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 2012 class includes 31 commits, with an average star rating of 2.19. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2012 Northern Illinois: Volume class
Volume 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
- 87.54
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 0.0%
- Top Position
- Defensive Lineman
- Top Pipeline
- IL
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
31
Average Stars
2.19
Blue-Chip Recruits
0(0%)
Top Pipeline State
IL • 16
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2012.
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
31 recruits found in 2012.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Cotton | OLB | 3★ | 85.1 | 6'3" | 210 lbs | O'Fallon, IL | O'Fallon | Retained |
| Scott Taylor | OT | 3★ | 83.1 | 6'4" | 275 lbs | Woodstock, IL | Marian Central Catholic | Retained |
| Matthew Baltimore | SDE | 3★ | 82.0 | 6'3" | 230 lbs | Olathe, KS | Olathe East | Retained |
| Mario Jones | DT | 3★ | 81.5 | 6'3" | 280 lbs | Chicago, IL | Hubbard | Retained |
| Michael Ippolito | WDE | 3★ | 80.8 | 6'4" | 215 lbs | Naperville, IL | Neuqua Valley | Retained |
| Daron Brown | OG | 3★ | 79.7 | 6'5" | 312 lbs | Detroit, MI | Mumford | Retained |
| Dustin Adams | OT | 2★ | 79.3 | 6'4" | 286 lbs | Minot, ND | Minot | Retained |
| Levon Myers | OT | 2★ | 78.8 | 6'6" | 265 lbs | Franklin, WI | Franklin | Retained |
| Desroy Maxwell | SDE | 2★ | 78.3 | 6'2" | 240 lbs | Chicago, IL | Amundsen | Retained |
| Drew Hare | DUAL | 2★ | 77.4 | 6'2" | 191 lbs | O'Fallon, MO | Ft. Zumwalt West | Retained |
| Matt Williams | DUAL | 2★ | 77.3 | 6'3" | 190 lbs | Geneva, IL | Geneva Community | Retained |
| Josh Ruka | OT | 2★ | 77.3 | 6'6" | 290 lbs | Milwaukee, WI | Greenfield | Retained |
| Perez Ford | OLB | 2★ | 75.3 | 6'2" | 208 lbs | Romeoville, IL | Romeoville | Retained |
| Austin Smaha | RB | 2★ | 73.8 | 6'0" | 210 lbs | Belvidere, IL | Belvidere North | Retained |
| Brian Canoy | DT | 2★ | 73.3 | 6'4" | 250 lbs | Chicago, IL | St. Patrick | Retained |
| Charles Ivory | CB | 2★ | 73.3 | 6'1" | 170 lbs | Vero Beach, FL | Vero Beach | Retained |
| Corey Thomas | DT | 2★ | 73.3 | 6'3" | 294 lbs | Chicago, IL | Aspira Charter | Retained |
| Ladell Fleming | OLB | 2★ | 73.3 | 6'1" | 210 lbs | Chicago, IL | Julian | Retained |
| Anthony Brooks | CB | 2★ | 70.0 | 6'1" | 175 lbs | Warren, MI | Warren Mott | Retained |
| Bradley Steger | OT | 2★ | 70.0 | 6'7" | 305 lbs | Rock Island, IL | Rock Island | Retained |
| Charlie Miller | WR | 2★ | 70.0 | 5'11" | 185 lbs | Vero Beach, FL | Vero Beach | Retained |
| Clayton Glasper | WR | 2★ | 70.0 | 6'5" | 200 lbs | Peoria, IL | Richwoods | Retained |
| Cody Hazelett | OLB | 2★ | 70.0 | 6'3" | 220 lbs | Inver Grove Heights, MN | Simley Senior | Retained |
| Connor Gavin | S | 2★ | 70.0 | 6'0" | 190 lbs | Peoria, IL | Peoria Notre Dame | Retained |
| Johnny Eagan | PRO | 2★ | 70.0 | 6'1" | 180 lbs | Wautoma, WI | Wautoma | Retained |
| Keith Harris Jr. | RB | 2★ | 70.0 | 5'9" | 175 lbs | Chicago, IL | Leo Catholic | Retained |
| Kenny Golladay | WR | 2★ | 70.0 | 6'4" | 195 lbs | Chicago, IL | St. Rita | Retained |
| Lincoln Howard | TE | 2★ | 70.0 | 6'6" | 260 lbs | Osceola, WI | Osceola | Retained |
| Mark Strbjak | P | 2★ | 70.0 | 6'4" | 200 lbs | Munster, IN | Munster | Retained |
| Marlon Moore | CB | 2★ | 70.0 | 5'9" | 180 lbs | Mobile, AL | Vigor | Retained |
| Sal Arceo | OLB | 2★ | 70.0 | 6'2" | 275 lbs | San Diego, CA | Mt. Carmel | Retained |
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