Northern Illinois Recruiting
Class dashboards, positional mix, and pipeline geography.
Huskie Stadium • DeKalb • IL
Recruiting context
Northern Illinois recruiting pipeline
Recruiting results explain where the future roster is coming from before those players show up in season stats. This tab groups Northern Illinois commits by class year, position, star rating, hometown, and high school so the pipeline is easier to read than a flat list.
The selected 2005 class includes 20 commits, with an average star rating of 2.05. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2005 Northern Illinois: Development class
Development class built from class size, blue-chip share, top-end talent, position balance, and pipeline geography.
Outcome snapshot: 0 matched transfer departures from this selected class, with broader win and development context available in Talent Usage.
- Class Score
- 71.19
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 0.0%
- Top Position
- Offensive Lineman
- Top Pipeline
- IL
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
20
Average Stars
2.05
Blue-Chip Recruits
0(0%)
Top Pipeline State
IL • 10
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2005.
Positional Breakdown
Snapshot of position groups represented in the class.
Star Rating Trend
Recent average star ratings to visualize momentum on the recruiting trail.
Commit List
20 recruits found in 2005.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Holmes | OT | 3★ | 81.1 | 6'7" | 310 lbs | Saint Paul, MN | Woodbury | Retained |
| Tim Mayerbock | OT | 2★ | 78.9 | 6'5" | 300 lbs | Chicago, IL | St. Patrick | Retained |
| Brandon Bice | WDE | 2★ | 76.7 | 6'4" | 225 lbs | La Grange, IL | Lyons Township | Retained |
| Cory Hanson | S | 2★ | 76.7 | 6'1" | 195 lbs | Minneapolis, MN | De La Salle | Retained |
| Eddie Adamski | OG | 2★ | 76.7 | 6'4" | 250 lbs | Mundelein, IL | Carmel Catholic | Retained |
| Ethan Gill | OG | 2★ | 76.7 | 6'4" | 265 lbs | Sun Prairie, WI | Sun Prairie | Retained |
| Kevin Skatrud | OT | 2★ | 76.7 | 6'6" | 295 lbs | Brodhead, WI | Brodhead | Retained |
| Spencer Williamson | OLB | 2★ | 76.7 | 6'3" | 185 lbs | Elkhart, IN | Elkhart Central | Retained |
| Andy Dittbenner | K | 2★ | 74.4 | 6'1" | 175 lbs | Normal, IL | University | Retained |
| Anthony Antonacci | WDE | 2★ | 74.4 | 6'1" | 234 lbs | Naperville, IL | Neuqua Valley | Retained |
| David Bryant | CB | 2★ | 74.4 | 6'0" | 195 lbs | St. Louis, MO | Ladue Horton Watkins | Retained |
| Josh Allen | ATH | 2★ | 74.4 | 6'0" | 190 lbs | North Chicago, IL | North Chicago Community Sch | Retained |
| Preston Williams | WR | 2★ | 74.4 | 5'11" | 170 lbs | Urbana, IL | Urbana | Retained |
| Zach Larsen | ILB | 2★ | 74.4 | 6'1" | 217 lbs | Northfield, MN | Northfield Senior | Retained |
| Adam Grimm | WDE | 2★ | 72.2 | 6'3" | 230 lbs | Thiensville, WI | Homestead | Retained |
| Bradley Pruitt | S | 2★ | 72.2 | 6'1" | 175 lbs | Chicago, IL | Hyde Park Academy | Retained |
| Jake Wertz | OG | 2★ | 72.2 | 6'4" | 300 lbs | Lincolnshire, IL | Adlai Stevenson | Retained |
| Jeff Fontana | S | 2★ | 72.2 | 5'11" | 183 lbs | Libertyville, IL | Libertyville | Retained |
| Justin Williams | WR | 2★ | 72.2 | 6'1" | 180 lbs | Elkhart, IN | Elkhart Central | Retained |
| Reed Cunningham | TE | 2★ | 70.0 | 6'5" | 240 lbs | Pardeeville, WI | Pardeeville | Retained |
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