Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-40@ Iowa | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-28vs Illinois State | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Total | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
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Aaron Warren
Senior defensive back on Northern Illinois's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 208 lb · Chicago, IL
Returning to Northern Illinois for 2026
The story
4 defensive back on Northern Illinois's 2026 roster.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearAaron Warren
The receipt: 6 tackles, 1 TFL against Illinois State — Week 2, 2026.
7 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Northern Illinois
NFL
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Northern Illinois0-2HC: Rob Harley · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 3.5 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rob Harley
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Northern Illinois | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Northern Illinois
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Northern Illinois
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -15 net (7 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Northern Illinois · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #126 · 2026 recruiting class #82
The secondary · Northern Illinois
- #9Dev'ion Reynolds13 tackles · 2025
- #4James Little IV2 tackles · 2025
- #14Malik Armstrong1 tackle · 2025
- #29Romelo Walker1 tackle · 2025
- #12Aaron Warren2 games · 2026
15 more on the roster · Northern Illinois team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology