NIU National Signing Class 2012

Today we'll be breaking down the recruiting class that has been signed by Northern Illinois for 2012. Now you can find a list of all of the signed recruits at the official site and Huskie Wire has a live blog going as well. After the jump we'll post the recruits we have profiles for and try to come up with some for those that don't. The recruits will be in alphabetical order.

It's a great class with not too many surprises other than the players that we already knew were verbals FULL OF SURPRISES to the Northern Illinois program. We'll be breaking down the class in the days to come:

OT Dustin Adams
Minot, North Dakota (Minot)
6'5" 290 lbs

Other offers: Hawaii

Rivals Profile: NR
Scout Profile: 2-stars, #153 OG
ESPN Profile: 2-stars, 74, #1 in ND, #151 OT

Youtube: [1]

OL Sal Arceo

Chicago, IL (Mt. Carmel)
6'2" 275 lbs

DE Matthew Baltimore
Olathe, KS (East)
6'4" 230 lbs
40 time: 4.6 secs

Rivals Profile: 2-stars, 5.4, #8 player in KS
ESPN Profile: 2-stars, 74, #7 player in KS

Other offers: North Dakota, NDSU, SDSU

Youtube: [1]

News clippings: ESPN, Sunflower League

DT Ken Bishop

Iowa Falls, IA (Ellsworth C.C.)
6'2" 311 lbs

Rivals Profile: 3-stars, 5.5

CB Anthony Brooks
Warren, MI (Warren Mott)
6'0" 175 lbs

Rivals Profile: NR
Hudl Profile

Clippings: Friday Night Titans

OG Daron Brown
Detroit, Michigan (Mumford)
6'5" 312 lbs

Rivals Profile: 2-stars, 5.4, #30 player in MI
Scout Profile: 2-stars, #119 OG
ESPN Profile: 2-stars, 71, #63 player in MI

Other offers: Akron, Buffalo Western Michigan

Youtube: [1] [2] [3]

News clippings: Kurelic

DE Brian Canoy
Chicago, IL (St. Patrick)
6'4" 252 lbs
40 time: 4.8 secs
Bench max: 285 lbs
Vertical: 27"

Other offers: Air Force

Rivals Profile: 2-stars, 5.3, #50 player in IL, #5 DE in IL
Scout Profile: 2-stars, #213 DE

Youtube: [1]

OLB Mike Cotton
O'Fallon, IL (O'Fallon)
6'3" 210 lbs
40 time: 4.6 secs

Other offers: Indiana, Kansas State

Rivals Profile: 3-stars, 5.6, #24 player in IL, #3 LB in IL
Scout Profile: 3-stars, #70 OLB

Clippings: Belleville News

Youtube: [1]

QB Johnny Eagan

Wautoma, WI (Wautoma)
6'1" 180 lbs

Clippings: WBay

LB Ladell Fleming
Chicago, IL (Julian)
6'1" 210 lbs

Rivals Profile: NR

RB Perez Ford
Romeoville, IL (Romeoville)
6'2" 225 lbs
40 time: 4.39
Vertical: 38"

Other offers: ?

Rivals Profile: 3-stars, 5.5, #32 player in IL, #5 RB in IL
Scout Profile: 2-stars
ESPN Profile: 3-stars, 77, #17 in IL

News clippings: Herald-News, Tribune, ESPN HS

S Conner Gavin

Chicago, IL (Notre Dame)
6'0" 190 lbs

WR Clayton Glasper

Peoria, IL (Richwoods)
6'4" 197 lbs

QB Drew Hare
O'Fallon, MO (Fort Zumwalt West)
6'2" 200 lbs

Other offers: ?

Rivals Profile: NR
Scout Profile: NR

Youtube: [1] [2]

RB Keith Harris Jr.

Chicago, IL (Leo)
5'9" 175 lbs

Youtube: [1] [2] [3]

LB Cody Hazelett
6'2" 210 lbs
Inver Grove Heights, MN (Simley)

Clippings: Inver Grove Heights Patch

Youtube: [1]

TE Lincoln Howard

Osceola, WI (Osceola)
6'6" 260 lbs

DE Michael Ippolito
Naperville, IL (Neuqua Valley)
6'4" 230 lbs

Rivals Profile: 3-stars, 5.5, #29 in IL, #3 DE in IL
Scout Profile: 2-stars
ESPN Profile: 2-stars, 74, #33 player in IL

Other offers: Air Force, Akron, Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Toledo, Western Michigan

News clippings: Sun-Times, Tribune

Youtube: [1]

DB Charles Ivory
Vero Beach, FL (Vero Beach)
6'1" 170 lbs

Rivals Profile: NR

Youtube: [1] [2]

DT Mario Jones
Chicago, IL (Hubbard)
6'3" 275 lbs

Other offers: Western Michigan, Ball State

Rivals Profile: 3-stars, 5.5, #26/#34 player in IL, #5 DT in IL
Scout Profile: 2-stars
ESPN Profile: 2-stars, 74, #39 in IL

Youtube channel

TE Desroy Maxwell
Chicago, IL (Amundsen)
6'2" 240 lbs

Rivals Profile: #43 player in IL
Scout Profile: 2-stars, #76 TE
ESPN Profile: 2-stars, 74, #34 in IL, #80 TE

Other offers: Air Force, Ball State, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Toledo, Western Michigan

Youtube: [1] [2]

Clippings: ESPN Chicago

WR Charlie Miller

Vero Beach, FL (Vero Beach)
5'11" 185 LBS

Other offers: Vanderbilt, Minnesota, Iowa State

Rivals Profile: 3-stars, 5.6
Scout Profile: NR

Clippings: ESPN 720, TCPalm

CB Marlon Moore

Mobile, AL (C.F. Vigor)
5'9" 180 lbs

Clippings: al.com

OT Levon Myers
Franklin, WI (Franklin)
6'6" 260 lbs

Other offers: Wisconsin

Rivals Profile: NR
Scout Profile: 2-stars, #141 OT
WisSports.net: #2 OL in WI
ESPN Profile: 1-star, 64, #10 player in WI

Other offers: Illinois State

Youtube: [1]

OT Josh Ruka
Greenfield, WI (Greenfield)
6'6" 290

Other offers: Central Michigan, Toledo,

Rivals Profile: 2-stars, 5.4, #5 player in WI
Scout Profile: 2-stars
WisSports.net: #1 OL in WI

OLB Austin Smaha
Belvidere, IL (North)
6'0" 210 lbs

Rivals Profile: NR
Scout Profile: NR
NCSA Profile

Clippings: Belvidere Daily

Youtube: [1]

OL Brad Steger

Rock Island, IL (Rock Island)
6'7" 205 lbs

Clippings: QC Times

P Mark Strbjak

Munster, IN (Munster)
6'4" 200 lbs

OG Scott Taylor
Woodstock, IL (Marian Central Catholic)
6'3" 280 lbs

Other offers: Cincinnati, Eastern Michigan, Toledo

Rivals Profile: 3-stars, 5.5, #28 player in IL, #5 OG in IL
ESPN Profile: 3-stars, 79, #24 OG, #9 in IL

News clippings: ESPN Chicago, Chicago Tribune

DT Corey Thomas
Chicago, IL (Lindblom)
6'2" 280 lbs

Scout Profile: 2-stars, #128 DT

QB Matt Williams
Geneva, IL (Geneva)
6'3" 190 lbs

Other offers: ?

Rivals Profile: 3-stars, 5.5, #38 player in IL, #5 QB in IL
Scout Profile: 2-stars, #116 QB