Raymond Niro III

2023 Graduate:

Played in four games, totaling three catches for 40 yards
Named Academic All-Big Ten
Notched two catches for a career-high 31 yards in a road win over Wisconsin (11/11)
Recovered a muffed punt on special teams, which set up a touchdown, and had one catch for nine yards in the victory at Illinois (11/25)

2022 Senior:

Appeared in all 12 games, hauling in five receptions for 66 yards (13.2 ypc) and two touchdowns
Awarded the No. 1 jersey, known as “The Wildcat,” for the way the player approaches life and being a teammate
Hauled a career-long 41-yard reception for his first career receiving touchdown and the team’s first score of the season to help defeat Nebraska (8/27)
Snagged a seven-yard touchdown pass against Iowa (10/29), becoming the first student-athlete to score a touchdown while earning the No. 1 jersey since the tradition began in 2011
Caught two passes for 11 yards against Wisconsin (10/8)

2021 Junior:

Led the team in kick return yardage (159 yards) and was one of two Wildcats to finish with a punt return average over 20 yards (20.6)
Appeared in all 12 games with a start in the season-opener against Michigan State
Returned a punt 36 yards against Indiana State (9/11)
Tore off a 35-yard punt return against Iowa (11/6)
Set a season-long for kick return yardage with a 24-yard return against Wisconsin (11/13)

2020 Sophomore:

Recorded first tackle of the season vs Nebraska (11/7)
Made another appearance in the Big Ten Championship against Ohio State (12/12)
Recorded a career-high two receptions in Citrus Bowl against Auburn for 17 yards (1/1/21)

2019 Redshirt First-Year:

Appeared in five games
Transitioned from wide receiver to running back in final two games of the season due to injuries
Made special teams tackles vs. UNLV (9/14), Wisconsin (9/28) and Ohio State (10/18)
Recovered a fumble at Wisconsin (9/28)
Rushed for 45 yards on seven carries and scored his first career touchdown in the win vs. UMass (11/16)
Ran for a career-best 56 yards on four attempts vs. Illinois (11/30)

2018 First-Year:

High School:

Two-time letter winner and two-year starting quarterback for Barrington High School
Compiled 3,658 total yards of offense and 44 touchdowns as a senior ... Rushed for 2,043 yards and 30 touchdowns, passed for 1,615 yards and 13 touchdowns, and caught one pass for 39 yards and a score
Earned All-Mid Suburban League, Daily Herald All-Area, Chicago Tribune All-Area and IHSAA All-State First Team honors in 2017
Led his team to a 9-0 record for the first time since 1998 and a MSL conference championship
Totaled 2,612 yards of total offense as a junior
Named All-Conference and Daily Herald All-Area as a junior
Two-time Academic All-State
Invited to the Illinois All-Star Shrine Game
Averaged 10.5 yards per carry during his career
Two-time letter winner in basketball and three-time letter winner in track and field
Mother Amanda played volleyball at Northwestern, sister Ann plays soccer at Notre Dame and sister Nicole played soccer at Auburn
Attended the same high school as former Wildcat punter Daniel Kubiuk