Taron Dickens

QB · #5 · Northern Illinois · JR · 5'11" · 180 · Miami, FL

QB depth chart, 2nd

1,193 2026 pass yards
4-3 2026 TD-INT
124.1 Passer rating
6 Career games (4 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSCmp-Att Pass yds TD-INT Rtg Rush yds
2026 Northern Illinois64121-184 1,193 4-3 124.1 -8

2026 Percentile vs QBs

Pass yards per game 198.8 45
Completion rate 65.8% 61
Yards per attempt 6.5 23
TD rate 2.2% 9
INT rate 1.6% 61
Passer rating 124.1 25

Around Taron

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production
QB Jalen Macon QB · 20 pass yds · 5g
RB Telly Johnson Jr. RB · 439 rush yds · 6g
WR-X La'Don Bryant WR · 286 rec yds · 6g
WR-Z George Dimopoulos WR · 97 rec yds · 6g
WR-SL DeAree Rogers WR · 422 rec yds · 6g
TE Jason Fowler TE · 25 rec yds · 5g

The situation

Northern Illinois 2026 offense ›
Explosive play rate 10.9% 37
Red zone TD rate 50.0% 3
Line yards per carry 1.8 7
Sack rate allowed 10.4% 7

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentCompletions Pass attempts Passing yards Passing TDs INTs Carries Rushing yards Rushing TDs Sacks taken
W1 @ IOWA9 14 96 0 1 6 -19 0 4
W2Illinois State Redbirds22 27 193 1 1 5 -16 0 2
W3 @ ARIZ25 37 228 1 0 7 9 0 2
W4 @ GAST28 42 320 1 0 9 -26 0 6
W6 AFA13 20 140 0 1 7 33 0 1
W7 @ WYO24 44 216 1 0 8 11 0 5

Recruiting

2023 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2023 board
#2319 Adam Parks DL · Blue Valley North NMSU
#2319 Jayvin James OT · Blanche Ely AKR
#2330 Taron Dickens QB · Miami Northwestern
#2340 Angelo Stockstill ATH · Simeon WMU
#2341 Jalyn Thompson TE · Dowling Catholic IOWA
QBs in the class
#124 Seth Mouser Bastrop UTEP
#124 Marquis Roby Jr. Desert Pines
#129 Taron Dickens Miami Northwestern
#131 Collin Hurst Western
#132 Christian Abney Zionsville BALL
2026 · 45th pctile of QBs
Recruit · 18th pctile of class

Playing well above the recruiting profile.