J.R. Niklos

J.R. Niklos

Assistant Coach
Special teams coordinator, Linebackers
 
Experience
  • Begins fifth season at College of DuPage in 2025
  • Member of 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 NJCAA Championship staffs
  • Coached high school football since 2008
  • Three-time All-American at Western Illinois (TE)
  • Six-year NFL veteran (St. Louis Rams, Oakland Raiders, Kansas City Chiefs and Cleveland Browns
Accolades
  • Owner/Director of Naperville-based Acceleration Sports Performance
  • General Manager for Midwest BOOM, an offseason 7v7 training and playing football organization that has produced 400 NCAA Division I athletes with more than 50 NFL alums
  • Led BOOM to 10 national championships