HUSKY NATION · MOUNTAIN WEST · 2026 SEASON
Northern Illinois Huskies Football Stats
The 2026 NIU football season by the numbers: team statistics with national ranks and advanced efficiency metrics, through 6 games. Plus national ratings. The team averaged 14.2 points per game, 307.7 total yards per game and 35.7 points allowed per game.
2026 RATINGS
| MODEL | RATING | NATIONAL |
|---|---|---|
| SP+ | -23.5 | – |
| FPI | -20.063 | #131 |
| SRS | -20.1 | – |
| Elo | 1139 | – |
| Returning Production | 43.7% | – |
2026 TEAM STATS
6 GAMES · 14.2 PPG · 35.7 ALLOWED · 307.7 YPG
| STAT | VALUE | NATIONAL |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 6 | #70 |
| Points / Game | 14.2 | #137 |
| Points Allowed / Game | 35.7 | #132 |
| Total Yards / Game | 307.7 | #130 |
| Rushing Yards / Game | 101 | #133 |
| Passing Yards / Game | 206.7 | #95 |
| Yards / Play | 4.9 | #124 |
| 3rd Down Conversion | 30.9% | #128 |
| Turnover Margin | -1 | #82 |
ADVANCED
| METRIC | VALUE | NATIONAL |
|---|---|---|
| Offense PPA | -0.069 | #132 |
| Defense PPA | 0.218 | #122 |
| Offense Success Rate | 37.0% | #128 |
| Defense Success Rate | 49.9% | #136 |
| Explosiveness | 1.2 | #87 |
2026 PLAYER STATS
Passing
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taron Dickens | 121/184 | 1193 | 6.5 | 4 | 3 |
| Brady Davidson | 4/6 | 27 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Macon | 5/13 | 20 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 130/203 | 1240 | 6.1 | 4 | 4 |
Rushing
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telly Johnson Jr. | 81 | 439 | 5.4 | 4 |
| Elijah Porter | 28 | 110 | 3.9 | 1 |
| Jaidaun Cranford | 9 | 67 | 7.4 | 0 |
| Triston White | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Cam Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jalen Macon | 10 | -1 | -0.1 | 0 |
| Taron Dickens | 42 | -8 | -0.2 | 0 |
| Totals | 173 | 609 | 3.5 | 5 |
Receiving
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAree Rogers | 49 | 422 | 8.6 | 2 |
| La'Don Bryant | 21 | 286 | 13.6 | 1 |
| Cam Thompson | 14 | 151 | 10.8 | 1 |
| George Dimopoulos | 8 | 97 | 12.1 | 0 |
| Kelan McInerney | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 0 |
| Rickey Taylor Jr. | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 0 |
| Telly Johnson Jr. | 11 | 46 | 4.2 | 0 |
| Jason Fowler | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 |
| Elijah Porter | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 0 |
| Zaire McKinney | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 |
| Glen Weber | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Liam Russo | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 |
| Afy Ibekwe | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 |
| Joe Stein | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 |
| Kenji Lewis | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Totals | 130 | 1240 | 9.5 | 4 |
Defense
| PLAYER | TCKL | TFL | SACK | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Murray | 43 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyon Conyers | 42 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Brady Kerperin | 41 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Kimar Nelson | 36 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Avery Jones | 33 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Yassine Falke | 22 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Aaron Warren | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Malik Armstrong | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay'Shon Thomas | 13 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Kole Sneed | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Liam Lindo | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andruw Ellis | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marshall Washington Jr. | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Montrel Canion | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amari Washington | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dev'ion Reynolds | 8 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Fawzy Omotoso | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Scarlett | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Romelo Walker | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cooper Mau | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob McGhee | 6 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| JT King | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Bellamy | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Champ Smith III | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Bradley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Porter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Micah Cook | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Broderick Windham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chevez Trask | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Dimopoulos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey Porter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 410 | 24 | 8 | 5 |