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Commit #1 MLB Mike Hellams
Bolingbrook, IL
6'1" 220 lbs

Other offers: Colorado State & Wyoming

Recruited by: P.J. Fleck

Rivals Profile: 3-stars, 5.6, #33 ILB, #20 player in IL

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#2 DT Frank Boenzi
Geneva (IL) Geneva
6'3" 290 lbs
Recruited by: P.J. Fleck

Rivals Profile: 3-stars, 5.5, #14 player in IL (May)
Scout Profile: 2-stars, #112 DT
ESPN Profile: 2-stars, 72

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#3 ILB Cameron Stingily
Romeoville (IL) Romeoville
6'2" 230 lbs
Other offers: Eastern Michigan

Rivals Profile: 3-stars, 5.5
Scout Profile: 2-stars, #139 OLB
ESPN Profile: 2-stars, 71, #93 ILB

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#4 OG/C Blake Goodell
Traverse City, MI (West)
6'3" 270 lbs
GPA: 3.0

Rivals Profile: 2-stars, 5.4
Scout Profile

West's Goodell headed to N. Illinois

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#5 C Michael Gegner
Indianapolis (IN) Warren Central
6'3" 251 lbs
Short shuttle: 5.16 secs
3-cone: 8.59 secs
Broad jump: 8'4"

Other offers: Eastern Michigan

Scout Profile: 2-stars, #23 C



#6 S Demetrius Stone (Dec. Grad)
Coffeyville, KS (C.C.)
5'11" 190 lbs
40 time: 4.7 secs

Rivals Profile
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Rivals Profile (2008)
Scout Profile (2008)

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#7 ATH Akeem Daniels (Dec. Grad)
Kissimmee (FL) Osceola
5'8" 170 lbs
40 time: 4.48 secs

Scout Profile
ESPN Profile

Osceola ATH Akeem Daniels headed for Northern Illinois...and the cold (Orlando Sentinel)

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#8 RB Jasmin Hopkins (Dec. Grad)
Fort Scott C.C. (Kansas)
5'8" 180 lbs
40 time: 4.44 secs

Other offers: Louisiana-Lafayette & Arkansas State

Rivals Profile: 3-stars, 5.6
Scout Profile

Northern Illinois is the choice for top JUCO running back

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#9 OT Tyler Loos
Sterling (IL) Sterling
6'5" 270 lbs
40 time: 5.4 secs
Bench max: 295 lbs
Squat max: 350 lbs
Shuttle: 5.05 secs
GPA: 3.9
ACT: 28

Other offers: Western Michigan & Wyoming

Recruited by: P.J. Fleck

Rivals Profile
Scout Profile: 2-stars, #133 OT
ESPN Profile: 2-stars, 73

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#10 WR Daron Brown
Chicago (IL) Morgan Park
6'1" 180 lbs
40 time: 4.72 secs
Vertical: 26"
Shuttle: 4.88 secs
Recruited by: Jeff Phelps

Rivals Profile: 3-stars, 5.5
Scout Profile: 2-stars, #242 WR

ATH Brown picks up his first offer ($)

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#11 OLB Jamaal Bass
Miramar, FL
5'11" 200 lbs
40 time: 4.49 secs
Shuttle: 4.59 secs
Vertical: 32"

Other Offers: Mississippi, Florida International

Rivals Profile: 3-stars, 5.6, #52 OLB
Scout Profile: 2-stars, #127 OLB
ESPN Profile: 2-stars, 73
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#12 TE Luke Eakes
St. Marys, KS
6'4" 225 lbs
40 time: 4.6 secs
Bench max: 350 lbs

http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=352&f=4110&t=5520906

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#13 S Zach Giller
Chelsea, MI
6'3" 190 lbs
100 meter time: 11.7 secs

Scout Profile: NR

#14 C.J. Compher
Sycamore, IL
6'1" 240 lbs



#15 S DeChane Durante
Charlotte, NC (Vance)
6'3" 191 lbs
40 time: 4.55 secs

Other offers: Illinois & Bowling Green

Rivals Profile: 3-stars, 5.5
Scout Profile: 2-stars, #152 S

Highlight Video

Scott Kuehn
http://www.chicagosports.rivals.com/view...68&sport=1

Wide Receiver
Aurora (IL) Waubonsie Valley

Ht: 6-foot-0
Wt: 185 lbs
Class: 2010 (High School)

Quote:Aurora (Ill.) Waubonsie Valley junior wide receiver prospect Scott Kuehn (6-foot-0, 185 pounds) was one of several in-state prospects who checked out the annual Northern Illinois University junior day last Sunday. Kuehn talks about his latest impressions of DeKalb and much more in this latest recruiting update...

Source: http://www.chicagosports.rivals.com/cont...cid=919487

DT Frank Boenzi
Geneva (IL) Geneva
6'3" 290 lbs
Recruited by: P.J. Fleck

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DL Boenzi talks NIU visit ($)

New offer added to the top post (with video)

(03-05-2009 10:03 AM)rabidawg900 Wrote:  New offer added to the top post (with video)

DaRon Brown is a very interesting prospect. He doesn't have the super high top end speed but he's very slippery.

Nothing wrong with his arm from what I have seen either.

I wonder where he's going to play in college.

Scott Kuehn, #5, Junior WR, Waubonsie Valley (Aurora, IL)

This kid is real deal .. keep an eye on him, Coach Fleck is recruiting him. As junior, finished with 61 catches, 687 yards, 9 TDs in just 10 games ... note, he had no drops the entire season, none. Awarded All State Special Mention (Tribune) and All DuPage County. Broke school record for catches, previously held by RJ Luke (future NFL player). Tied 2 other school records. Note, Waubonsie is 8A school playing all 7A and 8A games. He knows spread offense, can play short or long game, and has no fear over the middle .. great yards after catch as his highlight vide shows below.

Last spring, he won WR MVP at NUC Chicago Combine which got him invited to NUC Regional Combine (Dallas) where he ran 4.62 in 40yd and 4.24 in shuttle. Currently weightlifting 5 days/week and Conditioning 3 days/wk (2 NFL guys training him). He is already clearly faster than last June when he ran the 4.62 at combine .. no doubt he is in low 4.5's, but we'll see this spring/summer where his 40 is at. He is true 6'0" and weighs 185 lbs.

Here is highlight video from youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpUN_Nde7Eg

Watch Scott Kuehn, #5, Junior WR (Class 2010), Waubonsie Valley (Aurora, IL)

(03-10-2009 07:38 AM)warriorfan Wrote:  Scott Kuehn, #5, Junior WR, Waubonsie Valley (Aurora, IL)

This kid is real deal .. keep an eye on him, Coach Fleck is recruiting him. As junior, finished with 61 catches, 687 yards, 9 TDs in just 10 games ... note, he had no drops the entire season, none. Awarded All State Special Mention (Tribune) and All DuPage County. Broke school record for catches, previously held by RJ Luke (future NFL player). Tied 2 other school records. Note, Waubonsie is 8A school playing all 7A and 8A games. He knows spread offense, can play short or long game, and has no fear over the middle .. great yards after catch as his highlight vide shows below.

Last spring, he won WR MVP at NUC Chicago Combine which got him invited to NUC Regional Combine (Dallas) where he ran 4.62 in 40yd and 4.24 in shuttle. Currently weightlifting 5 days/week and Conditioning 3 days/wk (2 NFL guys training him). He is already clearly faster than last June when he ran the 4.62 at combine .. no doubt he is in low 4.5's, but we'll see this spring/summer where his 40 is at. He is true 6'0" and weighs 185 lbs.

Here is highlight video from youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpUN_Nde7Eg

Watch Scott Kuehn, #5, Junior WR (Class 2010), Waubonsie Valley (Aurora, IL)

Are you his street agent. Just kidding. Seems like you know a lot about him. Is he interested in NIU or just interested in getting as many scholarship offers as he can.

