# Northern Illinois Huskies

Mountain West · Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium, DeKalb, IL
Offense: Multiple · Defense: 4-2-5

## 2026 outlook

- 2025 record: 3-9 (2-6 in conference)
- National title odds: +125000 (#61 on the futures board)
- Season win total: 3.5 (over priced +128)
- Returning starter games: 21%
- Schedule difficulty: 126th-hardest of 138 FBS teams

## Returning production by unit

| Unit | Returning games | Games back | Depth back |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Skill offense | 48% | 29/60 | 8/14 |
| Offensive line | 39% | 23/59 | 8/14 |
| Defensive front | 0% | 0/80 | 5/21 |
| Secondary | 0% | 0/52 | 3/12 |

## Roster movement

- Key returning: Telly Johnson Jr. (RB), Jay'shon Thomas (DE), Landon Hron (OL), DeAree Rogers (WR), Ross Liegel (OL)
- Key departures (with destination): Jasper Beeler (SAF) – CIN, Muhammed Jammeh (SAF), James Finley (DB) – ILL, Chavon Wright (RB), Quinn Urwiler (LB)

## Depth chart

### Offense

- WR-X: Cam Thompson, La'Don Bryant, Kevin Holmes Jr.
- WR-Z: George Dimopoulos, Kenji Lewis, Tavaris Coles
- WR-SL: DeAree Rogers, Rickey Taylor Jr., Afy Ibekwe
- LT: Ross Liegel, Ben Gustafson
- LG: Tyler Chambers, Luke Skartvedt
- C: Landon Hron, Ty Mead, Logan Gross
- RG: Jacob Welch, Samir Senenat
- RT: Lane Mahnesmith, Erik Murray
- TE: Jason Fowler, Liam Russo, Glen Weber, Caleb Haack, Devin Habermehl
- QB: Jalen Macon, Brady Davidson, Ean Hamric, Bryshawn Brown
- RB: Telly Johnson Jr., Elijah Porter, Romelo Ware, Triston White, Reginald Craig

### Defense

- LDE: Kole Sneed, James Bradley
- LDT: Montrel Canion, Matthew Scarlett
- RDT: Amari Washington, Jordan Bellamy, Christopher Allen
- RDE: Jay'shon Thomas, Micah Cook
- WLB: Broderick Windham, Jashawn Nelson
- MLB: Jack Murray, Cooper Mau
- LCB: Dev'ion Reynolds, Marshall Washington, James Little IV
- SS: Justin Harris, Kyon Conyers, Andruw Ellis
- FS: Malik Armstrong, Tyrese Stanley, Keagan Ruane-Martino
- RCB: Liam Lindo, Yassine Falke, Romelo Walker
- NB: Aaron Warren, Avery Jones, Austin Tillman, Justus Donahoo

### Special Teams

- PT: Jake Ference
- PK: Ryan Short, JJ Schlenhardt
- KO: Ryan Short, JJ Schlenhardt
- LS: Jason Evans
- H: Jake Ference
- PR: DeAree Rogers, Dev'ion Reynolds
- KR: Dev'ion Reynolds, Elijah Porter

## 2026 schedule

| Week | Opponent | Site | TV | Spread |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Iowa | Away | BTN | NIU +31.5 |
| 2 | Illinois State Redbirds (FCS) | Home | MW+ | – |
| 3 | Arizona | Away | TNT/HBO Max | – |
| 4 | Georgia State | Away | – | – |
| 6 | Air Force | Home | CBS Sports Network | – |
| 7 | Wyoming | Away | The CW | – |
| 8 | Hawai'i | Home | MW+ | – |
| 9 | UNLV | Away | CBS Sports Network | – |
| 10 | San Jose State | Away | MW+ | – |
| 11 | Nevada | Home | MW+ | – |
| 12 | North Dakota State | Away | The CW | – |
| 13 | UTEP | Home | MW+ | – |

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Source: SharpData OS – https://www.sharpdataos.com/cfb/teams/northern-illinois
Depth chart updated 2026-08-11. Odds shown are point-in-time snapshots.