| Player | Team | Role | Rating | Year | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telly Johnson Jr. pts/play 0.04 · carries 57 of 121 (47%) · rec 8 of 93 (9%) · rush yds med 76 · rec yds med 7 | NIU | HB | 83 | Junior | starter |
| DeAree Rogers pts/play 0.38 · rec 31 of 93 (33%) · rec yds med 71 | NIU | WR | 82 ▲1 | Senior | starter |
| Cam Thompson pts/play 0.18 · carries 1 of 85 (1%) · rec 9 of 70 (13%) · rush yds med 0 · rec yds med 46 | NIU | WR | 77 | Senior | starter |
| Landon Hron | NIU | C | 77 ▲2 | Junior | starter |
| Jay'shon Thomas | NIU | RE | 76 ▼1 | Junior | starter |
| Dev'ion Reynolds | NIU | CB | 76 | Sophomore | depth |
| Yassine Falke | NIU | CB | 76 ▲1 | Junior | starter |
| Elijah Porter pts/play -0.01 · carries 16 of 121 (13%) · rec 5 of 93 (5%) · rush yds med 9 · rec yds med 5 | NIU | HB | 75 | Sophomore | starter |
| Eric Tafoya | NIU | HB | 75 (launch) | Senior | depth |
| Chevez Trask | NIU | DT | 73 | Junior | depth |
| Jason Fowler rec 3 of 52 (6%) · rec yds med 13 | NIU | TE | 73 | Sophomore | starter |
| La'Don Bryant pts/play 0.23 · rec 14 of 93 (15%) · rec yds med 45 | NIU | WR | 73 | Sophomore | starter |
| Ryan Short | NIU | K | 73 ▲5 | Senior | depth |
| Caleb Haack | NIU | TE | 72 | Freshman | depth |
| Jermaine Green | NIU | WR | 72 | Freshman | depth |
| Kenji Lewis | NIU | WR | 72 | Senior | depth |
| Rickey Taylor Jr. rec 5 of 29 (17%) · rec yds med 57 | NIU | WR | 72 | Sophomore | depth |
| Ross Liegel | NIU | LT | 71 ▼3 | Sophomore | starter |
| Jaiduan Cranford | NIU | HB | 71 | Freshman | depth |
| Trey Porter | NIU | FS | 71 | Senior | depth |
| Ben Gustafson | NIU | LT | 71 ▲6 | Sophomore | depth |
| Brady Kerperin | NIU | MLB | 70 | Sophomore | starter |
| Brody Windham | NIU | ROLB | 70 | Senior | depth |
| George Dimopoulos rec 6 of 51 (12%) · rec yds med 39 | NIU | WR | 70 | Junior | depth |
| Jalen Macon pts/play -0.23 · carries 10 of 66 (15%) · rush yds med -1 · pass yds med 10 | NIU | QB | 70 | Senior | depth |
| Romelo Walker | NIU | CB | 70 | Sophomore | depth |
| Tyrese Stanley | NIU | SS | 70 | Junior | depth |
| Jake Ference | NIU | P | 69 ▼6 | Sophomore | depth |
| Lane Mahnesmith | NIU | RT | 69 ▼1 | Sophomore | depth |
| Tyler Chambers | NIU | RG | 69 ▼1 | Freshman | depth |
| Aaron Warren | NIU | SS | 69 | Senior | depth |
| Avery Jones | NIU | FS | 69 | Senior | depth |
| Braylon Agee | NIU | WR | 69 | Freshman | depth |
| Joe Stein rec 1 of 29 (3%) · rec yds med 8 | NIU | TE | 69 | Sophomore | depth |
| Justin Harris | NIU | SS | 69 | Junior | depth |
| Liam Lindo | NIU | CB | 69 | Sophomore | starter |
| Marshall Washington Jr. | NIU | CB | 69 | Junior | starter |
| Tavaris Coles | NIU | WR | 69 | Junior | depth |
