Northern Illinois Recruiting
Class dashboards, positional mix, and pipeline geography.
- 2019 Commits
- 16
- Average Stars
- 2.56
- Blue Chips
- 0
- Pipeline States
- 5
Recruiting contextNorthern Illinois recruiting pipelineRead context
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 2019 class includes 16 commits, with an average star rating of 2.56. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Recruiting answers
Northern Illinois recruits and commits
- Where can I find Northern Illinois football recruits?
- This page tracks Northern Illinois football recruits by class year, with the selected 2019 class showing 16 recruits, positions, star ratings, high schools, hometowns, and national ranking links when available.
- How many Northern Illinois recruits are in the 2019 class?
- Northern Illinois's selected 2019 recruiting class includes 16 recruits.
- What recruiting details are available for Northern Illinois commits?
- CFBTrack shows commit position mix across 10 position groups, star ratings, ratings, high school context from 16 high schools, hometown pipeline geography, and links into class rankings.
Class DNA
2019 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
- 68.26
- 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
16
Average Stars
2.56
Blue-Chip Recruits
0(0%)
Top Pipeline State
IL • 8
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2019.
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
16 recruits found in 2019.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabian McCray | WR | 3★ | 86.0 | 6'1" | 177 lbs | Chicago, IL | Phillips Academy | Retained |
| Mariano Valenti | DUAL | 3★ | 82.2 | 6'2" | 215 lbs | Rochester, MI | St. Thomas Aquinas | Retained |
| Leif Engstrand | OT | 3★ | 82.1 | 6'8" | 290 lbs | Oconomowoc, WI | Oconomowoc | Retained |
| Mohamed Toure | WR | 3★ | 82.1 | 6'3" | 190 lbs | Irvington, NJ | Irvington | Retained |
| Cam Mattox | WDE | 3★ | 81.6 | 6'3" | 215 lbs | Country Club Hills, IL | Hillcrest | Retained |
| Michael Love | RB | 3★ | 81.6 | 5'10" | 175 lbs | La Grange Park, IL | Nazareth Academy | Retained |
| Tyrik Henderson | CB | 3★ | 81.4 | 5'11" | 165 lbs | Carol Stream, IL | St. Thomas More | Retained |
| Chamaar Smith | OLB | 3★ | 81.3 | 6'2" | 210 lbs | Indianapolis, IN | Decatur Central | Retained |
| Mark Aitken | CB | 3★ | 80.6 | 5'8" | 170 lbs | Chicago, IL | Kenwood Academy | Retained |
| Demond Taylor | DT | 2★ | 79.6 | 6'2" | 256 lbs | East St. Louis, IL | East St. Louis | Retained |
| Reece Heyerdahl | DT | 2★ | 79.6 | 6'2" | 250 lbs | Neenah, WI | Neenah | Retained |
| Logan Zschernitz | OG | 2★ | 78.9 | 6'4" | 290 lbs | Spencer, WI | Spencer | Retained |
| Tom Trieb | ATH | 2★ | 78.4 | 6'2" | 215 lbs | Buffalo Grove, IL | Buffalo Grove | Retained |
| Messiah Travis | WR | 2★ | 77.9 | 5'9" | 159 lbs | Chicago, IL | Solorio Academy | Retained |
| James Ester | WDE | 2★ | 77.4 | 6'3" | 230 lbs | Detroit, MI | Cass Technical | Retained |
| J.J. Lippe | OG | 2★ | 76.8 | 6'4" | 275 lbs | Milwaukee, WI | Whitefish Bay | Retained |
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