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| 2007 Northern Illinois University Football Roster |
| Coaches  |  Alphabetical  |  Numerical  |

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| Alphabetical |
| NO | NAME | POS | HT | WT | Year | Hometown/High School/Last College |
| 70 | Chris Acevedo | OG | 6-5 | 310 | SR | Lyons, IL/Curie |
| 50 | Eddie Adamski | C | 6-2 | 282 | RS SO | Kildeer, IL/Carmel |
| 13 | Evans Adonis | WR | 6-0 | 170 | JR | Miami, FL/Southwest |
| 79 | Ade Ajose | WR | 5-10 | 177 | RS SO | Chicago, IL/Sullivan |
| 77 | Eli Alafogainanis | OL | 6-4 | 290 | FR | New Castle, IN/Chrysler |
| 9 | Josh Allen | LB | 5-11 | 211 | JR | North Chicago, IL/North Chicago |
| 21 | Justin Anderson | TB | 5-11 | 222 | RS SO | Chicago, IL/Steinmetz |
| 49 | Anthony Antonacci | DE | 6-1 | 250 | RS SO | Naperville, IL/Neuqua Valley |
| 88 | Brandon Beal | TE | 6-4 | 243 | JR | St. Louis, MO/Vianney |
| 96 | Bryan Beckner | TE | 6-4 | 255 | RS FR | Bourbonnais, IL/Bishop McNamara |
| 56 | Brandon Bice | DE | 6-3 | 254 | RS SO | McCook, IL/Lyons Township |
| 1 | Paul Blalock | QB | 6-0 | 222 | RS SO | Aurora, IL/Waubonsie Valley/Illinois |
| 60 | Jon Brost | OL | 6-6 | 304 | JR | Maple Grove, MN/Maple Grove |
| 52 | Phil Brown | LB | 5-11 | 222 | RS SO | Chicago, IL/Morgan Park |
| 4 | David Bryant | RB | 5-10 | 202 | RS SO | St. Louis, MO/Ladue Horton Watkins |
| 36 | Chase Carter | CB | 5-11 | 170 | JR | Wichita, KS/Wichita Heights/Coffeyville C.C. |
| 20 | Montell Clanton | TB | 5-9 | 185 | JR | Rockford, IL/Guilford |
| 10 | Willie Clark | WR | 6-1 | 192 | FR | Roselle, IL/Lake Park |
| 84 | Tyler Clasey | WR | 6-1 | 189 | RS FR | Champaign, IL/Centennial |
| 54 | Jake Coffman | DE | 6-3 | 240 | RS FR | German Valley, IL/Forreston |
| 80 | Landon Cox | WR | 6-3 | 203 | FR | Calumet City, IL/Thornton Fractional North |
| 28 | Ricky Crider | TB | 5-9 | 180 | RS FR | Evansville, IN/Reitz |
| 47 | Jason Cruikshank | LB | 6-3 | 229 | RS FR | Elk Grove, IL/Elk Grove |
| 83 | Reed Cunningham | TE | 6-4 | 250 | RS SO | Cambria, WI/Pardeevile |
| 87 | Brandon Davis | TE | 6-4 | 262 | SR | Broadview, IL/Riverside-Brookfield |
| 7 | Britt Davis | WR | 6-3 | 205 | JR | Broadview, IL/Riverside-Brookfield |
| 18 | Andy Dittbenner | P | 6-1 | 194 | JR | Bloomington, IL/Normal University |
| 67 | Jon Ellison | C | 6-5 | 270 | RS JR | Rockford, IL/East |
| 51 | Larry English | DE | 6-3 | 254 | JR | Aurora, IL/Marmion Academy |
| 88 | Brett Eriksen | TE | 6-4 | 233 | FR | Plainfield, IL/Plainfield South |
| 6 | Connor Flahive | LB | 6-0 | 240 | RS FR | Niles, IL/Notre Dame |
| 32 | Jeff Fontana | FS | 5-11 | 195 | RS SO | Libertyville, IL/Libertyville |
| 33 | Patrick George | DB | 5-11 | 180 | FR | Chicago, IL/Gordon Tech |
