2027 Northern Illinois Huskies Football Offers

Quarterback1

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Shamar Banner

High School:: Duluth
Hometown:: (Duluth, GA)

Class year: 2027 H.S.

Height: 6-3

Weight: 200

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: QB

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Running Back2

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Abdul Turay

High School:: St. Peter's Prep
Hometown:: (Holmdel, NJ)

Class year: 2027 H.S.

Height: 5-10

Weight: 175

85.67

Natl: 427

Pos: 34

St: 10

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: RB

44%

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Caleb Mattison

High School:: Bishop Kenny
Hometown:: (Jacksonville Beach, FL)

Class year: 2027 H.S.

Height: 5-10

Weight: 198

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: RB

Wide Receiver1

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Amari Grayson

High School:: Thornton Township
Hometown:: (Chicago, IL)

Class year: 2027 H.S.

Height: 5-10

Weight: 165

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: WR

Offensive Tackle4

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Josiah Wallace

High School:: Glenbard West
Hometown:: (Glen Ellyn, IL)

Class year: 2027 H.S.

Height: 6-8

Weight: 300

85.33

Natl: 521

Pos: 36

St: 19

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: OT

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 2/10/26

Caleb Johnson

High School:: Noblesville
Hometown:: (Noblesville, IN)

Class year: 2027 H.S.

Height: 6-5

Weight: 270

83.73

Natl: 761

Pos: 54

St: 12

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: OT

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Brendan Meaney

High School:: Janesville
Hometown:: (Janesville, IA)

Class year: 2027 H.S.

Height: 6-7

Weight: 245

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: OT

93%

Interior Offensive Line3

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Louis Esposito

High School:: Saline
Hometown:: (Saline, MI)

Class year: 2027 H.S.

Height: 6-4

Weight: 255

Natl: 754

Pos: 60

St: 14

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: IOL

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 7/20/25

Bryce Vigness

High School:: Papillion-La Vista
Hometown:: (Papillion, NE)

Class year: 2027 H.S.

Height: 6-4

Weight: 285

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: IOL

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Chase Clark

High School:: Mount Carmel
Hometown:: (Chicago, IL)

Class year: 2027 H.S.

Height: -

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: IOL

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Edge2

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Brayden Hanks

High School:: Cedar Falls
Hometown:: (Cedar Falls, IA)

Class year: 2027 H.S.

Height: 6-2

Weight: 220

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: LB

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Owen Roberts

High School:: York
Hometown:: (Elmhurst, IL)

Class year: 2027 H.S.

Height: 6-4

Weight: 230

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: EDGE

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Defensive Line1

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David Hill

High School:: Homewood-Flossmoor
Hometown:: (Homewood, IL)

Class year: 2027 H.S.

Height: 6-3

Weight: 270

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: DL

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Linebacker2

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Sean Rice

High School:: St. Laurence
Hometown:: (Burbank, IL)

Class year: 2027 H.S.

Height: 6-3

Weight: 215

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: LB

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Connor Hites

High School:: St. Ignatius
Hometown:: (Chicago, IL)

Class year: 2027 H.S.

Height: 6-3

Weight: 190

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: S

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Cornerback3

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Rilee Drew

High School:: Grayson
Hometown:: (Loganville, GA)

Class year: 2027 H.S.

Height: 5-11

Weight: 170

83.33

Natl: 795

Pos: 78

St: 86

NIL Value:: -

Elite

Position Abbreviation: CB

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Jay Cawthon

High School:: Lincoln-Way East
Hometown:: ()

Class year: 2027 H.S.

Height: -

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: WR

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