Transfer portal · 2026
Northern Illinois Huskies
Both windowsProjected two-deep impacti
0
Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
Northern Illinois added 0 transfers projected into the two-deep (0 as starters) against 21 departures whose next roles aren’t tracked here. Every number on this page is counted, not modelled — no composite portal grade is published because no defensible one exists yet.
3
Arrivals
-18
21
Departures
0.84
Avg rating in
-0.00
0.85
Avg rating out
0
Proj two-deep in
—
—
Out roles untracked
0 of 3
’25 production in
—
14 of 21
’25 production out
What changed
Upgraded
No room cleared the upgrade bar in this window.
Depth concern
More players out than in with no two-deep answer — depth, not the starting line, is the exposure.
How the roster changed
24 moves · 12 rooms touchediOffense-9 net players
Unresolved-1 player
QB
+0 in · −1 out
InOutNo arrivals
?
Jackson Proctor out to unannounced drives the room.
Unresolved-1 player
RB
+0 in · −1 out
InOut
No arrivals
Jaylen Poe out to Georgia State drives the room.
Unresolved-1 player
TE
+0 in · −1 out
InOut
No arrivals
Jake Appleget out to Fresno State drives the room.
Unresolved-2 players
WR
+0 in · −2 out
InOutNo arrivals
?
?
Gary Givens III out to unannounced drives the room.
Unresolved-4 players
OL
+0 in · −4 out
InOut
No arrivals
?
?
?
Evan Malcore out to Miami (OH) drives the room.
Defense-8 net players
Replaced+1 player
DB
+1 in · −0 out
InOut
No departures
Avery Jones in from Lafayette drives the room.
Depth concern-1 player
EDGE
+1 in · −2 out
InOut
Lance Ingold out to Iowa drives the room.
Unresolved-2 players
DL
+0 in · −2 out
InOut
No arrivals
Mark Hensley out to Missouri drives the room.
Unresolved-2 players
LB
+0 in · −2 out
InOut
No arrivals
Filip Maciorowski out to Cincinnati drives the room.
Unresolved-2 players
CB
+0 in · −2 out
InOutNo arrivals
?
Jacob Finley out to Cincinnati drives the room.
Depth concern-2 players
S
+1 in · −3 out
InOut
James Finley out to Illinois drives the room.
Specialists-1 net players
No movement—
K
+0 in · −0 out
InOutNo arrivalsNo departures
No portal movement in this room.
No movement—
LS
+0 in · −0 out
InOutNo arrivalsNo departures
No portal movement in this room.
Unresolved-1 player
P
+0 in · −1 out
InOut
No arrivals
Daniel Vuckovic out to Arkansas State drives the room.
ArrivalDepartureHeavy ring · proj starter inThin ring · rotation inDotted · depth role or no ’25 recordMarker size = ’25 usage share (smallest = none recorded)
Did Northern Illinois replace what it lost?
Role slots, not player-for-playerNot replaced9 chains
QB
Production lost
Out · to unannounced
?
Jackson Proctor
11% ’25 usage
Unresolved
Loss not replaced
In
No portal addition
Jan 2
▾ Detail
RB
Production lost
Out · to Georgia State
Jaylen Poe
rating 0.83 · 6% ’25 usage · 7 rec · 34 yds
Unresolved
Loss not replaced
In
No portal addition
Jan 18
▾ Detail
TE
Production lost
Out · to Fresno State
Jake Appleget
rating 0.83 · 3% ’25 usage · 7 rec · 57 yds · 1 TD
Unresolved
Loss not replaced
In
No portal addition
Jan 14
▾ Detail
EDGE
Production lost
Out · to Iowa
Lance Ingold
rating 0.87 · 17 tkl · 2 TFL · 1.5 sk
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No starter/rotation addition
1 depth arrival in room
Jan 9
▾ Detail
DL
Production lost
Out · to Missouri
Mark Hensley
rating 0.86 · 31 tkl · 5 TFL · 1 sk
Unresolved
Loss not replaced
In
No portal addition
2 producing losses unanswered
Mar 21
▾ Detail
LB
Production lost
Out · to Cincinnati
Filip Maciorowski
rating 0.85 · 76 tkl · 5.5 TFL · 2.5 sk
Unresolved
Loss not replaced
In
No portal addition
2 producing losses unanswered
Jan 8
▾ Detail
CB
Production lost
Out · to Cincinnati
Jacob Finley
rating 0.86 · 57 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 7 PD
Unresolved
Loss not replaced
In
No portal addition
2 producing losses unanswered
Jan 8
▾ Detail
S
Production lost
Out · to Cincinnati
Jasper Beeler
rating 0.86 · 74 tkl · 1 TFL · 0.5 sk · 3 INT
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No starter/rotation addition
1 depth arrival in room · 3 producing losses unanswered
Jan 6
▾ Detail
P
Production lost
Out · to Arkansas State
Daniel Vuckovic
25 punts · 42.3 yd avg
Unresolved
Loss not replaced
In
No portal addition
Jan 14
▾ Detail
Quality vs experience
Portal rating
0.750.800.850.900.951.00
No ’25 usage recordHigh-upside betProven impactDevelopmentalExperienced depthPoe
0%20%40%60%
’25 usage share of previous team’s snapsets
10 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger
How much Northern Illinois depends on transfers
Projected 2026 two-deep · 25 slotsQuarterback0%
2
Skill (RB/WR/TE)0%
6
Offensive line0%
6
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)0%
2
Secondary (CB/S)0%
4
Specialists0%
5
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
0%
Projected two-deep from transfers
0 of 25 two-deep slots
0 of 17
Projected starters from transfers
0 from the 2026 cycle, 0 held over
0th
Mountain West percentile · transfer share
9th-most transfer-dependent two-deep of 10 Mountain West teams
Returning portal corePrior-cycle transfers still in the two-deep
No prior-cycle transfer holds a two-deep slot.
Where Northern Illinois’s transfers came from — and where they went
Sources · 3 arrivals21 departures · destinations
Non-FBS
3 players
+
Unannounced
7 players
Big 12
3 players
Pac-12
3 players
Sun Belt
3 players
Big Ten
2 players
Mid-American
2 players
+
Other
1 player
Northern Illinois
-18 net moves
Arrived from · 3
Non-FBS
3 players
Departed to · 21
+
Unannounced
7 players
Big 12
3 players
Pac-12
3 players
Sun Belt
3 players
Big Ten
2 players
Mid-American
2 players
+
Other
1 player
3arrivals came from Non-FBS programs — the single largest source.
0arrivals are projected straight into the two-deep (0 of 3 arrivals came from P4 leagues).
0departures stayed inside the Mountain West.
How the window developed
Cumulative net moves · in − outAll portal moves
24 of 24 moves match · 24 shownShow
Role in
Sort
PlayerPosDirectionOrigin / destinationRating’25 productionEligProjected roleDate
TS
Winter window · 3★
AJ
Winter window · 3★
MS
Winter window
MT
Winter window · 3★
?
—Immediate—Dec 24GG
Winter window
?
—Immediate—Dec 25MJ
Winter window · 3★
?
—Immediate—Dec 25AC
Winter window · 3★
?
—Immediate—Dec 28TM
Winter window
?
—Immediate—Dec 30JP
Winter window · 3★
?
—Immediate—Jan 2TR
Winter window · 2★
?
—Immediate—Jan 5