Northern Illinois Huskies Depth Chart
Offense
Season snap share (share of the team’s plays in games played) with its likely range. Ordered by estimated snaps, latest game counted twice
Quarterbackseason snap share
QB1#5 Taron DickensQB · JR · 3 G78%146 snapsQB2#14 Jalen MaconQB · SR · 2 G · 2 GS28%33 snapsQB3#2 Brady DavidsonQB · SO · 1 G12%8 snapsRunning backseason snap share
RB1#45 Telly Johnson Jr.RB · JR · 3 G · 2 GS61%43–75% · ~115 est.RB2#24 Elijah PorterRB · SO · 3 G23%11–51% · ~43 est.RB3#20 Jaiduan CranfordRB · FR · 3 G13%6–28% · ~24 est.RB4Triston WhiteRB · 1 G18%4–35% · ~10 est.Wide receiversseason snap share
WR1#1 DeAree RogersWR · SR · 3 G · 2 GS80%62–94% · ~149 est.WR2#0 La'Don BryantWR · SO · 3 G · 2 GS50%23–64% · ~93 est.WR3#7 Cam ThompsonWR · SR · 3 G49%21–65% · ~60 est.—#3 Rickey Taylor Jr.WR · SO · 1 G69%45–84% · ~46 est.—#9 George DimopoulosWR · JR · 2 G · 2 GS54%23–71% · ~65 est.—#19 Kelan McInerneyWR · SO · 2 G34%15–44% · ~41 est.—#88 Zaire McKinneyWR · FR · 1 G25%7–34% · ~17 est.Tight endseason snap share
TE1#83 Jason FowlerTE · SO · 2 G56%23–80% · ~74 est.TE2#87 Liam RussoTE · FR · 1 G54%25–76% · ~36 est.TE3Glen WeberTE · 2 G · 2 GS52%21–74% · ~62 est.TE4#85 Joe SteinTE · SO · 1 G28%13–40% · ~19 est.Offensive linestarts · snap share
OL1#53 Luke SkartvedtOL · JR · 2 G · 2 GS97%90–100% · ~116 est.OL2#63 Landon HronOL · JR · 2 G · 2 GS97%90–100% · ~116 est.OL3#66 Lane MahnesmithOL · SO · 2 G · 2 GS97%90–100% · ~116 est.OL4#76 Tyler ChambersOL · FR · 3 G · 2 GS97%90–100% · ~116 est.OL5#58 Ross LiegelOL · SO · 1 G · 1 GS97%89–100% · ~63 est.Defense
Season snap share of the opponent’s plays, with its likely range. Ordered by estimated snaps, latest game counted twice
Defensive lineseason snap share
DL1#18 Jay'shon ThomasDE · JR · 3 G · 2 GS62%47–76% · ~127 est.DL2Amari WashingtonDT · 3 G · 2 GS53%27–69% · ~108 est.DL3#92 Jacob McGheeDT · JR · 3 G42%22–56% · ~87 est.DL4#55 Jordan BellamyDT · FR · 2 G52%25–70% · ~66 est.—#0 Montrel CanionDT · FR · 3 G · 2 GS48%23–65% · ~61 est.—#97 JT KingDE · FR · 2 G45%22–60% · ~57 est.—#50 Matthew ScarlettDT · JR · 2 G56%27–75% · ~79 est.—#93 Fawzy OmotosoDE · FR · 2 G38%18–51% · ~54 est.—#90 Kole SneedDE · JR · 3 G · 2 GS24%11–32% · ~34 est.Linebackersseason snap share
LB1#44 Jack MurrayLB · FR · 3 G · 2 GS91%68–100% · ~186 est.LB2#6 Jashawn NelsonLB · FR · 3 G · 2 GS88%66–100% · ~181 est.LB3#25 Brady KerperinLB · SO · 3 G51%13–69% · ~105 est.—#8 Cooper MauLB · JR · 1 G56%28–67% · ~44 est.—#27 Trey PorterLB · SR · 1 G15%0–88% · ~12 est.Special Teams
By kicks and punts
Kickerby kicks
K1#39 Ryan ShortPK · SR · 3 G9kicks · 4 lastK2#33 JJ SchlenhardtPK · FR · 2 G4kicks · 3 lastPunterby punts
P1#36 Jake FerenceP · SO · 3 G19punts · 3 lastLong snapperroster order
LS1#43 Jason EvansLS · JRJRLS2#41 Troy StumbaughLS · FRFRSnaps by Game
| Player | Pos | Wk 1 @ Iowa | Wk 2 vs Illinois State | Wk 3 @ Arizona | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team offensive plays | 55 | 65 | 67 | 187 | |
| Opponent offensive plays | 78 | 63 | 64 | 205 | |
| Quarterbacks · estimated snaps | |||||
| Taron Dickens | QB | 30 | 57 | 59 | 146 |
| Jalen Macon | QB | 25 | 8 | · | 33 |
| Brady Davidson | QB | · | · | 8 | 8 |
| Running backs · estimated snaps | |||||
