NIU’s Triston White Brings Big-Play HS Pedigree to the Huskies Backfield
Triston White enters Northern Illinois as a 5-foot-10, 209-pound running back with a real workhorse resume: in his high school career he topped 3,200 rushing yards and 4,400 all-purpose yards, which points to compact power, balance, and versatility. At NIU, he was listed on the 2026 roster after joining the program in 2025, but public college game stats are still sparse, so the story is more projection than production right now. Why care? He looks like a physical, downhill fit with enough burst to matter in space—exactly the kind of back who can reward a run-heavy staff with hidden yards.
