Northern Illinois Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Friday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Jahmani Muhammad's Big Game Leads Harlem over Rockford East
Starting off the list is Harlem's Jahmani Muhammad, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Muhammad rushed for 293 yards and a touchdown while picking up 12.7 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023.
Muhammad must have Rockford East's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Muhammad rushed for 297 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per carry the last time he and the E-Rabs duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 55.40
Belvidere was sadly handed a defeat on Friday, but Antonio Villarreal did his best to prevent it. Despite the loss, Villarreal was still balling out as he picked up 40 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Belvidere is on a ten-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7. Villarreal and Belvidere will square off against Rockford Auburn at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 16.75
Demetrious Taborn Makes It Two for Belvidere
Another Belvidere player making an appearance on this list is Demetrious Taborn. He picked up 61 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Taborn has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 28.1 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 15.60
A Constellation of Stars for Belvidere
Another Belvidere player making an appearance on this list is Devonne Embrey. He threw for 149 yards and two touchdowns while completing 94.7% of his passes.
For the year, Embrey has thrown those 2 touchdowns while averaging 36.3 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 14.73
Amhaad Heard Makes It Two for Harlem
Another Harlem player making an appearance on this list is Amhaad Heard. He picked up 0.5 sacks and made eight total tackles.
For the season, Heard has averaged 5 total tackles per game and for the season has 7.5 sacks.
Gamescore: 11.75
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