Are you his street agent. Just kidding. Seems like you know a lot about him. Is he interested in NIU or just interested in getting as many scholarship offers as he can.
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Just a Warrior Fan (Waubonsie) trying to help one of our young Warriors find the right opportunity at next level. I hear he came away from NIU junior day impressed with what he saw and heard.

Facilities are impressing recruits

Hartford Union offensive lineman Steve Kenitz (6-3, 275) and Milwaukee Riverside offensive lineman Rickey Edwards (6-5, 290)

“It went great,” Kenitz said of his visit to Northern Illinois. “The facilities at NIU were amazing along with the coaches.

“NIU's Junior Day was a great experience,” Edwards said. “It was about a two and half hour drive, but it was all worth it.

“Coach Limegrover was the one who showed us around the facilities and they were really top notched.

http://www.wissports.net/sports/football...id=1005735

(03-10-2009 08:40 AM)warriorfan Wrote:  Are you his street agent. Just kidding. Seems like you know a lot about him. Is he interested in NIU or just interested in getting as many scholarship offers as he can.

Just a Warrior Fan (Waubonsie) trying to help one of our young Warriors find the right opportunity at next level. I hear he came away from NIU junior day impressed with what he saw and heard.
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Are you a family member?

I just say that because whenever posts like this show up one tends to be from a relative who is acting like a "fan". It's ok to support your family - I'm just saying if you are just a "fan" it's creepy you know so much about a high school kid...

(03-10-2009 01:59 PM)TheNEWguy Wrote:  

(03-10-2009 08:40 AM)warriorfan Wrote:  Are you his street agent. Just kidding. Seems like you know a lot about him. Is he interested in NIU or just interested in getting as many scholarship offers as he can.

Just a Warrior Fan (Waubonsie) trying to help one of our young Warriors find the right opportunity at next level. I hear he came away from NIU junior day impressed with what he saw and heard.

Are you a family member?

I just say that because whenever posts like this show up one tends to be from a relative who is acting like a "fan". It's ok to support your family - I'm just saying if you are just a "fan" it's creepy you know so much about a high school kid...
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Then I'm his street agent = ) Can we turn attention away from poster and to the prospect ?

(03-10-2009 05:58 PM)warriorfan Wrote:  

(03-10-2009 01:59 PM)TheNEWguy Wrote:  

(03-10-2009 08:40 AM)warriorfan Wrote:  Are you his street agent. Just kidding. Seems like you know a lot about him. Is he interested in NIU or just interested in getting as many scholarship offers as he can.

Just a Warrior Fan (Waubonsie) trying to help one of our young Warriors find the right opportunity at next level. I hear he came away from NIU junior day impressed with what he saw and heard.

Are you a family member?

I just say that because whenever posts like this show up one tends to be from a relative who is acting like a "fan". It's ok to support your family - I'm just saying if you are just a "fan" it's creepy you know so much about a high school kid...

Then I'm his street agent = ) Can we turn attention away from poster and to the prospect ?
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Well here is what I know - I live in Naperville, he isn't considered a big time prospect at this point. He put up some very nice numbers - but again he doesn't have the top end speed that some look for.

He is going to have to prove himself in camps and combines this summer. I know you probably are a relative but I'm just being honest he isn't one of the top end guys at this point.

(03-10-2009 08:23 PM)TheNEWguy Wrote:  

(03-10-2009 05:58 PM)warriorfan Wrote:  

(03-10-2009 01:59 PM)TheNEWguy Wrote:  

(03-10-2009 08:40 AM)warriorfan Wrote:  Are you his street agent. Just kidding. Seems like you know a lot about him. Is he interested in NIU or just interested in getting as many scholarship offers as he can.

Just a Warrior Fan (Waubonsie) trying to help one of our young Warriors find the right opportunity at next level. I hear he came away from NIU junior day impressed with what he saw and heard.

Are you a family member?

