Liam Russo

TE · #87 · Northern Illinois · FR · 6'5" · 250 · St. Louis, MO

15 2026 receiving yards
2 of 3 2026 catches
0 2026 TDs
4 Career games (0 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSRec-Tgt Yards YPR TD
2026 Northern Illinois402-3 15 7.5 0

2026 Percentile vs TEs

Receiving yards per game 3.8 32
Yards per catch 7.5 29
Catch rate 66.7% 42
Receiving TDs 0 0

Around Liam

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

WeekOpponentTargets Receptions Receiving yards Receiving TDs RZ opps
W3 @ ARIZ2 2 15 0 0
W4 @ GAST1 0 0 0 0

Recruiting

2025 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2025 board
#2057 Buddy Collins ATH · Scott County NAVY
#2057 Wyatt Horton QB · Pinnacle
#2071 Liam Russo TE · De Smet Jesuit NIU
#2073 Dyllan Malone WR · Yorkville ISU
#2073 Carter Kuchenbuch TE · Okanogan BSU
TEs in the class
#116 Trey Zvonar Lincoln-Way East M-OH
#118 Jackson Kohl Christian Brothers College MOSU
#119 Liam Russo De Smet Jesuit NIU
#120 Carter Kuchenbuch Okanogan BSU
#121 Stephen Collier River Bluff ECU
2026 · 32th pctile of TEs
Recruit · 37th pctile of class