Transfer portal · 2026
Northern Illinois Huskies
Both windowsProjected two-deep impacti
+19
Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
Northern Illinois added 19 transfers projected into the two-deep (9 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.
27
Arrivals
+6
21
Departures
0.84
Avg rating in
-0.01
0.85
Avg rating out
19
Proj two-deep in
—
—
Out roles untracked
0 of 27
’25 production in
—
14 of 21
’25 production out
How the roster changed
48 moves · 13 rooms touchediOffense+1 net players
Upgraded+2 players
WR
+4 in · −2 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
I
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Cam Thompson in from Mississippi State drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
QB
+2 in · −1 out
InOut
U
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Jackson Proctor out to unannounced drives the room.
Replaced—
TE
+1 in · −1 out
InOut
M
Jake Appleget out to Fresno State drives the room.
Unresolved-1 player
RB
+0 in · −1 out
InOut
No arrivals
Jaylen Poe out to Georgia State drives the room.
Replaced-1 player
OL
+3 in · −4 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
T
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Evan Malcore out to Miami (OH) drives the room.
Defense+4 net players
Replaced+3 players
CB
+5 in · −2 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
E
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Jacob Finley out to Cincinnati drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
DL
+3 in · −2 out
InOut
Mark Hensley out to Missouri drives the room.
Replaced—
S
+3 in · −3 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
C
Jasper Beeler out to Cincinnati drives the room.
Replaced—
LB
+2 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
S
S
Filip Maciorowski out to Cincinnati drives the room.
Replaced—
EDGE
+2 in · −2 out
InOut
Lance Ingold out to Iowa drives the room.
Specialists+1 net players
Upgraded+1 player
K
+1 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
No departures
Ryan Short in from Butler University drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
LS
+1 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOutNo departures
A
Jason Evans in from American River College drives the 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 production percentile (smallest = none recorded)
Did Northern Illinois replace what it lost?
Role slots, not player-for-playerReplaced5 chains
WR
Starting slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Gary Givens III
no ’25 production record
Replaced
Low confidence
In · from Mississippi State
Cam Thompson
no ’25 production record · x1 starter
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▾ Detail
LB
Starting slot
Out · to Cincinnati
Filip Maciorowski
rating 0.85 · 89th pctl ’25 production · 76 tkl · 5.5 TFL · 2.5 sk
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Saddleback CC
S
Broderick Windham
no ’25 production record · wlb1 starter
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▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to Cincinnati
Jacob Finley
rating 0.86 · 89th pctl ’25 production · 57 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 7 PD
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from East New Mexico University
E
Aaron Warren
no ’25 production record · nb1 starter
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▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Miles Thompson
18th pctl ’25 production · 2 tkl
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Bryant University
Liam Lindo
no ’25 production record · rcb1 starter
—
▾ Detail
S
Starting slot
Out · to Cincinnati
Jasper Beeler
rating 0.86 · 96th pctl ’25 production · 74 tkl · 1 TFL · 0.5 sk · 3 INT
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Long Island University
Kyon Conyers
no ’25 production record · ss1 starter
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▾ Detail
Partially replaced7 chains
QB
Rotation slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Jackson Proctor
11th pctl ’25 production
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Western Carolina
Taron Dickens
rating 0.85 · qb2 rotation
Feb 15
▾ Detail
TE
Rotation slot
Out · to Fresno State
Jake Appleget
