Freshman linebacker on Northern Illinois's 2025 roster. No game stats recorded yet.
6′3″ · 222 lb · Covington, GA
Recruiting
ATH recruit
No. 2840 nationally · Signed with Northern Illinois
No college snaps yet.
The story
1 linebacker on Northern Illinois's 2026 roster. No game stats recorded yet.
KJ McRae
The receipt on tape: 7 tackles against Indiana State, Week 1, 2026.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road3g | 5.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 5.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
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.
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 23-21@ Indiana State | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 1 | L 10-38@ Iowa State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 20-34@ Southern Illinois | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 17 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
2026 Outlook
Northern Illinois
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Northern Illinois
Returning around him
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