—

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×2

1DeAree RogersPR15-SR—ALSO WR 9Dev'ion ReynoldsPR23-SO—+2 ROLES

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×1

36Jake FerencePT12-SO—

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Offense

10 starting jobs

Primary personnel · 11

QB4 listed

Jalen Macon#14QB15-SR—QB22Brady Davidson2-SO QB310Bryshawn BrownFR (3)QB415Ean Hamric5-SR

RB4 listed

Telly Johnson Jr.#45RB13-JR—RB211Romelo Ware3-SO RB38Triston White2-FR RB432Reginald Craig2-FR

WRX5 listed

La'Don Bryant#0X13-SO—X29George Dimopoulos3-JR X34Kenji Lewis5-SR X412Tavaris Coles3-JR

WRZ4 listed

DeAree Rogers#1Z15-SR—ALSO PR Z280Braylon AgeeFR (3)Z321Jermaine GreenFR (3)Z46Afy Ibekwe2-FR

WRSLOT3 listed

Rickey Taylor Jr.#3SLOT13-SO—SLOT288Zaire McKinneyFR (3)SLOT313Kevin Holmes Jr.4-JR

OLLT4 listed

Ben Gustafson#61LT13-SO—LT269Logan Gross3-SO LT372Mason MarkelFR (3)LT474Erik Murray2-FR

OLLG3 listed

Jacob Welch#78LG14-JR—LG267Tyler Rindels2-FR LG355Ty Mead4-SR

OLC3 listed

Landon Hron#63C14-JR—C262Grey Rumohr3-SO C368Samir Senenat3-SO

OLRG2 listed

Lane Mahnesmith#66RG13-SO—RG253Luke Skartvedt4-JR

OLRT2 listed

Ross Liegel#58RT13-SO—RT276Tyler Chambers2-FR

Defense

4 starting jobs

Base front · Nickel sub

EDGERDE11 listed

Jay'shon Thomas#18RDE14-JR—RDE287Micah Cook2-FR RDE397JT KingFR (3)RDE493Fawzy Omotoso2-FR

CBLCB10 listed

Dev'ion Reynolds#9LCB13-SO—+2 ROLES LCB234Justus DonahooFR (3)LCB34James Little IV2-SO LCB421Austin Tillman2-FR

SFS5 listed

Malik Armstrong#14FS15-SR—FS223Deacon KingFR (3)FS330Andruw Ellis2-FR FS47Justin Harris4-JR

SSS3 listed

Broderick Windham#15SS14-SR—SS216Kyon Conyers3-JR SS322Keagan Ruane-Martino2-FR

Special Teams

3 starting jobs

Coverage & return units

KR2 listed

Dev'ion Reynolds#9KR13-SO—+2 ROLES KR224Elijah Porter3-SO

PR2 listed

DeAree Rogers#1PR15-SR—ALSO WR PR29Dev'ion Reynolds3-SO+2 ROLES

PT1 listed

Jake Ference#36PT12-SO—

Program & Venue

Program

Northern Illinois Huskies

Northern Illinois University

Conference Mountain WestFootball began 1899Location DeKalb, Illinois

Home

Huskie Stadium

23,595Listed capacity

Location DeKalb, Illinois

Coaching staff

Head coachRob Harley

Offensive coordinatorTony Petersen

Pass defense coordinatorCory Connolly

Identity

Mascot Victor E. Huskie

Cardinal Primary

Cardinal Secondary