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Recruiting Recon: Northern Illinois' Offense

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by Matt Gutridge
September 16, 2015 at 6:39am
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THE LAND FROM WHICH THEY COME
DeKALB, IL
I'm not very smart, but I think I'd choose to go on assignment in Hawai'i over DeKalb.

 

TEN FACTS ABOUT ILLINOIS

  1. Walt Disney was born in Chicago.
  2. Chicago's Western Avenue is the world's longest street.
  3. The first McDonald's was opened in Des Plaines, IL.
  4.  Illinois' state snack is popcorn.
  5. Illinois has 102 counties (Ohio has 88).
  6. At 1,600 feet per minute, the Willis Tower (Sears' Tower) has the fastest elevators in the world.
  7. The state song of Illinois is "Illinois".
  8. The Chicago Post Office is the only post office in the world that you can drive through.
  9. It is illegal for boys to throw snowballs at trees in Mount Pulaski, IL. It is legal for girls to do so.
  10. The Chicago Public Library is the world's largest pubic library with over two million books.

 

DeKalb's website


 

NIU
VITAL INFORMATION ABOUT Northern Illinois
LOCATION DeKalb, IL
YEAR FOUNDED 1895
ENROLLMENT 28,581
NICKNAME Huskies
COLORS Cardinal and Black
HEAD COACH Rod Carey

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NORTHERN ILLINOIS' RECENT HISTORY
 
2012-2015 RECORD COMPARISON LAST 3 SEASONS
NIU
  
OHIO STATE     
N. Illinois YEAR OHIO STATE
11-3 2014 14-1
12-2 2013 12-2
12-2 2012 12-0
     
35-7 (.833) TOTAL 38-3 (.927)
12-2 AVERAGE 13-1

2014 and 2012 MAC Champions.

 

 

KNOW THE MAN WHO LEADS NORTHERN ILLINOIS

Rod Carey

Rod Carey has led the Huskies to a 25-6 (.806). In 2014 he guided NIU past Bowling Green (51-17) and won the MAC Championship Game. Carey joined Northern Illinois' staff in 2011 as the offensive line coach. In December 2012 he was promoted to head coach.

During his playing days Rod Carey suited up for Indiana. He was a captain for the Hoosiers, was a three-year starter and his senior year was named the Outstanding Offensive Player.  

 

RECRUITING RANKINGS OF OFFENSIVE STARTERS
NIU
 
     
OHIO STATE            
POSITION PLAYER COMP. RATING POSITION PLAYER COMP. RATING
QB DREW HARE .773 QB CARDALE JONES .870
RB JOEL BOUAGNON .811 RB EZEKIEL ELLIOTT .969
WR TOMMYLEE LEWIS NA WR MICHAEL THOMAS .870
WR CHAD BEEBE .754 WR PARRIS CAMPBELL .936
WR KENNY GOLLADAY .700 HY BRAXTON MILLER .983
TE DESROY MAXWELL .781 TE NICK VANNETT .912
LT LEVON MYERS .786 LT TAYLOR DECKER .927
LG AIDAN CONLON NA LG BILLY PRICE .916
C ANDREW NESS**** NA C JACOBY BOREN .870
RG JOSH RUKA .773 RG PAT ELFLEIN .842
RT MAX SCHARPING .783 RT CHASE FARRIS .925
           
  AVERAGE .770 AVERAGE   .911

 

OFFENSIVE STARTERS RECRUITING NOTES 2012-2015
  1. Northern Illinois' highest rated starter is RB Joel Bouagnon (.811).
  2. The largest gap among the offensive starters is the 283 point gap between NIU's WR 3 position and Ohio State's hybrid position.
  3. The average of Ohio State's starters is 141 points better than NIU's.

 

No. Of Players Recruited Per Position
NIU
  
 
OHIO STATE
POSITION NO. OF PLAYERS POSITION NO. OF PLAYERS
QB 7 QB 4
RB 9 RB 5
WR 15 WR 11
ATH 0 ATH 9
TE 8 TE 3
OT 11 OT 11
OG / C 7 OG / C 7
       
TOTAL 57 TOTAL 50

 

OFFENSIVE RECRUITING COMPARISON
 
QB Drew Hare
UNI's starting QB, Drew Hare (.773), was 29/38 for 358 yards and 4 TDs last week against Murray State.
 