| Telly Johnson Jr. | RB | ~29 | ~46 | ~40 | 115 |
| Elijah Porter | RB | ~12 | ~14 | ~17 | 43 |
| Jaiduan Cranford | RB | ~10 | ~7 | ~7 | 24 |
| Triston White | RB | ~10 | · | · | 10 |
| Receivers & tight ends · estimated snaps | |||||
| DeAree Rogers | WR | ~33 | ~60 | ~56 | 149 |
| La'Don Bryant | WR | ~33 | ~34 | ~26 | 93 |
| Jason Fowler | TE | · | ~47 | ~27 | 74 |
| George Dimopoulos | WR | ~15 | ~50 | · | 65 |
| Glen Weber | TE | ~41 | ~21 | · | 62 |
| Cam Thompson | WR | ~21 | · | ~39 | 60 |
| Rickey Taylor Jr. | WR | · | · | ~46 | 46 |
| Kelan McInerney | WR | ~31 | · | ~10 | 41 |
| Liam Russo | TE | · | · | ~36 | 36 |
| Joe Stein | TE | · | · | ~19 | 19 |
| Zaire McKinney | WR | · | · | ~17 | 17 |
| Kenji Lewis | WR | ~6 | · | ~10 | 16 |
| Defensive line · estimated snaps | |||||
| Jay'shon Thomas | DE | ~44 | ~38 | ~45 | 127 |
| Amari Washington | DT | ~36 | ~35 | ~37 | 108 |
| Jacob McGhee | DT | ~41 | ~21 | ~25 | 87 |
| Matthew Scarlett | DT | ~46 | ~33 | · | 79 |
| Jordan Bellamy | DT | · | ~31 | ~35 | 66 |
| Montrel Canion | DT | · | ~29 | ~32 | 61 |
| JT King | DE | · | ~27 | ~30 | 57 |
| Fawzy Omotoso | DE | ~39 | ~15 | · | 54 |
| James Bradley | DE | ~35 | · | · | 35 |
| Kole Sneed | DE | ~16 | · | ~18 | 34 |
| Micah Cook | DE | ~26 | · | · | 26 |
| Linebackers · estimated snaps | |||||
| Jack Murray | LB | ~65 | ~63 | ~58 | 186 |
| Jashawn Nelson | LB | ~78 | ~62 | ~41 | 181 |
| Brady Kerperin | LB | ~39 | ~7 | ~59 | 105 |
| Cooper Mau | LB | ~44 | · | · | 44 |
| Trey Porter | LB | ~12 | · | · | 12 |
| Secondary · estimated snaps | |||||
| Kyon Conyers | S | ~76 | ~62 | ~62 | 200 |
| Malik Armstrong | S | ~75 | ~52 | ~48 | 175 |
| Yassine Falke | CB | ~63 | ~39 | ~60 | 162 |
| Avery Jones | DB | ~51 | ~62 | ~18 | 131 |
| Marshall Washington Jr. | CB | ~18 | ~22 | ~63 | 103 |
| Liam Lindo | CB | ~26 | ~6 | ~58 | 90 |
| Aaron Warren | DB | ~17 | ~57 | ~10 | 84 |
| Romelo Walker | CB | ~70 | · | · | 70 |
| Andruw Ellis | S | ~5 | ~9 | ~26 | 40 |
| Dev'ion Reynolds | CB | ~5 | · | · | 5 |
| Champ Smith III | S | · | ~2 | · | 2 |
| Offensive line · estimated snaps | |||||
| Luke Skartvedt | OL | ~53 | ~63 | · | 116 |
| Landon Hron | OL | ~53 | ~63 | · | 116 |
| Lane Mahnesmith | OL | ~53 | ~63 | · | 116 |
| Tyler Chambers | OL | ~53 | ~63 | · | 116 |
| Ross Liegel | OL | · | ~63 | · | 63 |
How the snap estimates work. No free source publishes college snap counts, so these are estimates. Quarterbacks: every offensive play is credited to the QB running the offense, which is close to exact. Everyone else: a model trained on real NFL snap counts (nflverse, 2023–24) turns each player's share of their position group's involvement that game (carries and targets on offense, tackles, sacks and breakups on defense) into a share of the team's plays. Tested on a season it never saw, it's typically within 5 snaps a game for running backs and 9–10 for other positions, and within about 10–15% over a season. The ranges shown are where the real number landed 80% of the time in that test. They narrow as the season goes on, and are widest for part-time players in a single game. Blocking tight ends and receivers who rarely see the ball get underestimated. Offensive linemen leave no trace in the play-by-play, so the line is listed in roster order.