End of 2016 Offseason. 2017 Season Begins! - nbcards's Dynasty

nbcards's Dynasty Blog

End of 2016 Offseason. 2017 Season Begins!

Posted on September 15, 2015 at 09:12 PM.

After a better but still disappointing season NIU negotiated contract extensions for both their OC and DC. NIU lost 18 players to graduation including QB Drew Hare who was drafted in the 6th rd. NIU has received no transfer requests this off-season. Recruiting went much better this year with a class ranking 47th best in the nation and finishing 3rd in the MAC behind Bowling Green and Miami (OH).

NIU Huskies Recruiting - 2016
NAME	POS	CLASS	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	CALIBER
Clarence Hunt	ATH	JUCO Jr	Bolingbrook, IL	5'11	215
Nate Harris	ATH	HS	Westport, CT	6'4	207
Kyle Tyler	DE	HS	Oakdale, MN	6'7	262
Brandon Reed	TE	HS	Newport East, RI	6'0	243
Anthony Graham	HB	HS	Indianapolis, IN	6'0	196
Mark Ross	K	HS	Alsip, IL	6'1	182
Curtis Kilpatrick	ATH	HS	Greendale, WI	6'0	206
Trey Nelson	DT	HS	Naples, FL	6'6	319
Joe Gibbs	SS	HS	Crawfordsville, IN	5'11	195
Zach Gilmore	T	HS	South Milwaukee, WI	6'3	279
Jeff Keith	QB	HS	Hoffman Estates, IL	6'0	209
Josh Nichols	G	HS	St. Charles, IL	6'4	312
Kendrick Stevenson	CB	HS	Galesburg, IL	6'4	192
Adam McDaniel	MLB	HS	Wisconsin Rapids, WI	6'2	252
Jarvis Thompson	MLB	HS	Berwyn, IL	6'0	225
Matt Johnson	P	HS	Spring Hill, FL	5'11	227
Tony Murphy	P	HS	Coldwater, MI	6'4	219

Below are the 25 best recruiting classes:

Top Recruiting Classes - 2016
RK	TEAM	5	4	3	2	1	TOTAL
1	Michigan	3	8	11	0	0	22
2	Oklahoma	4	7	9	0	0	20
3	Alabama	4	4	17	0	0	25
4	Michigan State	1	9	7	7	1	25
5	Stanford	1	8	13	0	0	22
6	USC	2	8	8	0	1	19
7	Ohio State	3	6	8	0	0	17
8	Texas	1	7	11	0	0	19
9	Arkansas	0	8	10	2	0	20
10	LSU	1	7	9	1	0	18
11	Auburn	1	6	10	5	0	22
12	Nebraska	2	5	10	0	0	17
13	Wisconsin	2	5	8	3	1	19
14	Mississippi State	1	4	14	4	2	25
15	Iowa	0	7	9	2	4	22
16	UCLA	1	4	14	1	1	21
17	Florida State	2	3	10	4	3	22
18	North Carolina	1	4	11	5	0	21
19	Kansas State	0	6	9	4	0	19
20	Clemson	0	4	16	0	1	21
21	Virginia Tech	1	4	9	5	1	20
22	Indiana	0	5	11	3	1	20
23	Oklahoma State	0	5	9	7	0	21
24	Georgia	0	5	10	5	0	20
25	Notre Dame	2	2	13	0	0	17

Conference Changes:
Bowling Green and Iowa relegated to the MAC
Purdue and Illinois promoted to the Big Ten
Utah State and Fresno State relegated to the MWC
Boise State and Colorado promoted to the PAC-12
Arkansas State and Houston relegated to C-USA
Tulsa and Texas Tech promoted to Big 12
FAU and Memphis relegated to Sunbelt
Kentucky and Missouri promoted to SEC
Boston College and NC State relegated to American
Syracuse and Virginia promoted to ACC

Scheduling Notes: