Team Recruiting Class
2026 Northern Illinois Recruiting Class
Follow the full Northern Illinois class board with ratings, high schools, hometowns, and links back into national and state recruiting surfaces.
- Recruits
- 23
- Blue-Chips
- 0
- Avg Rating
- 0.845
- States
- 10
Class context
2026 Northern Illinois recruiting class explained
This class page gives the 2026 Northern Illinois signing group its own crawlable home, with commit names, positions, star grades, ratings, high schools, and hometown context visible in one place.
The class includes 23 recruits, 0 blue-chip prospects, and players from 10 states. Use the hub for filters and the national rankings page for class-wide comparison.
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Ordered by rating, then stars, then school and player name for a stable board.
| Rank | Recruit | Position | Stars | Rating | Hometown | Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deacon King Westfield | S | 3★ | 0.864 | Westfield, IN Indiana recruits | 6'1" / 197 lbs |
| 2 | Bryshawn Brown Winton Woods | QB | 3★ | 0.861 | Cincinnati, OH Ohio recruits | 6'6" / 200 lbs |
| 3 | Ross Ogden Bloomington North | LB | 3★ | 0.860 | Bloomington, IN Indiana recruits | 6'3" / 210 lbs |
| 4 | Jack Murray Brookfield East | LB | 3★ | 0.855 | Brookfield, WI Wisconsin recruits | 6'3" / 215 lbs |
| 5 | Troy Garner Rich Township | S | 3★ | 0.855 | Olympia Fields, IL Illinois recruits | 6'3" / 180 lbs |
| 6 | Champ Smith Gulliver Prep | S | 3★ | 0.850 | Miami, FL Florida recruits | 6'2" / 172 lbs |
| 7 | Brendan Grabot Indian Trail Academy | IOL | 3★ | 0.850 | Kenosha, WI Wisconsin recruits | 6'3" / 280 lbs |
| 8 | Jaiduan Cranford Metamora | RB | 3★ | 0.850 | Metamora, IL Illinois recruits | 5'9" / 185 lbs |
| 9 | Jvon Hatcher Atlantic | DL | 3★ | 0.845 | Delray Beach, FL Florida recruits | 6'3" / 260 lbs |
| 10 | Jermaine Green Bellevue West | WR | 3★ | 0.845 | Bellevue, NE Nebraska recruits | 6'0" / 190 lbs |
| 11 | Tyler Klaner Boonville | TE | 3★ | 0.845 | Boonville, IN Indiana recruits | 6'4" / 230 lbs |
| 12 | Zaire McKinney Michigan City | WR | 3★ | 0.845 | Michigan City, IN Indiana recruits | 6'3" / 185 lbs |
| 13 | CJ Harkins Montini Catholic | WR | 3★ | 0.845 | Lombard, IL Illinois recruits | 6'0" / 180 lbs |
| 14 | Justus Donahoo Niceville | S | 3★ | 0.845 | Niceville, FL Florida recruits | 6'1" / 190 lbs |
| 15 | Cian Mahoney Sacred Heart Griffin | OT | 3★ | 0.845 | Springfield, IL Illinois recruits | 6'6" / 240 lbs |
| 16 | Kellen Gamble Homewood-Flossmoor | IOL | 3★ | 0.840 | Flossmoor, IL Illinois recruits | 6'5" / 270 lbs |
| 17 | Omar Williams Jr. Jefferson | CB | 3★ | 0.840 | Lafayette, IN Indiana recruits | 6'3" / 170 lbs |
| 18 | Ryan Hassett Rabun Gap-Nacoochee | EDGE | 3★ | 0.840 | Rabun Gap, GA Georgia recruits | 6'4" / 245 lbs |
| 19 | Terry Robinson Cardinal Ritter | DL | 3★ | 0.835 | Indianapolis, IN Indiana recruits | 6'5" / 242 lbs |
| 20 | Da'sean Howard Glynn Academy | RB | 3★ | 0.835 | Brunswick, GA Georgia recruits | 6'0" / 205 lbs |
| 21 | Mason Markel Blue Springs | OT | 3★ | 0.830 | Blue Springs, MO Missouri recruits | 6'5" / 250 lbs |
| 22 | Darrius Summers Cass Technical | EDGE | 3★ | 0.830 | Detroit, MI Michigan recruits | 6'5" / 216 lbs |
| 23 | Braden Petzel Mankato East | OT | 3★ | 0.830 | Mankato, MN Minnesota recruits | 6'9" / 250 lbs |