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 2007 class includes 18 commits, with an average star rating of 2.33. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2007 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
- 69.44
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 0.0%
- Top Position
- Linebacker
- Top Pipeline
- IL
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
18
Average Stars
2.33
Blue-Chip Recruits
0(0%)
Top Pipeline State
IL • 11
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2007.
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
18 recruits found in 2007.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMarcus Grady | DUAL | 3★ | 82.1 | 6'0" | 189 lbs | Grand Rapids, MI | East Grand Rapids | Retained |
| Adam Kiel | OT | 3★ | 81.1 | 6'6" | 268 lbs | O'Fallon, MO | St. Dominic | Retained |
| John Hopkins | SDE | 3★ | 81.1 | 6'1" | 218 lbs | St. Louis, MO | Oakville Sr. | Retained |
| Patrick George | CB | 3★ | 81.1 | 6'0" | 180 lbs | Chicago, IL | DePaul College Prep | Retained |
| Keith Otis | OG | 3★ | 81.0 | 6'4" | 346 lbs | Chicago, IL | Hubbard | Retained |
| Alan Smith | RB | 3★ | 80.2 | 5'10" | 195 lbs | Naperville, IL | Neuqua Valley | Retained |
| Chandler Harnish | DUAL | 2★ | 78.9 | 6'3" | 210 lbs | Ossian, IN | Norwell | Retained |
| D.J. Pirkle | DT | 2★ | 78.9 | 6'0" | 287 lbs | Frankfort, IL | Lincoln-Way East | Retained |
| Kyle Skarb | OLB | 2★ | 77.4 | 6'0" | 200 lbs | Lake Zurich, IL | Lake Zurich | Retained |
| Scott Wedige | OT | 2★ | 77.0 | 6'5" | 260 lbs | Elkhorn, WI | Elkhorn Area | Retained |
| Nathan Palmer | WR | 2★ | 76.7 | 6'0" | 170 lbs | Elkhart, IN | Elkhart Central | Retained |
| Ron Newcomb | TE | 2★ | 75.6 | 6'4" | 225 lbs | Chicago, IL | Mount Carmel | Retained |
| Dan Hilbert | OLB | 2★ | 74.4 | 6'3" | 215 lbs | Plainfield, IL | Plainfield South | Retained |
| Landon Cox | WR | 2★ | 74.4 | 6'4" | 205 lbs | Calumet City, IL | Thornton Fractional North | Retained |
| Boone Thorgesen | DUAL | 2★ | 72.2 | 6'0" | 180 lbs | Maple Park, IL | Kaneland Senior | Retained |
| Pat Schiller | ILB | 2★ | 72.2 | 6'1" | 212 lbs | Geneva, IL | Geneva Community | Retained |
| Tracy Wilson | ATH | 2★ | 72.2 | 6'0" | 193 lbs | Chicago, IL | St. Francis de Sales | Retained |
| Trevor Olson | OLB | 2★ | 72.2 | 6'6" | 260 lbs | Minneapolis, MN | Richfield Senior | Retained |
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