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2025 NIU Football Roster

Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU

33 Taylor Powell

  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 198
  • Class Redshirt Freshman
  • Position Safety
  • Hometown Belleville, Ill.
  • High School East St. Louis

Biography

2025

  • Played in all 12 games and started the final four games of the year at nickel in redshirt freshman season.
  • Finished the season with 35 tackles, two forced fumbles and returned one fumble 49 yards.
  • At Ohio (10-18), finished the game with four tackles and two forced fumbles. Became fourth NIU player to force two fumbles in a single game in last 10 seasons and one of four players in the MAC to do so in 2025.
  • Had five tackles (four solo) at Toledo (11-5).
  • Career-high eight tackles with seven solo stops against Western Michigan (11-18).
  • Capped season with six tackles against Kent State (11-28).

2024

• Saw action on special teams versus Akron (11/13) and Central Michigan (11/30) as a true freshman.


HIGH SCHOOL
Honors and Awards

• Team Captain (2023)

Team Stats

• 2023: Flyers finished 11-3 and reached the state championship game

• 2022: Flyers finished 8-5 overall and made it to the state semi-finals

Academic and Club/Sport Involvement

• Earned first team all-conference honors in basketball (2023)


PERSONAL
• A sport management major. 

Statistics

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

No statistics available for this season.

Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    Safety
    6'4" 190 lbs
  • 33

    2024Freshman

    Safety
    6'4" 190 lbs
    33
  • 33

    2025Redshirt Freshman

    Safety
    6'4" 198 lbs
    33