Cyrus McGarrell is a durable, multi-year NIU defensive back with special-teams value
McGarrell is a 6-foot-2, 197-pound senior safety/corner-type who brings length, steadiness, and proven game experience to the back end; across 39 career games at Northern Illinois, he posted 31 tackles, 2 interceptions, and 2 pass breakups, while also earning twice Academic All-MAC recognition and a 2026 CFL Draft selection. His standout differentiators are versatility and athletic traits—NIU’s 2026 pro day showed a 4.69 forty, a 37.5-inch vertical, and a 10'6" broad jump—making him a fit for teams valuing range, special-teams reliability, and a disciplined rotational DB rather than a pure volume-stat star.