2012-2015 QB AVERAGES
NIU
  
OHIO STATE
AVERAGE CATEGORY AVERAGE
6-2 HEIGHT 6-4
195 WEIGHT 208
.829 COMP. AVERAGE .890

Stephen Collier (.859) is Ohio State's lowest rated quarterback. Landon Root (.829) is NIU's highest rated quarterback and is 30 points lower than Collier.

 

 

Joel Baouganon
Last week RB Joel Bouagnon (.811) scored two touchdowns.

 

2012-2015 RB AVERAGES
NIU
  
OHIO STATE
AVERAGE CATEGORY AVERAGE
5-11 HEIGHT  6-0
195 WEIGHT 207
.777 COMP. AVERAGE .953

Between 2012 and 2015 NIU signed nine running backs. Aregeros Turner (.850) was their highest rated commit. Ohio State's lowest rated commit was Warren Ball (.914).

 

chad beebe
WR Chad Beebe (.754) is the son of former Buffalo Bills player Don Beebe. 

 

2012-2015 WR AVERAGES
NIU
  
OHIO STATE
AVERAGE CATEGORY AVERAGE
6-3 HEIGHT 6-1
183 WEIGHT 189
.771 COMP. AVERAGE .914

Between 2012 and 2015 NIU signed 15 wide receivers. Spencer Tears (.862) was their highest rated commit. Ohio State's highest rated commit was Jalin Marshall (.983).

 

2012-2015 ATH AVERAGES
NIU
  
OHIO STATE

 

AVERAGE CATEGORY AVERAGE
NA HEIGHT 6-3
NA WEIGHT 198
NA COMP. AVERAGE .915

UNI did not sign an athlete between 2012-2015.

 

Desroy Maxwell
TE Desroy Maxwell (.781) signed as a strong-side defensive end.

 

2012-2015 TE AVERAGES
NIU
  
OHIO STATE
AVERAGE CATEGORY AVERAGE
6-4 HEIGHT 6-4
233 WEIGHT 228
.747 COMP. AVERAGE .901

Between 2012 and 2015 NIU signed eight tight ends. Ohio State only signed three. Daniel Crawford (.806) was NIU's highest rated commit. Ohio State's lowest rated commit was A.J. Alexander (.869)

 

 

Levon Myers
LT Levon Myers (.786) is the highest rated player on the offensive line.

 

2012-2015 OT AVERAGES
NIU
  
OHIO STATE
AVERAGE CATEGORY AVERAGE
6-5 HEIGHT  6-8
276 WEIGHT 297
.766 COMP. AVERAGE .904

Between 2012 and 2015 NIU signed 11 offensive tackles. Scott Taylor (.828) was their highest rated commit. Ohio State's lowest rated commit was Timothy Gardner (.842)

 
Aidan Conlon
LG Aidan Conlon was not ranked when he committed to Northern Illinois.

 

2012-2015 OG / C AVERAGES
NIU
  
OHIO STATE
AVERAGE CATEGORY AVERAGE
6-4 HEIGHT 6-4
287 WEIGHT 293
.765 COMP. AVERAGE .893

Between 2012 and 2015 NIU signed seven players at offensive guard / center. Shane Evans (.832) was their highest rated commit. Ohio State's lowest rated commit was Pat Elflein (.842).

 

ALL SIGNED OFFENSIVE PLAYERS 2012-2015

 

2012-2015 COMPARING NIU'S QB COMMITS TO OHIO STATE'S
NIU
        
OSU
    
 
PLAYER (YEAR) HGHT WT COMP. RATING   PLAYER (YEAR) HGHT WT COMP. RATING
LANDON ROOT (2014) 6-2 195 .829   J.T. BARRETT (2013) 6-2 205 .935
DANIEL SANTACATERINA (2015) 6-2 200 .793   JOE BURROW (2015) 6-4 200 .897
RYAN GRAHAM (2014) 6-2 185 .775   CARDALE JONES (2012) 6-5 220 .870
MATT WILLIAMS (2012) 6-3 190 .773   STEPHEN COLLIER (2014) 6-4 208 .859
DREW HARE (2012) 6-2 191 .773          
NICK CIESLAK (2013) 6-3 170 .700          
JOHNNY EAGAN (2012) 6-1 180 .700          
                 
AVERAGE 6-2 187 .763   AVERAGE 6-4 208 .890

 

 

2012-2015 COMPARING NIU'S RB COMMITS TO OHIO STATE'S
NIU
        
OSU
      
PLAYER HGHT WT COMP. RATING   PLAYER HGHT WT COMP. RATING
AREGEROS TURNER (2013) 5-10 170 .850   EZEKIEL ELLIOTT (2013) 6-0 212 .969
D.J. BROWN (2015) 5-9 177 .843   DONTRE WILSON (2013) 5-10 181 .969
JOEL BOUAGNON (2013) 6-2 225 .811   MICHAEL WEBER (2015) 5-9 219 .960
JORDAN HUFF (2013) 5-10 190 .809   BRI'ONTE DUNN (2012) 6-2 218 .954
MARCUS JONES (2015) 5-10 185 .795   WARREN BALL (2012) 6-2 203 .914
QUINTIN HOOSMAN (2015) 5-11 195 .750          
AUSTIN SMAHA (2012) 6-0 210 .738          
AARON FISCHER* (2014) 5-11 230 .700          
KEITH HARRIS JR. (2012) 5-9 175 .700          
                 
AVERAGE 5-11 195 .777   AVERAGE 6-0 207 .953

*FB
 

2012-2015 COMPARING NIU'S WR COMMITS TO OHIO STATE'S
NIU
        
OSU
      
PLAYER HGHT WT COMP. RATING   PLAYER HGHT WT COMP. RATING
SPERNCER TEARS (2015) 6-2 175 .862   JALIN MARSHALL (2013) 5-11 196 .983
MYCIAL ALLEN (2013) 6-1 185 .825   JOHNNIE DIXON (2014) 5-10 187 .964
BLAKE HOLDER (2013) 6-2 190 .825   PARRIS CAMPBELL (2014) 6-0 184 .936
STEVEN LEE (2015) 6-3 215 .818   K.J. HILL (2015) 6-0 188 .930
DAVID SENIOR (2014) 5-11 160 .796   JAMES CLARK (2013) 5-10 170 .911
ADAM BUIRGE (2015) 6-0 180 .795   TERRY McLUARIN (2014) 6-0 190 .905
CHRISTIAN BLAKE (2014) 6-1 165 .795   COREY SMITH (2013) 5-11 185 .903
MALIK MITCHELL (2013) 6-4 180 .793   ALEX STUMP (2015) 6-3 195 .897
EZRA SAFFOLD (2014) 5-7 162 .779   FRANK EPITROPOULOS (2012) 6-3 195 .878
CHAD BEEBE (2013) 5-9 161 .754   RICQUAN SOUTHWARD (2012) 6-2 185 .876
WILL DANIELS (2014) 6-0 205 .730   MICHAEL THOMAS (2012) 6-4 200 .870
KENNY GOLLADAY (2014) 6-4 195 .700          
AARON KUMBIER (2014)   6-0 180 .700          
CHARLIE MILLER (2012) 5-11 185 .700          
CLAYTON GLASPER (2012) 6-5 200 .700          
                 
AVERAGE 6-3 183 .771   AVERAGE 6-1 189 .914

 

2012-2015 COMPARING NIU'S ATH COMMITS TO OHIO STATE'S
NIU
        
OSU
      
PLAYER HGHT WT COMP. RATING   PLAYER HGHT WT COMP. RATING
                                                                      CURTIS SAMUEL (2014) 6-0 185 .970
          JEROME BAKER (2015) 6-2 203 .969
          TORRANCE GIBSON (2015) 6-4 204 .961
          SAM HUBBARD (2014) 6-6 225 .923
          NOAH BROWN (2014) 6-2 212 .919
          MALIK HOOKER (2014) 6-2 185 .886
          TYVIS POWELL (2012) 6-4 180 .876
          CHRISTOPHER WORLEY (2013) 6-3 190 .868
          DARRON LEE (2013) 6-2 195 .860
                 
AVERAGE         AVERAGE 6-3 198 .915

 

 

2012-2015 COMPARING NIU'S TE COMMITS TO OHIO STATE'S
NIU
        
OSU
      
PLAYER HGHT WT COMP. RATING   PLAYER HGHT WT COMP. RATING
DANIEL CRAWFORD (2015) 6-3 230 .806   MARCUS BAUGH (2013) 6-4 225 .960
DENZEL TOLLIVER (2014) 6-4 211 .789   BLAKE THOMAS (2012) 6-4 240 .871
RYAN ROBERTS (2015) 6-6 240 .778   A.J. ALEXANDER (2015) 6-4 220 .869
DALE BROWN (2014) 6-5 225 .776          
SHANE WIMANN (2013) 6-4 215 .730          
JAKE HECKEL (2013) 6-3 235 .700          
RYAN STENDER (2013) 6-4 250 .700          
LINCOLN HOWARD (2012) 6-6 260 .700          
                 
                 
AVERAGE 6-4 233 .747   AVERAGE 6-4 228 .901


 

2012-2015 COMPARING NIU'S OT COMMITS TO OHIO STATE'S
NIU
        
OSU
      
PLAYER (YEAR) HGHT WT COMP. RATING   PLAYER (YEAR) HGHT WT COMP. RATING
SCOTT TAYLOR (2012) 6-4 275 .828   JAMARCO JONES (2014) 6-5 290 .970
JORDAN STECKLER (2015) 6-5 293 .810   EVAN LISLE (2013) 6-5 260 .965
VINCENT HUGHES (2015) 6-6 255 .809   ISAIAH PRINCE (2015) 6-6 272 .950
DUSTIN ADAMS (2012) 6-4 286 .791   TAYLOR DECKER (2012) 6-8 315 .927
LEVON MYERS (2012) 6-6 265 .786   KYLE DODSON (2012) 6-6 330 .919
MAX SCHARPING (2014) 6-6 250 .783   KYLE TROUT (2014) 6-6 300 .901
JOSH RUKA (2012) 6-6 290 .773   GRANT SCHMIDT (2015) 6-6 275 .873
ALEX SCHLEE (2015) 6-5 285 .750   KEVIN FEDER (2015) 6-9 305 .870
TONY RYCHLOWSKI (2014) 6-4 250 .700   BRANDEN BOWEN (2015) 6-7 330 .867
TATE BRIGGS (2013) 6-5 280 .700   BRADY TAYLOR (2014) 6-5 276 .862
NICK CALHOUN (2013) 6-5 308 .700   TIMOTHY GARDNER (2013) 6-5 310 .842
                 
AVERAGE  6-5 276 .766   AVERAGE 6-8 297 .904

 

2012-2015 COMPARING NIU'S OG/C COMMITS TO OHIO STATE'S
NIU
        
OSU
      
PLAYER (YEAR) HGHT WT COMP. RATING   PLAYER (YEAR) HGHT WT COMP. RATING
SHANE EVANS (2014) 6-5 290 .832   DEMETRIUS KNOX (2014) 6-4 294 .952
NATHAN VELOZ (2015) 6-4 310 .826   MATTHEW BURRELL (2015) 6-4 321 .949
DARON BROWN (2012) 6-5 312 .795   JOEY O'CONNOR (2012) 6-3 280 .908
SCOTT TOPOLE (2015) 6-5 255 .760   MARCELYS JONES (2014) 6-5 325 .881
ROBERT KRAKLOW (2015) 6-4 295 .740   JACOBY BOREN (2012) 6-3 275 .870
LUKE SHIVELY (2014) 6-2 265 .700   MIRKO JURKOVIC (2015) 6-5 275 .852
BEN MARUSKA (2013) 6-4 285 .700   PAT ELFLEIN (2012) 6-3 280 .842
                 
AVERAGE 6-4 287 .765   AVERAGE 6-4 293 .893

 

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