| 3 | DeMarcus Grady | QB | 6-1 | 196 | FR | Grand Rapids, MI/East Grand Rapids |
| 26 | Cory Hanson | LB | 6-1 | 209 | RS SO | Minneapoiis, MN/DeLaSalle |
| 12 | Chandler Harnish | QB | 6-3 | 211 | FR | Bluffton, IN/Norwell |
| 46 | Dan Hilbert | LB | 6-2 | 210 | FR | Plainfield, IL/Plainfield South |
| 76 | Nico Holmes | WR | 5-10 | 184 | RS FR | Woodbury, MN/Senior |
| 66 | Tony Holmes | OT | 6-6 | 304 | RS SO | Woodbury, MN/Senior |
| 63 | Zack Holycross | DT | 6-5 | 290 | SR | Georgetown, IL/Georgetown-Ridge Farm |
| 94 | John Hopkins | DL | 6-3 | 274 | FR | St. Louis, MO/Oakville |
| 23 | Saul Ibarra | LB | 5-11 | 214 | SR | Elmwood Park, IL/Chicago St. Patrick |
| 90 | Ed Jackson | DE | 6-4 | 278 | RS FR | Belleville, IL/Cahokia |
| 30 | James Jefferies | CB | 5-9 | 180 | RS FR | Chicago, IL/Mount Carmel |
| 9 | Nick Kamenjarin | LB | 6-0 | 209 | RS FR | Chicago, IL/New Prairie |
| 78 | Dan Keller | OG | 6-4 | 300 | RS SO | Racine, WI/St. Catherines |
| 44 | Tom Kelly | TE | 6-3 | 253 | SR | Elgin, IL/Larkin |
| 74 | Adam Kiel | OL | 6-6 | 273 | FR | Wentzville, MO/St. Dominic |
| 31 | Tyler Knight | WR | 6-1 | 190 | RS FR | Park Ridge, IL/Maine South |
| 91 | David Koronkiewicz | TE | 6-3 | 263 | JR | Goshen, IN/Goshen |
| 58 | Mike Krause | DL | 6-3 | 264 | RS FR | Germantown, WI/Germantown |
| 5 | John Kremer | DB | 5-11 | 180 | RS FR | Oswego, IL/Oswego |
| 48 | Mike Kritikos | LB | 6-2 | 222 | RS SO | Addison, IL/Addison Trail |
| 69 | Alex Krutsch | DT | 6-2 | 258 | JR | Schaumburg, IL/Schaumburg |
| 37 | Alex Kube | SS | 6-1 | 203 | RS FR | Cary, IL/Cary-Grove |
| 57 | Zach Larsen | LB | 6-0 | 224 | RS SO | Northfield, MN/Northfield |
| 45 | Mike Lepper | LB | 6-2 | 211 | RS FR | Oak Lawn, IL/Richards |
| 11 | Marcus Lewis | WR | 6-2 | 205 | SO | Gurnee, IL/Warren |
| 97 | Jack Marks | TE | 6-5 | 222 | FR | Orland Park, IL/Marist |
| 1 | Anthony Mason | DB | 5-11 | 185 | RS SO | Hopkins Park, IL/Bishop McNamara/Valparaiso |
| 6 | Vincent Matthew | CB | 5-10 | 182 | RS JR | Miami, FL/Palmetto |
| 77 | Tim Mayerbock | OG | 6-4 | 312 | RS SO | Chicago, IL/St. Patrick |
| 55 | Pat McAvoy | LB | 6-0 | 203 | FR | Cary, IL/St. Viator |
| 53 | Tim McCarthy | LB | 6-0 | 232 | JR | Neenah, WI/Neenah |
| 15 | Ryan Morris | QB | 6-2 | 199 | RS SO | Carol Stream, IL/West Chicago |
| 8 | Matt Muckerheide | DB | 6-0 | 183 | RS FR | Naperville, IL/North |
| 25 | Chris Nendick | PK | 5-11 | 180 | SR | Naperville, IL/Central |
| 89 | Ron Newcomb | DL | 6-3 | 241 | FR | Wheatfield, IN/Chicago Mt. Carmel |
| 19 | Dan Nicholson | QB | 6-2 | 192 | JR | Chicago, IL/Brother Rice |
| 62 | Trevor Olson | OL | 6-6 | 278 | FR | Richfield, MN/Richfield |