rating 0.83 · 47th pctl ’25 production · 7 rec · 57 yds · 1 TD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Modesto Junior College
M
Glen Weber
no ’25 production record · te2 rotation
—
▾ Detail
OL
Starting slot
Out · to Miami (OH)
Evan Malcore
rating 0.85
Partial replacement
Low confidence
In · from South Carolina State
Chevy Trask
rating 0.83 · ol1 starter
Jan 20
▾ Detail
EDGE
Rotation slot
Out · to Iowa
Lance Ingold
rating 0.87 · 58th pctl ’25 production · 17 tkl · 2 TFL · 1.5 sk
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from University of St. Thomas
Kole Sneed
no ’25 production record · de21 rotation
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▾ Detail
DL
Rotation slot
Out · to Missouri
Mark Hensley
rating 0.86 · 80th pctl ’25 production · 31 tkl · 5 TFL · 1 sk
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Virginia State
Matthew Scarlett
no ’25 production record · ldt2 rotation
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▾ Detail
LB
Rotation slot
Out · to Colorado State
Marc Pretto
rating 0.84 · 58th pctl ’25 production · 27 tkl · 2 TFL · 0.5 sk
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from San Diego Mesa
S
Cooper Mau
no ’25 production record · mlb2 rotation
—
▾ Detail
S
Rotation slot
Out · to Fresno State
Taylor Powell
67th pctl ’25 production · 30 tkl · 0.5 TFL
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Morehouse
Tyrese Stanley
rating 0.85 · fs2 rotation
Nov 13
▾ Detail
Not replaced4 chains
RB
Production lost
Out · to Georgia State
Jaylen Poe
rating 0.83 · 34th pctl ’25 production · 7 rec · 34 yds
Unresolved
Loss not replaced
In
No portal addition
Jan 18
▾ Detail
DL
Production lost
Out · to Coastal Carolina
Reggie Jean
rating 0.82 · 42nd pctl ’25 production · 10 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 sk
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
1 two-deep arrival answers other losses · 2 depth arrivals in room
Jan 22
▾ Detail
S
Production lost
Out · to Illinois
James Finley IV
rating 0.90 · 58th pctl ’25 production · 15 tkl · 2 INT · 2 PD
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
2 two-deep arrivals answer other losses · 1 depth arrival in room
Mar 25
▾ Detail
P
Production lost
Out · to Arkansas State
Daniel Vuckovic
16th pctl ’25 production · 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 production record
High-upside betProven impactDevelopmentalExperienced depth0th pctl25th pctl50th pctl75th pctl
’25 production · national position percentile
32 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger
How much Northern Illinois depends on transfers
Projected 2026 two-deep · 56 slotsQuarterback100%
1
1
Skill (RB/WR/TE)40%
6
1
3
Offensive line17%
10
2
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)42%
7
5
Secondary (CB/S)70%
3
7
Specialists30%
7
3
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
41%
Projected two-deep from transfers
23 of 56 two-deep slots
12 of 28
Projected starters from transfers
11 from the 2026 cycle, 1 held over
33rd
Mountain West percentile · transfer share
7th-most transfer-dependent two-deep of 10 Mountain West teams
Returning portal corePrior-cycle transfers still in the two-deep
Jalen Macon
QB · from UAPB · 2024 cycle · QB1 starter
44th pctl
’25 production · Northern Illinois
Kenji Lewis
WR · from UAPB · 2024 cycle · Z2 rotation
8th pctl
’25 production · Northern Illinois
Where Northern Illinois’s transfers came from — and where they went
Sources · 27 arrivals21 departures · destinations
Arrived from · 27
Non-FBS
26 players
SEC
1 player
Departed to · 21
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Unannounced
7 players
Big 12
3 players
Pac-12
3 players
Sun Belt
3 players
Big Ten
2 players
Mid-American
2 players
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Other
1 player
26arrivals came from Non-FBS programs — the single largest source.
19arrivals are projected straight into the two-deep (1 of 27 arrivals came from P4 leagues).
0departures stayed inside the Mountain West.
How the window developed
Cumulative net moves · in − out21 undated moves not plotted
All portal moves
48 of 48 moves match · 25 shownShow
Role in
Sort
PlayerPosDirectionOrigin / destinationRating’25 productionEligProjected roleDate
TS
Winter window · 3★
TD
Winter window · 3★
AJ
Winter window · 3★
CT
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