| Luke Skartvedt | NIU | LG | 69 ▲3 | Junior | starter |
| Brady Davidson pass yds med 27 | NIU | QB | 68 | Sophomore | depth |
| Darrius Summers III | NIU | LE | 68 | Freshman | depth |
| Jacob McGhee | NIU | DT | 68 | Junior | depth |
| Joseph Nnamuchi | NIU | RE | 68 | Junior | depth |
| Kevin Holmes Jr. | NIU | WR | 68 | Junior | depth |
| Kyon Conyers | NIU | FS | 68 | Junior | starter |
| Mason Markel | NIU | RT | 68 | Freshman | depth |
| Fawzy Omotoso | NIU | LE | 67 | Freshman | depth |
| James Bradley | NIU | LE | 67 | Junior | depth |
| Jordan Bellamy | NIU | DT | 67 | Freshman | depth |
| Kole Sneed | NIU | LE | 67 | Junior | starter |
| Liam Russo rec 2 of 29 (7%) · rec yds med 15 | NIU | TE | 67 | Freshman | depth |
| Logan Gross | NIU | C | 67 | Sophomore | depth |
| Triston White carries 2 of 30 (7%) · rush yds med 2 | NIU | HB | 67 | Freshman | depth |
| Jack Murray | NIU | MLB | 66 | Freshman | starter |
| Jvon Hatcher | NIU | DT | 66 | Freshman | depth |
| Matthew Scarlett | NIU | DT | 66 | Junior | depth |
| Micah Cook | NIU | RE | 66 | Freshman | depth |
| Ty Mead | NIU | C | 66 | Senior | starter |
| Christopher Allen | NIU | DT | 65 | Sophomore | depth |
| Deacon King | NIU | FS | 65 | Freshman | depth |
| Devin Habermehl | NIU | TE | 65 | Sophomore | depth |
| Ean Hamric | NIU | QB | 65 | Senior | depth |
| Jashawn Nelson | NIU | ROLB | 65 | Freshman | starter |
| Jason Evans | NIU | TE | 65 | Junior | depth |
| Justus Donahoo | NIU | FS | 65 | Freshman | depth |
| Keagan Ruane-Martino | NIU | SS | 65 | Freshman | depth |
| Bryshawn Brown | NIU | QB | 64 | Freshman | depth |
| Charles Brooks III | NIU | RE | 64 | Freshman | depth |
| Jacob Welch | NIU | RG | 64 | Junior | depth |
| James Little IV | NIU | CB | 64 | Sophomore | depth |
| Malik Armstrong | NIU | FS | 64 | Senior | starter |
| Montrel Canion | NIU | DT | 64 | Freshman | starter |
| Zaire McKinney rec 2 of 29 (7%) · rec yds med 17 | NIU | WR | 64 | Freshman | depth |
| Afy Ibekwe | NIU | WR | 63 | Freshman | depth |
| Austin Tillman | NIU | CB | 63 | Freshman | depth |
| Kenny Fletcher | NIU | LT | 63 (launch) | Sophomore | depth |
| Samir Senenat | NIU | LG | 63 | Sophomore | depth |
| Glen Weber rec 3 of 36 (8%) · rec yds med 8 | NIU | TE | 62 | Junior | depth |
| Amari Washington | NIU | DT | 61 | Freshman | starter |
| Andruw Ellis | NIU | SS | 61 | Freshman | depth |
| A.J. Mims | NIU | FB | 60 (launch) | Freshman | depth |
| Cooper Mau | NIU | ROLB | 60 | Junior | depth |
| Trenton Nixon | NIU | MLB | 59 | Freshman | depth |
| Tyler Rindels | NIU | C | 58 | Freshman | depth |
| Josiah King | NIU | DT | 56 | Freshman | depth |
| Taron Dickens | NIU | QB | n/r | JR | starter |
| Chevy Trask | NIU | OL | n/r | SR | starter |