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1. Chad Beebe




WR Aurora Christian
5'9" 161lbs
91 receptions, 1551 yds, 17 TDs









2. Brandon Mayes




RB/FS Aurora Christian
5'11' 170lbs

117 tackles, 8 INT, 6 Passes Defended
86 Rushes, 744 yds, 6 TDs
25 receptions, 385 yds, 5 TDs






3. Blake Holder
https://twitter.com/blakesterrrr



WR Streamwood
6'2" 190lbs

Scout.com 3 Star ***
10.85 100 yd dash
#115 Nationally Rated WR
2011 - 24 receptions, 587 Yds, 7 TDs
2011 All Area Selection

http://www.hudl.com/athlete/850659/highlights/7269409 - Highlights


4. Robert Jones IV
https://twitter.com/BobbyCool95



OLB Monsignor Pace HS, Miami, Florida
6'0" 210lbs
4.59 40 yd dash
30 in vertical
285 lb bench press








GRIDIRONSTUDS EVALUATION: Quick strong athlete that finds himself around the football. Skilled at using a blocker's leverage against him and shedding him. Has great anticipation and uses his instincts to disrupt the play. His combination of strength and speed makes him a tough match-up for most blockers. Has added 15 lbs since the end of the 2011 season. Is well put together and likes getting it done in the weight room. Has the skill set to play in the secondary and has a frame that can add weight to play the outside linebacker positions. Not afraid to make the big play or step up when the moment calls for it.
http://www.gridironstuds.com/detail.php?ret=1&id=2223

http://recruiting.scout.com/2/1199646.html Jones Commits to NIU


5. Sean Folliard
https://twitter.com/Sean_Folliard16



FS / OLB Prairie Ridge HS, Crystal Lake, IL

6'2" 205lbs
4.62 40 yd dash
320 bench press
415 squat




http://www.ncsasports.org/football-recru...n-folliard 2011 highlights



6. Draco Smith
https://twitter.com/dracodreezy23



RB/DB Mount Carmel HS, Chicago, IL

5'9" 190 lbs
750 yds rushing 7 TDs




http://www.nwitimes.com/sports/football/...um=twitter


7. Malik Mitchell
https://twitter.com/malik15_



WR Milton High School, Alpharetta, GA

6'4" 180 lbs
4.64 40 yd dash
38 inch vertical
250 lb bench max

Highlights
http://www.hudl.com/athlete/363230/malik-mitchell


8. Joel Bouagnon



RB/LB Burlington Central / Aurora Christian, Aurora, IL

6'1" 220 lbs
4.55 40 yd dash
31 inch vertical
265 Bench Max
475 Squat Max

2011: 174 carries, 1446 yds rushing, 17 TDs 8.3 yds per carry

http://www.hudl.com/athlete/586940/highlights/2314384 highlights
http://www.ncsasports.org/football-recru...l-bouagnon highlights 2


9. Shane Wimann


TE Wisconsin Dells HS, Wisconsin Dells, WI

6'4" 220 lbs
4.74 40 yd dash
320 lb bench max
430 lb squat max

68 carries, 384 yds rushing
5 receptions, 48 yds recieving
3 total TDs
56 tackles (28 solo, 28 assisted)

No highlight videos found yet


10. Mycial Allen
https://twitter.com/MycialAllen



WR/FS King HS, Detroit, MI

6'1" 185 lbs
Scout 3* 125 WR
Rivals 3* 44 FS

2011: 31 receptions, 575 yds, 7 YDs
62 tackles, 6 TFL, 1 Sack, 3 INT






11. Nick Cieslak (PREFERRED WALK-ON)



QB Kettle Moraine HS, Oconomowoc, WI

6'3" 170 lbs
4.63 40 yd dash
35' inch vertical
Rivals NR

2011 Highlights: http://www.hudl.com/athlete/64369/highlights/18282413

12. Jordan Huff
https://twitter.com/JH23_HuskieEra



RB St. Paul's HS, Mobile, AL

5'10" 205 lbs
40:4.43 secs
Bench Max:365
Squat Max:505
Shuttle:4.31
Vertical:32 inches
Rivals - 2*
Scout - 3*
2009 - 233 carries for 1,239 yds
2010 - 260 carries for 1,705 yds, 24 TDs
2011 - 962 yds, 15 TDs (knee injury half way thru)
2012 - 967 yds, 16 TDs (tweaked knee at end of year but is ok)










http://highschoolsports.al.com/news/arti...-illinois/


13. Josh Brebant (Grey-Shirt)
https://twitter.com/JoshTheKicker



K/P Copley H.S. Akron, OH

6'0" 175 lbs

2012 Plain Dealer Punter of the Year









14. William Lee



DT Arsenal Tech High School, Indianapolis, IN

6'2" 290 lbs
5.0 40 yd dash
31 inch vertical
335 bench max
525 squat
285 clean

2011 All- IPSAC
2011 All-City
2012 All-IPSAC
2012 All-City
2012 All-State First Team
2012 IPSAC Defensive Player of the year
2012 IFCA Top 50 team
2012 Indystar Superteam
2012 Kiwanis G.R.E.A.T. Player of the year

Highlights http://www.hudl.com/athlete/782009/highlights/19416373

15. Ryan Stendler



DE Homestead High School, Mequon, WI

6'4" 240 lbs
Former UND Commit

2012 Highlights - http://www.hudl.com/athlete/1454559/ryan-stendler





16. Jackson Abresch
https://twitter.com/JAbresch26



DB Arrowhead High School, Hartland, WI

6'1" 185 lbs

Former WIU Commit

highlights - http://www.hudl.com/athlete/547530/jackson-abresch

17. Ben Maruska
https://twitter.com/BenMaruska



OL Fon Du Lac High School, Fon Du Lac, WI

6'5" 290 lbs
385 lb bench
475 lb squat
27" in vertical

2011 1st team all conference
2011 varsity team captain

highlights - http://www.hudl.com/athlete/1188244/highlights

18. Tate Briggs (Preferred Walk-On)
https://twitter.com/tbriggs75



OL Montini High School, Lombard, IL

6'4" 280 lbs
350 lb bench
5.2 40 yd dash
29" inch vertical





19. Aregeros "Ducee" Turner
https://twitter.com/GOD2Ghosts



ATH Copley High School, Akron, OH

5'11" 180 lbs
Rivals #11 All Purpose Back
4.40 40 yd dash

Rushing: 208 att, 1378 yds, 6.63 YPC, 19TD
Receiving 17 Catches, 249 Yds, 2 TD
KO Return: 5 att, 164 yds









20. Justin Corbet
https://twitter.com/theTRILLathlete



WR Lincoln Way East HS, Frankfort, IL

6'2" 205 lbs
1200 all purpose yards
14 TDs
30 receptions
All Conference
All Area

Per twitter we have a 3rd verbal:

http://recruiting.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=8...id=5672151

3rd verbal is Blake Holder 6'2" WR 190 lbs. from Streamwood. Ill. Scout rated 3* and #115 nationally rated WR.

http://espn.go.com/blog/high-school/trac...es-preview

6'2" 190 & a 10.85 100 yard dash (just ahead of the 10.90 of Perez Ford) as a high school junior? Between that and his offer list, sounds like a pretty good get on paper.

One thing that seems clear is this staff emphasizes athleticism first in its recruits. I approve.

WR/QB Tommy Fuessel is our 4th commit. 6'3" 180 lbs. 4.46 40 yd. 37" vertical from Lincoln Way East in Frankfort, Ill.

Both Fuessel and Holder seemed to be getting a lot of interest. Interesting that we already have 3 WR verbals for this class.

Any film of Holder available? Fuessel is actually closer to a 4.35 according to his numbers from the U of I camp at LWE.

RB Kendall Short is our #5. 6-3, 215 from Mill Valley H.S. of Shawnee, Kansas. 4.56 40, 250 lb Bench Press, 450 lb Squat, 32 1/2" Vertical Jump. Video in the 2013 Recruiting Thread.

(06-18-2012 09:06 AM)NIUSAE Wrote:  Any film of Holder available? Fuessel is actually closer to a 4.35 according to his numbers from the U of I camp at LWE.

Just found one, ill update http://www.hudl.com/athlete/850659/highlights/7269409

(06-17-2012 11:18 AM)armour248 Wrote:  Both Fuessel and Holder seemed to be getting a lot of interest. Interesting that we already have 3 WR verbals for this class.

Blake Holder article...

http://couriernews.suntimes.com/sports/1...inois.html

(06-22-2012 08:29 AM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  

(06-17-2012 11:18 AM)armour248 Wrote:  Both Fuessel and Holder seemed to be getting a lot of interest. Interesting that we already have 3 WR verbals for this class.

Blake Holder article...

http://couriernews.suntimes.com/sports/1...inois.html

Kinda glad he has a hammy. That way he can't attend many camps so Illinois, Purdue, Indiana, and Minnesota won't get a look up close

Also from the article we seem to have another walk on

"Holder will join former Streamwood teammate Alex Morrow at Northern Illinois. Morrow, a standout running back, committed to the Huskies in February after his senior season."

We could have a record number of running backs in camp this fall:

Jamal Womble
Akeem Daniels
Leighton Settle
Giorgio Bowers
Cameron Stingily
James Spencer
Jordan Huxtable
Perez Ford
Keith Harris
Alex Morrow
Kenneth Kidd

That's a lot.

(06-22-2012 10:13 PM)NIUSAE Wrote:  Also from the article we seem to have another walk on

"Holder will join former Streamwood teammate Alex Morrow at Northern Illinois. Morrow, a standout running back, committed to the Huskies in February after his senior season."

We talked about him a bit in Feb. Seemed like a great WO pickup.

http://www.csnbbs.com/showthread.php?tid=553161

(06-22-2012 11:36 PM)NIU1981 Wrote:  We could have a record number of running backs in camp this fall:

Jamal Womble
Akeem Daniels
Leighton Settle
Giorgio Bowers
Cameron Stingily
James Spencer
Jordan Huxtable
Perez Ford
Keith Harris
Alex Morrow
Kenneth Kidd

That's a lot.

Jaz did good enough but overall I was disappointed in our RB play as a group. I think Doeren also expected more and wanted to bring in as many guys as possible to compete for the top 3 spots in 2013 and 2014.

I guess that list is why it seems we are only recruiting 1 RB for 2013.

ESPN Insider article on Corey Winfield committing to NIU...could some one please unlock it!

http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/ncfrecru...id%3d15342

Riverview Gardens (St. Louis) did not have a student go Division I in football or basketball in seven years. That changed Sunday night.

Athlete Corey Winfield committed to Northern Illinois this weekend after visiting the school Sunday. Much of this visit was about academics after Winfield visited for a scrimmage previously during the spring.

“I went and took a tour at the school and met the dean of engineering and mechanical engineering,” Winfield said Monday night. “I met the players a while back, went to the meetings and all that. The players are really cool. I look at them as family and my brothers.

“(The dean) was saying most of the things they do is hands on. They build cars. He’s telling me how fun it is, how it’s really like. I talked to one of the players and he’s in the process of finishing up a motorcycle.”

On the field, Winfield will play outside receiver for the Huskies. He said the staff told him it wants to move a few of the Huskies receivers to the slot to make room for the 6-foot-1, 174-pound Winfield. With the Huskies shuffling their roster, there is an opportunity for Winfield to play early.

Glad to get his commitment out of the way, Winfield still doesn’t think he will end the recruiting process. He will likely take official visits during the season.

“I’ll probably take a couple of visits, use my officials to go to the other schools just to make sure I’m on the right path, make the right decision,” Winfield said. “But most likely there’s not going to be any second thoughts.”

Arkansas State, Ball State, Miami (Ohio), Purdue, Western Kentucky and Wyoming also offered Winfield.

If you count Fuessel that is 4 WR's already verballed in this class. Most likely someone will be moving positions, but glad to see we are getting good athletes.

Now it's time to start working on the other positions.

A couple observations:

1. It appears our previous Texas WR pipeline has dried up and we are getting more quality closer to home.

2. The overall quality of players is better as 2 of the WR are rated 3*.

3. Apparently our spring junior day when almost 200 kids showed up was a huge success as a couple of the kids commented they were there and went on tours and such.

Winfield would have to be considered a "soft" verbal at this point as he states that he intends to take other visits.

(07-10-2012 09:29 AM)NIUSAE Wrote:  Winfield would have to be considered a "soft" verbal at this point as he states that he intends to take other visits.

Agreed...I wonder if it was the last WR spot for this year.