Northern Illinois Recruiting
Class dashboards, positional mix, and pipeline geography.
- 2025 Commits
- 20
- Average Stars
- 3.00
- Blue Chips
- 0
- Pipeline States
- 8
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 2025 class includes 20 commits, with an average star rating of 3.00. 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 2025 class showing 20 recruits, positions, star ratings, high schools, hometowns, and national ranking links when available.
- How many Northern Illinois recruits are in the 2025 class?
- Northern Illinois's selected 2025 recruiting class includes 20 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 20 high schools, hometown pipeline geography, and links into class rankings.
Class DNA
2025 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
- 75.82
- 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
20
Average Stars
3.00
Blue-Chip Recruits
0(0%)
Top Pipeline State
IL • 5
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2025.
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
20 recruits found in 2025.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb Haack | TE | 3★ | 89.0 | 6'8" | 210 lbs | Marengo, IA | Iowa Valley | Retained |
| Andruw Ellis | ATH | 3★ | 85.0 | 6'0" | 187 lbs | Roxana, IL | Roxana | Retained |
| Lazaro Rogers | RB | 3★ | 84.9 | 5'10" | 190 lbs | Lehigh Acres, FL | East Lee County | Retained |
| Jashawn Nelson | LB | 3★ | 84.5 | 6'2" | 220 lbs | Fort Wayne, IN | Wayne | Retained |
| Liam Russo | TE | 3★ | 84.1 | 6'5" | 210 lbs | St. Louis, MO | DeSmet | Retained |
| Micah Cook | EDGE | 3★ | 84.0 | 6'6" | 235 lbs | Johnston, IA | Johnston | Retained |
| Austin Tillman | ATH | 3★ | 83.6 | 5'11" | 175 lbs | St. Louis, MO | Christian Brothers College | Retained |
| Fawzy Omotoso | DL | 3★ | 83.6 | 6'4" | 240 lbs | Avon, IN | Avon | Retained |
| Dane Schmidtknecht | OT | 3★ | 83.5 | 6'6" | 295 lbs | DeForest, WI | DeForest | Retained |
| Tyler Rindels | IOL | 3★ | 83.0 | 6'4" | 260 lbs | Iowa City, IA | Iowa City | Retained |
| Triston White | RB | 3★ | 82.7 | 5'11" | 195 lbs | Valdosta, GA | Valwood School | Retained |
| Brady Davidson | QB | 3★ | 82.7 | 6'5" | 200 lbs | Columbia, MO | Rock Bridge | Retained |
| Amari Washington | DL | 3★ | 82.6 | 6'3" | 250 lbs | Bettendorf, IA | Bettendorf | Retained |
| Casey Popish | TE | 3★ | 82.6 | 6'4" | 230 lbs | Papillion, NE | Papillion-La Vista South | Retained |
| Aidan Wyzard | WR | 3★ | 82.5 | 6'1" | 185 lbs | Sycamore, IL | Sycamore | Retained |
| Trenton Nixon | LB | 3★ | 82.1 | 6'4" | 195 lbs | Merrillville, IN | Merrillville | Retained |
| Charles Brooks | EDGE | 3★ | 82.0 | 6'5" | 215 lbs | St. Louis, MO | Cardinal Ritter College Prep | Retained |
| Amari Williams | WR | 3★ | 81.9 | 6'2" | 170 lbs | Wheaton, IL | Wheaton Warrenville South | Retained |
| Devin Habermehl | TE | 3★ | 81.6 | 6'2" | 230 lbs | Collinsville, IL | Collinsville | Retained |
| Tyler Chambers | OT | 3★ | 80.2 | 6'5" | 285 lbs | La Grange, IL | Lyons Township | Retained |
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