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 2017 class includes 21 commits, with an average star rating of 2.43. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2017 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
- 74.75
- 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
21
Average Stars
2.43
Blue-Chip Recruits
0(0%)
Top Pipeline State
IL • 9
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2017.
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
21 recruits found in 2017.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Hawn | OT | 3★ | 84.3 | 6'7" | 278 lbs | Elgin, IL | St. Charles North | Retained |
| Cole Tucker | WR | 3★ | 82.2 | 6'2" | 180 lbs | Dekalb, IL | De Kalb | Retained |
| Cole Webster | OT | 3★ | 81.8 | 6'7" | 270 lbs | Bettendorf, IA | Bettendorf | Retained |
| Liam Soraghan | TE | 3★ | 81.5 | 6'7" | 235 lbs | Dearborn, MI | Divine Child | Retained |
| Tyrice Richie | WR | 3★ | 80.5 | 6'0" | 188 lbs | Chicago Heights, IL | Marian Catholic | Retained |
| Dennis Robinson | WR | 3★ | 80.3 | 6'5" | 192 lbs | Hollywood, FL | South Broward | Retained |
| Rodney Hall | DUAL | 3★ | 80.1 | 6'2" | 210 lbs | Detroit, MI | Cass Technical | Retained |
| Jordan Nettles | RB | 3★ | 79.8 | 5'9" | 180 lbs | Romeoville, IL | Romeoville | Retained |
| Matt Lorbeck | ILB | 3★ | 79.8 | 6'3" | 220 lbs | Green Bay, WI | Bay Port | Retained |
| Jawon Denton | OLB | 2★ | 78.6 | 6'3" | 200 lbs | Chicago, IL | Morgan Park | Retained |
| Calvin Dassow | OT | 2★ | 78.5 | 6'7" | 300 lbs | Sussex, WI | Hamilton | Retained |
| Dillon Thomas | S | 2★ | 77.6 | 6'2" | 160 lbs | Riverside, MO | Park Hill South | Retained |
| Dexter Warren | S | 2★ | 76.8 | 6'0" | 161 lbs | Chicago, IL | Phillips Academy | Retained |
| Michael Kennedy | RB | 2★ | 76.8 | 6'2" | 185 lbs | Chicago, IL | Mount Carmel | Retained |
| Rodney Thompson | PRO | 2★ | 76.7 | 6'0" | 192 lbs | San Diego, CA | St Augustine | Retained |
| Connor Schneider | OLB | 2★ | 76.4 | 6'4" | 205 lbs | Mishawaka, IN | Penn | Retained |
| Jordan Cole | OLB | 2★ | 76.4 | 6'2" | 190 lbs | St. Louis, MO | McCluer South-Berkeley | Retained |
| Rayshawn Gay | OLB | 2★ | 76.1 | 6'2" | 200 lbs | Maywood, IL | Proviso East | Retained |
| Weston Kramer | DT | 2★ | 76.1 | 6'2" | 280 lbs | Summit Argo, IL | Marmion Academy | Retained |
| Matt Ference | P | 2★ | 75.8 | 5'11" | 180 lbs | Higginsville, MO | Lafayette Co. | Retained |
| Jacob Ballain | K | 2★ | 75.4 | 6'0" | 180 lbs | Greenwood, IN | Whiteland | Retained |
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