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Joe Stein

Sophomore tight end for Northern Illinois. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.

TE · Northern Illinois · So. · #85

6′6″ · 252 lb · Grand Island, NE

How he plays

Yards / catch: 15th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

8

receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3

1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 8 yds, at Arizona

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Sophomore tight end for Northern Illinois. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.

  • Signed as a 3-star recruit to Northern Illinois in 2024.
The full story, with sources
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Joe Stein

TE · Northern Illinois · So · #85

The receipt on tape: 8 rec yds, 1 receptions against Arizona, Week 3, 2026.

8 REC YDS · 1 REC · 0 REC TD

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

  • season totals
  • game log

The tight end room · Northern Illinois

  1. #83Jason FowlerTE · So.14 receiving yards · 2025
  2. #49Devin HabermehlTE · So.1 game · 2025
  3. #84Glen WeberTE · Jr.2 games · 2026
  4. #85Joe SteinTE · So.1 game · 2026
  5. #86Brady HasquinTE · Fr.no box-score line yet

3 more on the roster · Northern Illinois team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology