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2025 NIU Football Roster

3 Rickey Taylor Jr.

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 180
  • Class Redshirt Freshman
  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Hometown Chicago, Ill.
  • High School Brother Rice

Biography

  • Named one of Most Improved Players of 2025 spring practices. 


2024

  • Did not see any game action during redshirt season.


HIGH SCHOOL 

Honors and Awards 

  • Three-year varsity letterwinner (2021, 2022, 2023) 

  • Senior season was cut short by injury 

Team Results/Record 

  • 2023: 5-4, first round of the playoffs 

  • 2022: 5-4, played in quarterfinals 

  • 2021: 10-2, advanced to semifinals 

  • 2020: 2-4 

Academic and Club/Sport Involvement 

  • Diversity Club  

  • Volunteered at Brother Rice Boys Camp 

  • Ran track  


PERSONAL

  • Majoring in biomedical sciences  

Statistics

Season:
2025

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

No statistics available for this season.

Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 88

    2024Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    6'1" 160 lbs
    88
  • 3

    2025Redshirt Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    6'1" 180 lbs
    3