| 65 | Jason Onyebuagu | OL | 6-2 | 310 | SO | Indianapolis, IN/Warren Central |
| 68 | Keith Otis | OL | 6-4 | 308 | FR | Chicago, IL/Hubbard |
| 55 | Nolan Owen | LS | 6-0 | 215 | FR | Canyon Lake, CA/Temescal Canyon |
| 81 | Nathan Palmer | WR | 5-11 | 175 | FR | Elkhart, IN/Central |
| 75 | Ricardo Patton | DB | 6-2 | 185 | SO | Boulder, CO/Boulder/Morehouse |
| 72 | Joe Pawlak | OL | 6-5 | 294 | FR | Grayslake, IN/Grayslake |
| 5 | Marcus Perez | WR | 5-11 | 178 | JR | Elkhart, IN/Central |
| 98 | D.J. Pirkle | DL | 6-1 | 295 | FR | Frankfort, IL/Lincoln Way East |
| 44 | David Pratt | DB | 6-1 | 200 | RS SO | Macomb, IL/Macomb |
| 22 | Cas Prime | TB | 6-1 | 213 | SR | Janesville, WI/Parker |
| 24 | Bradley Pruitt | DB | 6-1 | 187 | JR | Chicago, IL/Hyde Park |
| 8 | Mark Reiter | SS | 6-1 | 203 | SR | New Lenox, IL/Providence |
| 2 | Melvin Rice | CB | 5-10 | 192 | JR | Chicago, IL/Morgan Park |
| 14 | Tony Roby | DB | 5-8 | 188 | SO | Chicago, IL/King College Prep |
| 99 | Craig Rusch | DT | 6-4 | 274 | JR | Hilbert, WI/Hilbert |
| 11 | Mike Salerno | K/P | 6-0 | 165 | RS SO | Orland Park, IL/Sandburg/Winona State |
| 6 | Matt Schiffler | TB | 5-9 | 199 | RS SO | LaGrange Park, IL/Nazareth Academy |
| 29 | Pat Schiller | LB | 6-2 | 218 | FR | Geneva, IL/Geneva |
| 92 | Adam Schroeder | NT | 6-5 | 280 | SR | Loves Park, IL/Boylan |
| 85 | Matt Simon | WR | 6-2 | 205 | JR | Farmington, MN/Farmington |
| 86 | Vernon Sims | TE | 6-5 | 268 | RS FR | Rockford, IL/Boylan |
| 34 | Kyle Skarb | LB | 6-0 | 210 | FR | Hawthorn Woods, IL/Lake Zurich |
| 59 | Kevin Skatrud | OT | 6-6 | 330 | RS SO | Brodhead, WI/Brodhead-Juda |
| 35 | Alan Smith | TB | 5-10 | 191 | FR | Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley |
| 38 | Mike Sobol | SS | 6-0 | 200 | RS FR | Pevely, MO/Herculaneum |
| 3 | Chad Spann | TB | 5-10 | 189 | FR | Indianapolis, IN/North Central |
| 39 | Justin Stewart | FS | 6-1 | 194 | RS FR | O'Fallon, IL/Township |
| 61 | Panan Tense | OG | 6-4 | 294 | RS FR | Hillside, IL/Fenwick |
| 16 | Boone Thorgesen | DB | 6-0 | 184 | FR | Elburn, IL/Kaneland |
| 42 | John Tranchitella | LB | 6-2 | 221 | SO | Addison, IL/Driscoll |
| 43 | Andrew Trimmerman | PK | 6-1 | 180 | FR | Geneseo, IL/Geneseo |
| 40 | William Tsutsumi | LB | 6-1 | 193 | JR | Arlington Heights, IL/Prospect |
| 17 | Greg Turner | WR | 6-0 | 190 | JR | Glendale Heights, IL/Driscoll |
| 4 | Brandon Venson | WR | 6-1 | 206 | FR | Glendale Heights, IL/Glenbard West |
| 71 | Scott Wedige | OL | 6-4 | 285 | FR | Elkhorn, WI/Elkhorn Area |
| 64 | Jake Wertz | OT | 6-4 | 286 | RS SO | Prairie View, IL/Lincolnshire Stevenson |
| 59 | Ohene Wiafe'Ababio | OT | 6-9 | 340 | SO | Bolingbrook, IL/Bolingbrook |
| 3 | Kyle Wideman | LB | 6-1 | 212 | FR | Schaumburg, IL/Schaumburg |