I just say that because whenever posts like this show up one tends to be from a relative who is acting like a "fan". It's ok to support your family - I'm just saying if you are just a "fan" it's creepy you know so much about a high school kid...

Then I'm his street agent = ) Can we turn attention away from poster and to the prospect ?

Well here is what I know - I live in Naperville, he isn't considered a big time prospect at this point. He put up some very nice numbers - but again he doesn't have the top end speed that some look for.

He is going to have to prove himself in camps and combines this summer. I know you probably are a relative but I'm just being honest he isn't one of the top end guys at this point.
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Yep, that perception is understood and appreciate the constructive input. It is precisely why I posted .. to get feedback, so thanks. He is working very hard towards camps and combines, and senior season, then college. Understand this, he is extremely self-driven and determined .. stay tuned.

(03-10-2009 09:52 PM)warriorfan Wrote:  Yep, that perception is understood and appreciate the constructive input. It is precisely why I posted .. to get feedback, so thanks. He is working very hard towards camps and combines, and senior season, then college. Understand this, he is extremely self-driven and determined .. stay tuned.

A lot of guys are driven - but that doesn't always do the job. It's great that he's a hard worker because if he does have the talent he'll be a great player in college. (Wherever he goes, even if it's DII it's still football!) You always hear about guys who bounce out of a program who have so much potential but they just can't cut it, from what you say it seems like this kid won't be one of those guys.

Good luck!

New offer:



OG Andy Gallik
Chicago (IL) Brother Rice
6'3" 290 lbs
Recruited by: Jeff Phelps

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OL Gallik adds his first offer ($)

(03-10-2009 09:19 PM)warriorfan Wrote:  

(03-10-2009 08:23 PM)TheNEWguy Wrote:  

(03-10-2009 05:58 PM)warriorfan Wrote:  

(03-10-2009 01:59 PM)TheNEWguy Wrote:  

(03-10-2009 08:40 AM)warriorfan Wrote:  Are you his street agent. Just kidding. Seems like you know a lot about him. Is he interested in NIU or just interested in getting as many scholarship offers as he can.

Just a Warrior Fan (Waubonsie) trying to help one of our young Warriors find the right opportunity at next level. I hear he came away from NIU junior day impressed with what he saw and heard.

Are you a family member?

I just say that because whenever posts like this show up one tends to be from a relative who is acting like a "fan". It's ok to support your family - I'm just saying if you are just a "fan" it's creepy you know so much about a high school kid...

Then I'm his street agent = ) Can we turn attention away from poster and to the prospect ?

Well here is what I know - I live in Naperville, he isn't considered a big time prospect at this point. He put up some very nice numbers - but again he doesn't have the top end speed that some look for.

He is going to have to prove himself in camps and combines this summer. I know you probably are a relative but I'm just being honest he isn't one of the top end guys at this point.

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TheNEWguy,
Take it easy on warriorfan. They did not start posting about this prospect. Esnoopy posted that he attended Junior Day and gave a link. Coach Fleck is recruiting him. How do you know that he is not in your words a top end guy? Coach Fleck was also not a top end guy either and he turned out pretty well. I would bet that Coach Fleck sees a little bit of himself in this recruit. Let the coaches decide what prospects that they want to recruit and be a little more friendly to potential Huskie supporters.

http://minnesotapreps.rivals.com/viewpro..._key=88919
DE Taylor Hanson 6-5 225 4.0 GPA

http://minnesotapreps.rivals.com/viewpro..._key=75392
S Marcus Williams

Hanson's size could be a real weapon in disrupting offenses in the pass happy MAC.

http://edgytim.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=95124

(03-11-2009 08:59 PM)onlinepole Wrote:  http://edgytim.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=95124

A little info: DB Kweku Arkorful, originally from Thornridge HS, attended Murray State (1AA school in same conference as Eastern Illinois) his freshman year, played in the first game and was knocked out for the season with injury, transferred to Rock Valley CC where he played last fall.