Taron Dickens
Northern Illinois Huskies
70
Average

Taron Dickens

Northern Illinois HuskiesRebuilding
QBOffenseAverageTRANSFER · Western Carolina
Projected Starter

Is Taron Dickens starting?

Taron Dickens is the projected starter at QB for Northern Illinois Huskies.

Taron Dickens is the projected starting QB on a Rebuilding Northern Illinois — 70 OVR.

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Depth at QB · Northern Illinois Huskies

  1. 1570Taron DickensStarter
  2. 21448Jalen Macon
  3. 3248Brady Davidson

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The Story

The X-Factor

A 3-star recruit out of Miami Northwestern, ranked #2,330 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 3,508 passing yards, 38 TD, 2 INT. That's 100% of the team's production at his spot and 84th-percentile production nationally — good for a 70 overall (Average tier).

Recruit3★ · #2,330 NatlTeam Share100%Percentile84th
Miami, FL
Jersey
#5
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
5'11"
Weight
180 lbs
Transfer
Western Carolina

Stats

SeasonPass YdsTDINT
—3508382

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8156
National Rank
#2330
High School
Miami Northwestern
Hometown
Miami, FL

Why this rating?

On a 63-rated offense; 84th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.60 for competition level) put them +7 vs unit starters → 70.

Team offense (SP+)
63
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 84% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 49% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.60)
Depth-chart adjustment
+7 for role

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 26LGASTYDS 320
CMP-ATT
28-42
YDS
320
TD
1
INT
0
QBR
138.5
CAR
9
YDS
-26
AVG
-2.9
TD
0

Final L 35-14

Sep 20LARIZYDS 228
CMP-ATT
25-37
YDS
228
TD
1
INT
0
QBR
128.2
CAR
7
YDS
9
AVG
1.3
TD
0

Final L 42-17

Sep 12LILSTYDS 193
CMP-ATT
22-27
YDS
193
TD
1
INT
1
QBR
146.3
CAR
5
YDS
-16
AVG
-3.2
TD
0

Final L 28-24

Sep 5LIOWAYDS 96
CMP-ATT
9-14
YDS
96
TD
0
INT
1
QBR
107.6
CAR
6
YDS
-19
AVG
-3.2
TD
0

Final L 40-0

Taron Dickens's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

X-Factor
QB: 3508 pass yds · 38 TD · 2 INT
Usage / Involvement100%
Coach Northern IllinoisTake them from week one to the natty. You call every play.
DAILY PICKSMake your picks.Today's games. No account needed.

Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.