Northern Illinois University Athletics

2025

• Continued to show explosiveness during sophomore campaign, rushing for 712 yards and four touchdowns on 124 carries while adding 16 receptions for 97 receiving yards for 809 scrimmage yards.
• Led the MAC in rushing yards per carry with 5.74, ranking 31^st in the FBS.
• Recorded two 100-yard rushing games, upping career total to four.
• All four touchdowns were over 40 yards, recording a career-long 80-yard touchdown against Eastern Michigan (10-11), a 73-yarder against Maryland (9-20), a 53-yarder against Ball State (10-25) and a 43-yarder vs. Western Michigan (11-18).
• Opened the season with 67 rushing yards vs. Holy Cross (8-30) with 21 carries, tied for second-most in career.
• At Maryland, rushed for 86 yards on 10 carries with a rushing touchdown.
• Added 53 rushing yards on 16 carries vs. San Diego State (9-27).
• Had a career-high 159 rushing yards and a score at Eastern Michigan.
• At Ohio (10-18), recorded 64 rushing yards.
• Finished Ball State game with 15 carries for 100 yards.
• Alongside Chavon Wright, became third NIU backfield pairing to each rush for 700 yards in a single season since 2000 and one of seven FBS running back duos to do so in 2025.

2024
• Played in the final six games of his true freshman season beginning on October 26 versus Ball State.  
• Carried six times for 48 yards in his debut with a 26-yard run. 
• Took on a larger role the next week after the season-ending injury to Antario Brown at Western Michigan (11/6).
• Rushed for 141 yards on season-high 23 carries with two touchdowns in the win at WMU and was named MAC Co-Offensive Player of the Week.  
• The 141-yard total was the highest in a single game by a Huskie on the year. 
• Third on the team with 480 yards on 115 carries and four rushing touchdowns, tied for the team lead 
• Averaged 4.7 yards per carry, and a team-leading 80 yards per game.
• Added two catches for three yards.   
• Rushed for 104 yards in win over Akron (11/13), including a season-long 38-yard pickup. 
• Carried 15 times for 47 yards and scored NIU’s only touchdown of the game at Miami (11/19). 
• Ran for 84 yards on 20 carries with a four-yard touchdown run versus Central Michigan (11/30) in the regular season finale. 
• In the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, totaled 56 yards on 18 carries with one of his two catches on the season.

HIGH SCHOOL
Honors and Awards
• Named First Team All-Conference (2022, 2023)
• Team MVP (2022, 2023)
• Three-year varsity letterwinner

Individual Stats
• 2023: Gained 1,339 yards on 169 carries with 21 TDs
• 2022: Ran for 1,205 yards on 146 carries and scored 23 TDs
• 2021: Carried 65 times for 275 yards and a touchdown

Team Results/Records
• 2023: The Rebels finished the year 7-4
• 2022: Hephzibah went 6-6, fell in the first round of the playoffs
• 2021: The Rebels finished 5-5 and missed the playoffs

Academic and Club/Sport Involvement
• Honor Roll (2022, 2023)

PERSONAL
• A sport management major.