Northern Illinois University Athletics

2025

• Named to 2025 CSC Academic All-District Football Team
• Selected to third Academic All-MAC Team
• Stalwart on the offensive line during his time at NIU, started all 12 games at left tackle.
• Served as Team Captain in 2025.
• Earned All-MAC Third Team honors as selected by the coaches.
• Started 31 consecutive games for NIU dating back to 2023 season and 32 of 33 games over three seasons.
• A part of an offensive line unit that ranked third in the MAC in rushing yards with 187.1 rushing yards per game.
• NIU averaged 219.4 rushing yards per game over final seven games, including three 300-yard games.
• The Huskies ranked third in the MAC in sacks allowed with 1.58 per game.
• 2025 preseason All-MAC selections: Phil Steele (1st Team), Athlon (2nd Team).

2024
• Started every game at left tackle as a sophomore and was the only underclassman on NIU’s starting offensive line.  
• Helped the Huskies rank second in the MAC in total offense (382.2 yards/game)
• The Huskies averaged 203.8 rushing yards per game to rank 16th nationally.
• NIU led the MAC in fewest sacks allowed with just 1.46 surrendered per game. 
• Part of offensive line that led the way to 388 yards and an average of 6.0 yards per play to power the Huskies’ historic upset of No. 5 Notre Dame (9-7). 
• Helped the Huskies to a season-high 706 yards of total offense versus Western Illinois (8/31), the third highest total in school history.
• NIU gained 350 or more yards in nine of 13 games on the season.
• Led the way to six 100-plus yard rushing games by Huskie backs in 2024.
• NIU had 391 yards of total offense against Toledo (10-19), it’s fifth game this season with at least 350 yards of offense.
• NIU rushed for a season-high 367 yards against UMass (10-5) with an average of 6.7 yards per carry.
• Earned Academic All-MAC and College Sports Communicators Academic All-District recognition. 

2023
• Started seven of the last eight games at left tackle.
• Saw action in all 13 games as a redshirt freshman.
• In his first career start at Akron (10-7), helped the Huskies to a season best 380 rushing yards and six rushing touchdowns.
• The Huskies ranked second in the MAC with 179.6 rushing yards per game and were 19th in the country in fewest sacks allowed with 1.23/game. 
• In conference play, NIU’s 215.5 rushing yards/game led the MAC as did the Huskies’ average of 6.69 yards per play.
• Helped lead the way to Antario Brown’s 1,296 rushing yards which ranked 15th nationally.  
• Earned Academic All-MAC honors.

2022
•    Did not see any game action and redshirted the season.

HIGH SCHOOL
Honors and Awards

• Three-year letterwinner
• Joe Thomas award finalist
• All-County, All-Region and WFCA All-State (2020, 2021)
• First team all-conference (2020, 2021)
• Second team all-conference (2019)
• Team captain (2021)
• Team MVP (2021)

Team Results/Record

• 2021: 13-1, state runner up
• 2020: 6-0, state runner up
• 2019: 8-4, lost in the semi-finals

Academics & Involvement

• Honor Roll every semester
• Participated in FBLA, Chess Club and Cardinal Leadership Team
• Three-year varsity track thrower

PERSONAL

• Birthday is December 11th
• Parents are Michele and Andrew Malcore
• Majoring in accountancy.