Is Malik Armstrong starting?
Malik Armstrong is the projected starter at FS for Northern Illinois Huskies.
Malik Armstrong is the projected starting FS on a Rebuilding Northern Illinois — 59 OVR.
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What's Next
The Story
Making His Case
A 2-star recruit out of Minooka Community HS, ranked #2,547 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 1 tackles, 0 INT, 0 PBU. That's 0% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 59 overall (Depth tier).
- Jersey
- #14
- Class
- RS SR
- Height
- 6'0"
- Weight
- 192 lbs
Career Stats
| Season | Tkl | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.
Recruiting Profile
- Stars
- ★★☆☆☆2-star
- Composite
- 0.7906
- National Rank
- #2547
- High School
- Minooka Community HS
- Hometown
- Minooka, IL
Why this rating?
On a 68-rated defense; 0th-percentile production (×0.76 for competition level) put them -9 vs unit starters → 59.
2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.
2026 Game Log
Sep 12LILSTTKL 4
- TKL
- 4
- SOLO
- 2
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 28-24
Sep 5LIOWATKL 6
- TKL
- 6
- SOLO
- 5
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 40-0
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | LILST | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 5 | LIOWA | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Malik Armstrong's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
The People's Ratings
Team Role
Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.