Northern Illinois transfer portal

2026 portal cycle

Incoming

Outgoing

Net

-15

Incoming (7)

Northern Illinois incoming transfers, 2026
Player	Pos	From	Stars
Taron Dickens	QB	Western Carolina	★★★
Tyrese Stanley	S	Morehouse	★★★
Avery Jones	S	Lafayette	★★★
Chevy Trask Jr.	OT	South Carolina State	★★★
Mathias Davis	EDGE	Central State	★★★
Daine Hanson	OT	Texas-Permian Basin	Unrated
Mathias Smith-Davis	EDGE	Central State	Unrated

Outgoing (22)

Northern Illinois outgoing transfers, 2026
Player	Pos	To	Stars
James Finley IV	S	Illinois	★★★★
Lance Ingold	EDGE	Iowa	★★★
DeAree Rogers	WR	Undecided	★★★
Jacob Finley	CB	Cincinnati	★★★
Jasper Beeler	S	Cincinnati	★★★
Mark Hensley	DL	Missouri	★★★
Evan Malcore	OT	Miami (OH)	★★★
Filip Maciorowski	LB	Cincinnati	★★★
Marc Pretto	LB	Colorado State	★★★
Jake Appleget	TE	Fresno State	★★★
Jaylen Poe	RB	Georgia State	★★★
Ivan Moore Jr.	EDGE	Sacramento State	★★★
Reggie Jean	DL	Coastal Carolina	★★★
Abiathar Curry	OT	Undecided	★★★
Jackson Proctor	QB	Undecided	★★★
Michael Jimmar	OT	Undecided	★★★
Miles Thompson	CB	Undecided	★★★
Taylor Powell	S	Fresno State	★★★
Tanner Rinderknecht	IOL	Undecided	★★
Daniel Vuckovic	P	Arkansas State	Unrated
Gary Givens III	WR	Undecided	Unrated
Thomas McCoy	WR	Undecided	Unrated

2025 portal cycle

Incoming

Outgoing

Net

-22

Incoming (4)

Northern Illinois incoming transfers, 2025
Player	Pos	From	Stars
Thomas McCoy	WR	Marshall	★★★
Miles Thompson	CB	Texas Tech	★★★
Andrew Glass	K	Kent State	Unrated
Keshawn Lyons	CB	McKendree	Unrated

Outgoing (26)

Northern Illinois outgoing transfers, 2025
Player	Pos	To	Stars
Amariyun Knighten	CB	Indiana	★★★
Skyler Gill-Howard	DL	Texas Tech	★★★
Santana Banner	S	Missouri	★★★
Cam Thompson	WR	Mississippi State	★★★
Ethan Hampton	QB	Illinois	★★★
Trayvon Rudolph	WR	Toledo	★★★
Dane Pardridge	WR	Rutgers	★★★
Grayson Barnes	TE	West Virginia	★★★
Nevaeh Sanders	EDGE	Mississippi State	★★★
Raishein Thomas	EDGE	Mississippi State	★★★
Akim Lanieux	WR	Arizona State	★★★
Christian Medlock	IOL	Toledo	★★★
AJ Guida	LB	Lindenwood	★★★
Cam'Ron Dabney	CB	Western Carolina	★★★
Jalonnie Williams	EDGE	Undecided	★★★
Keyshaun Pipkin	WR	UT Martin	★★★
Aiden Olson	IOL	Undecided	★★
Chase Schutty	TE	Drake	★★
Ethan Tierney	S	Fresno State	★★
Jalen Johnson	WR	New Hampshire	★★
Kenny Lueth	QB	Northern Colorado	★★
Kyle Thomas	WR	Undecided	★★
Luke Marble	QB	South Dakota State	★★
Andre Cobb	CB	Fresno State	Unrated
Christian Fuhrman	LB	Undecided	Unrated
Dashaun Gibson	CB	Southern Illinois	Unrated

Transfer portal data from CollegeFootballData via the CFB Data Hub. "Undecided" means the player entered the portal without a new school on record yet.

Every Northern Illinois transfer portal move: the players Northern Illinois added from other programs and the players who left, with position, star rating and the other school. For high school signees, see the Northern Illinois recruiting class; for the whole conference, the Mountain West transfer portal tracker.

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Frequently asked questions

How many transfers did Northern Illinois add in 2026?

7 incoming and 22 outgoing, a net of -15.

Who is Northern Illinois's top transfer addition in 2026?

Taron Dickens, a 3-star QB from Western Carolina (immediate eligibility).