Week 2 of the college football season is here and one of the Friday matchups is Maryland vs Northern Illinois. Both teams are coming off Week 1 wins and will be looking to continue their upward momentum. Maryland is a -820 favorite, according to FanDuel.
Here is a look at each team’s projected starters and depth chart.
Maryland Football hosts Northern Illinois under the lights tonight at 7:30 PM. That means it’s time for some predictions. 👇
1. Predict the score of tonight’s game.
2. Predict Malik Washington’s passing yards pic.twitter.com/Subdobn67F— Inside Maryland Sports (@Terrapins247) September 5, 2025
Maryland vs Northern Illinois Projected Starting Lineup For Week No. 2
Maryland starting lineup
| WR-X | Jalil Farooq |
| WR-Z | Kaleb Webb |
| WR-Y | Octavian Smith Jr. |
| LT | Rahtrel Perry |
| LG | Isaiah Wright |
| C | Michael Hershey |
| RG | Aliou Bah |
| RT | Alan Herron |
| TE | Dorian Fleming |
| QB | Malik Washington |
| RB | Nolan Ray |
| LDE | Sidney Stewart |
| NT | Cam Rice |
| RDE | Dillan Fontus |
| LOLB | Neeo Avery |
| WLB | Michael Harris |
| MLB | Daniel Wingate |
| ROLB | Trey Reddick |
| LCB | Jamare Glasker |
| SS | Lavain Scruggs |
| FS | Jalen Huskey |
| RCB | Dontay Joyner |
| NB | La’khi Roland |
| P | Bryce McFerson |
| K | Ryan Capriotti |
Northern Illinois starting lineup
| WR-X | Gary Givens |
| WR-Z | George Dimopoulos |
| WR-Y | DeAree Rogers |
| LT | Evan Malcore |
| LG | Aidan Tweedy |
| C | Landon Hron |
| RG | Thomas Paasch |
| RT | Izuchukwu Ozoh |
| TE | Jake Appleget |
| QB | Josh Holst |
| RB | Telly Johnson Jr. |
| LDE | Jalonnie Williams |
| LDT | Mark Hensley |
| RDT | Dasean Dixon |
| RDE | Roy Williams |
| WLB | Filip Maciorowski |
| MLB | Quinn Urwiler |
| LCB | Donte Harrison |
| SS | Muhammed Jammeh |
| FS | Jasper Beeler |
| RCB | Jacob Finley |
| NB | Ty Myles |
| P | Danny Vuckovic |
| K | Andrew Glass |
Maryland vs Northern Illinois Depth Chart for Week No. 2
Maryland Depth Chart
| WR-X | Mekhai White | Justin DeVaughn | |
| WR-Z | Shaleak Knotts | Jordan Scott | |
| WR-Y | Ryan Manning | Zymear Smith | |
| LT | Jaylen Gilchrist | ||
| LG | Logan Bennett | ||
| C | Trevor Szymanski | ||
| RG | Ryan Howerton | ||
| RT | Carlos Moore | ||
| TE | AJ Szymanski | Anthony Robsock | Leon Haughton Jr. |
| QB | Justyn Martin | Khristian Martin | |
| RB | DeJuan Williams | Iverson Howard | Bud Coombs |
| LDE | DD Holmes | ||
| NT | Eyan Thomas | Sedrick Smith | Bryce Jenkins |
| RDE | Daniel Owens | ||
| LOLB | Zahir Mathis | ||
| WLB | Carlton Smith | ||
| MLB | Keyshawn Flowers | ||
| ROLB | DJ Samuels | ||
| LCB | Braydon Lee | ||
| SS | Gavin Edwards | ||
| FS | Messiah Delhomme | Alex Moore | |
| RCB | Kevyn Humes | ||
| NB | Judah Jenkins | Lloyd Irvin III |
Northern Illinois Depth Chart
| WR-X | La’Don Bryant | |
| WR-Z | Kenji Lewis | |
| WR-Y | Rickey Taylor Jr. | |
| LT | Ross Liegel | |
| LG | Abiahtar Curry | |
| C | Jacob Welch | |
| RG | Michael Jimmar | |
| RT | Lane Mahnesmith | |
| TE | Pierce Oppong | |
| QB | Jackson Proctor | Brady Davidson |
| RB | Chavon Wright | |
| LDE | Ivan Ingold | Davis Ivan |
| LDT | Alvin Gulley Jr. | |
| RDT | Reggie Jean | |
| RDE | Jay’shon Thomas | Ivan Moore Jr. |
| WLB | Marc Pretto | |
| MLB | KJ Cronin | |
| LCB | Devion Reynolds | |
| SS | Broderick Windham | |
| FS | James Finley | |
| RCB | Keshawn Lyons | |
| NB | Cyrus McGarrell | Taylor Powell |
How To Watch Maryland vs Northern Illinois
This matchup between Maryland and Northern Illinois can be watched on the Big Ten Network on Friday at 7:30 p.m. ET.
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