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2019 NIU Football Roster

Ken Lanese
Ken Lanese
Ken Lanese
Ken Lanese
Ken Lanese
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Wade Duerkes/NIU
Bobby Ellis, Ball State

15 Marcus Childers

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 215
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Position Quarterback
  • Hometown Adairsville, Ga.
  • High School Adairsville

Biography

2019
• Climbed to 30th on NIU’s all-time rushing yards list with 1,370 yards after rushing for 366 yards on 59 carries.
• Ranks eighth on NIU’s career-passing yards list with 4,323 yards on 434 completions, which ranks fifth all-time in school history.
• With a 71-yard touchdown pass to Tyrice Richie in the regular season finale against Western Michigan (11-26), moved into seventh place on NIU’s career touchdown’s list with 37.
• Ranks sixth all-time at NIU in pass attempts (744) and 10th all-time on the Huskies’ passing yards per game list (123.5).
• Played a key role in NIU’s victory at Ohio (10-12) as his season-long 70-yard run set up the Huskies second TD of the game.
• Came off the bench at Miami (10-19) to throw for 14 completions for 144 yards, both season highs.
• Threw three of his six touchdown passes on the season against Akron (10-26).

2018
• Played his top game in the MAC Championship win over Buffalo with career-best 300 yards on 21-of-33 passing and four TD passes along with 58 rushing yards on 15 carries.
• Named the game’s Offensive MVP.
• On the field for nearly every offensive snap in 2018.
• Accounted for 2,706 yards of total offense, seventh on the Huskie single season chart, and 21 touchdowns, 15 passing.
• Surpassed the 1,000-yard mark in career rushing in the bowl game.
• Led NIU with six rushing TDs, including two vs. Toledo (11-7).
• Scored on a one-yard run and threw a 58-yard touchdown pass at WMU (11-20).
• Completed 75 percent of his passes (21-of-28) at Akron (11-1).
• Led NIU to a come-from-behind win over Ohio (10-13) with 314 yards of total offense, including a career-high 169 rushing yards.
• Led the Huskies to triple OT win at Eastern Michigan (9-29), completing an 11-yard TD pass to Ty Harmston in the first OT.
• Tossed touchdown passes of 20 and 66 yards, and ran for an 11-yard score, at Florida State (9-22).
• Threw three touchdown passes in win over CMU (9-15).

2017
• Selected the MAC Freshman of the Year by league coaches. 
• Ranked sixth in the MAC in passing yards and passing efficiency. 
• Went 5-3 as NIU’s starting QB, beginning with his first career start at Buffalo (10-14).
• Led NIU to two fourth-quarter comeback wins, including vs. WMU where he hit TE Mitch Brinkman with 26-yard go-ahead TD pass with 6:20 to play.
• Ran for 43 yards and a TD on 10 carries.
• Threw career-high 4 TD passes in 10 completions vs. Ball State in less than three quarters.
• Also had a career-long 32-yard run. Completed 103-of-180 passes (.572) as a starter.
• Has 14 passing and five rushing TDs on the year. 
• Threw for career high 278 yards vs. EMU.
• Threw 3 TD passes vs. Kent State and at Bowling Green with a career long 73-yarder in the BG game. 
• Ran 27 times for 79 yards at Buffalo. Scored rushing TDs vs. San Diego St., Buffalo, EMU and Toledo.
• Saw action in 4 games before taking over as starter and played most of Kent State game. 

2016
• Redshirted.

High School
• Led Tigers to the second round of the Georgia 3A state playoffs as a senior.
• Helped team reach the Georgia 3A state playoffs as a junior.
• Guided Tigers to the most points in a season in school history with 499 in 12 games, averaging 41.6 points per game.
• Rushed for over 1,500 yards and passed for more than 1,000 yards in two years as starting quarterback.

Personal
• Born Feb. 6, 1997 in Adairsville, Ga.
• Son of Randell and Melinda Childers.
• Kinesiology major.

Childers' Single Game Career Highs
Attempts: 43 (Toledo 11-2-17)
Completions: 23 (Eastern Michigan 10-26-17; Toledo 11-2-17)
Comp %: 75.9 (UAB 12-18-18)
Passing Yards: 300 (Buffalo 11-30-18)
Long Pass: 73 (Bowling Green 10-21-17)
Passing Touchdowns: 4 (Ball State 11-9-17; Buffalo 11-30-18)
Interceptions: 2 (Eastern Michigan 9-29-18; Western Michigan 11-20-18)
Carries: 27 (Buffalo 10-14-17)
Rushing Yards: 169 (Ohio 10-13-18)
Rushing Touchdowns: 2 (Toledo 11-13-19)
Long Rush: 70 (Ohio 10-12-19)

Statistics

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2019

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2016Freshman

    QB
    6'0" 235 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2017Redshirt Freshman

    QB
    6'0" 216 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2018Redshirt Sophomore

    Quarterback
    6'0" 222 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2019Redshirt Junior

    Quarterback
    6'1" 215 lbs
    15