| 93 | Shaun Wild | WR | 6-1 | 200 | RS FR | Brown Deer, WI/Brown Deer |
| 82 | Preston Williams | WR | 5-11 | 173 | RS SO | Urbana, IL/Urbana |
| 27 | Spencer Williamson | SS | 6-2 | 205 | RS SO | Elkhart, IN/Central |
| 41 | Tracy Wilson | DB | 5-11 | 194 | FR | Harvey, IL/St. Francis DeSales |
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| Numerical |
| NO | NAME | POS | HT | WT | Year | Hometown/High School/Last College |
| 1 | Anthony Mason | DB | 5-11 | 185 | RS SO | Hopkins Park, IL/Bishop McNamara/Valparaiso |
| 1 | Paul Blalock | QB | 6-0 | 222 | RS SO | Aurora, IL/Waubonsie Valley/Illinois |
| 2 | Melvin Rice | CB | 5-10 | 192 | JR | Chicago, IL/Morgan Park |
| 3 | Chad Spann | TB | 5-10 | 189 | FR | Indianapolis, IN/North Central |
| 3 | Kyle Wideman | LB | 6-1 | 212 | FR | Schaumburg, IL/Schaumburg |
| 3 | DeMarcus Grady | QB | 6-1 | 196 | FR | Grand Rapids, MI/East Grand Rapids |
| 4 | Brandon Venson | WR | 6-1 | 206 | FR | Glendale Heights, IL/Glenbard West |
| 4 | David Bryant | RB | 5-10 | 202 | RS SO | St. Louis, MO/Ladue Horton Watkins |
| 5 | Marcus Perez | WR | 5-11 | 178 | JR | Elkhart, IN/Central |
| 5 | John Kremer | DB | 5-11 | 180 | RS FR | Oswego, IL/Oswego |
| 6 | Matt Schiffler | TB | 5-9 | 199 | RS SO | LaGrange Park, IL/Nazareth Academy |
| 6 | Connor Flahive | LB | 6-0 | 240 | RS FR | Niles, IL/Notre Dame |
| 6 | Vincent Matthew | CB | 5-10 | 182 | RS JR | Miami, FL/Palmetto |
| 7 | Britt Davis | WR | 6-3 | 205 | JR | Broadview, IL/Riverside-Brookfield |
| 8 | Mark Reiter | SS | 6-1 | 203 | SR | New Lenox, IL/Providence |
| 8 | Matt Muckerheide | DB | 6-0 | 183 | RS FR | Naperville, IL/North |
| 9 | Nick Kamenjarin | LB | 6-0 | 209 | RS FR | Chicago, IL/New Prairie |
| 9 | Josh Allen | LB | 5-11 | 211 | JR | North Chicago, IL/North Chicago |
| 10 | Willie Clark | WR | 6-1 | 192 | FR | Roselle, IL/Lake Park |
| 11 | Marcus Lewis | WR | 6-2 | 205 | SO | Gurnee, IL/Warren |
| 11 | Mike Salerno | K/P | 6-0 | 165 | RS SO | Orland Park, IL/Sandburg/Winona State |
| 12 | Chandler Harnish | QB | 6-3 | 211 | FR | Bluffton, IN/Norwell |
| 13 | Evans Adonis | WR | 6-0 | 170 | JR | Miami, FL/Southwest |
| 14 | Tony Roby | DB | 5-8 | 188 | SO | Chicago, IL/King College Prep |
| 15 | Ryan Morris | QB | 6-2 | 199 | RS SO | Carol Stream, IL/West Chicago |
| 16 | Boone Thorgesen | DB | 6-0 | 184 | FR | Elburn, IL/Kaneland |
| 17 | Greg Turner | WR | 6-0 | 190 | JR | Glendale Heights, IL/Driscoll |
| 18 | Andy Dittbenner | P | 6-1 | 194 | JR | Bloomington, IL/Normal University |
| 19 | Dan Nicholson | QB | 6-2 | 192 | JR | Chicago, IL/Brother Rice |
| 20 | Montell Clanton | TB | 5-9 | 185 | JR | Rockford, IL/Guilford |
| 21 | Justin Anderson | TB | 5-11 | 222 | | | |