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Northern Illinois · 2026
JT King
DEFreshman6' 4", 240 lbsSummerville, SC★★★ 2026 recruit · #3044 nationally
Northern Illinois Huskies0-3 · TDC #137
Snap share
45%
likely 22–60%
Tackles
2
2896th of 4521 in FBS
Solo
0
Tackles for loss
0
Sacks
0
Interceptions
0
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 2 | 2896th / 4521 |
| Solo | 0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 · Illinois State | 63 | ~27 (11–43) | 1 | 43% |
| Wk 3 · Arizona | 64 | ~30 (12–47) | 1 | 47% |
| Season | 127 | 57 (28–76) | 2 | 45% |
Position Room
22 DLs on the Northern Illinois roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Jay'shon Thomas | DE | JR | 11 | 2 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
| Amari Washington | DT | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 50 | Matthew Scarlett | DT | JR | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 92 | Jacob McGhee | DT | JR | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 55 | Jordan Bellamy | DT | FR | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 |
| 93 | Fawzy Omotoso | DE | FR | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 0 | Montrel Canion | DT | FR | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 90 | Kole Sneed | DE | JR | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 |
| 97 | JT King | DE | FR | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 19 | James Bradley | DE | JR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 87 | Micah Cook | DE | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 13 | Mathias Smith-Davis | DE | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | Darrius Summers III | DE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 45 | Trenton Nixon | DE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 53 | Charles Brooks III | DE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 54 | Zach Morrisroe | DT | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 56 | Joseph Nnamuchi | DE | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 58 | Christopher Allen | DT | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 72 | Terry Robinson | DT | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 91 | Jvon Hatcher | DT | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 94 | Brendan Alexander | DT | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 95 | Ryan Hassett | DT | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. Northern Illinois depth chart →