Taron Dickens

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

First season

Recruiting

2023 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2023 board
#2330 Blake Boda QB · Cocoa CCAR
#2330 Jackson Olsen WR · Ridgeline USU
#2330 Taron Dickens QB · Miami Northwestern
#2330 Corey Washington WR · Miami Central
#2330 Dylan Lee LB · East Union SJSU
QBs in the class
#128 Marquis Roby Jr. Desert Pines
#129 Blake Boda Cocoa CCAR
#130 Taron Dickens Miami Northwestern
#131 Collin Hurst Western
#132 Christian Abney Zionsville BALL

Around Taron

Projected 2026 starters · 2025 production
QB Jalen Macon QB · 105 pass yds · 5g
RB Telly Johnson Jr. RB · 712 rush yds · 12g
WR-X Cam Thompson WR · no college stats
WR-Z George Dimopoulos WR · 58 rec yds · 8g
WR-SL DeAree Rogers WR · 506 rec yds · 12g
TE Jason Fowler TE · 14 rec yds · 6g

The situation

Northern Illinois 2025 offense ›
Explosive play rate 9.4% 17
Red zone TD rate 64.1% 22
Line yards per carry 2.6 63
Sack rate allowed 7.9% 20