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 2022 class includes 18 commits, with an average star rating of 2.83. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2022 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
- 71.70
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 0.0%
- Top Position
- Defensive Back
- Top Pipeline
- IL
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
18
Average Stars
2.83
Blue-Chip Recruits
0(0%)
Top Pipeline State
IL • 6
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2022.
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 2022.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Gassaway | LB | 3★ | 84.6 | 6'2" | 195 lbs | Omaha, NE | Millard South | Retained |
| Terron Kellman | RB | 3★ | 84.4 | 5'10" | 187 lbs | Baltimore, MD | St. Frances Academy | Retained |
| Reggie Jean | DL | 3★ | 83.6 | 6'4" | 280 lbs | Winter Garden, FL | Foundation Academy | Retained |
| Trey Porter | ATH | 3★ | 83.5 | 6'2" | 180 lbs | Ankeny, IA | Ankeny Centennial | Retained |
| Nicholas Alvarado | S | 3★ | 83.2 | 6'0" | 190 lbs | Union City, NJ | Union City | Retained |
| Jacob Finley | CB | 3★ | 82.1 | 6'0" | 170 lbs | Hoover, AL | Hoover | Retained |
| Abiathar Curry | OT | 3★ | 81.9 | 6'6" | 265 lbs | Janesville, WI | Parker | Retained |
| Roy Williams | DL | 3★ | 81.9 | 6'7" | 241 lbs | Palos Heights, IL | A B Shepard | Retained |
| Amariyun Knighten | CB | 3★ | 81.2 | 6'1" | 170 lbs | Deerfield Beach, FL | Deerfield Beach | Retained |
| Zeke Williams | ATH | 3★ | 80.9 | 6'2" | 180 lbs | Naperville, IL | Naperville North | Retained |
| Cameron Crowell | DL | 3★ | 80.3 | 6'5" | 245 lbs | Columbus, GA | Carver | Retained |
| Dawson Ripperda | EDGE | 3★ | 80.1 | 6'2" | 182 lbs | Inwood, IA | West Lyon | Retained |
| Evan Malcore | OT | 3★ | 80.1 | 6'7" | 235 lbs | Sun Prairie, WI | Sun Prairie | Retained |
| Jalen Johnson | WR | 3★ | 80.1 | 6'3" | 185 lbs | Aurora, IL | Metea Valley | Retained |
| Rashon Myles Jr. | S | 3★ | 80.1 | 6'2" | 191 lbs | Brownsburg, IN | Brownsburg | Retained |
| Malik Armstrong | WR | 2★ | 79.1 | 6'2" | 165 lbs | Minooka, IL | Minooka Community HS | Retained |
| Dane Pardridge | WR | 2★ | 78.4 | 6'0" | 175 lbs | Summit Argo, IL | Marmion Academy | Retained |
| Eli Reed | ATH | 2★ | 77.4 | 5'11" | 190 lbs | Downers Grove, IL | Downers Grove South | Retained |
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