2006 Northwestern roster

28 players. From 6 states; the most from Illinois (2). The 2006 season.

Our source’s roster for 2006 is partial: 28 names, most without a position or size. Rosters are complete from about 2010.

Quarterbacks 2

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2006
	C.J. Bacher QB					1,172 passing yards, 6 TD
13	Mike Kafka QB		6′3″		Chicago, IL	494 passing yards, 1 TD

Running backs 4

Player	Hometown	2006
Tyrell Sutton RB		1,000 rushing yards, 5 TD
Terrell Jordan RB		219 rushing yards, 4 TD
Omar Conteh RB		28 rushing yards
Brandon Roberson RB2-star recruit	Pearland, TX	28 rushing yards, 1 TD

Receivers 8

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2006
	Shaun Herbert WR			47 catches, 494 yards, 2 TD
	Ross Lane WR			30 catches, 401 yards, 2 TD
	Eric Peterman WR			23 catches, 349 yards, 1 TD
	Rasheed Ward WR			22 catches, 212 yards
12	Andrew Brewer WR	6′3″	Tulsa, OK	344 passing yards
	Jeff Yarbrough WR			4 catches, 24 yards
	Kim Thompson WR			4 catches, 62 yards
	Tonjua Jones WR2-star recruit		Southfield, MI	1 catch, 11 yards

Defensive line 1

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2006
99	Corey Wootton DE		6′7″	280	Rutherford, NJ	2 INT

Defensive backs 2

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2006
4	Brendan Smith S		6′1″		Andover, MA	3 INT
24	Sherrick McManis CB		6′1″		Peoria, IL	1 INT

Specialists 3

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2006
	Slade Larscheid P					65 punts, 37.2 average
	Joel Howells K					8 of 12 field goals
	Amado Villarreal K

Athletes and others 8

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2006
	Marquice Cole					12 returns, 28 yards
	Deante Battle					1 INT
	Nick Roach					1 INT
	Reggie McPherson					1 INT
	Sam Cheatham					6 catches, 72 yards
	Erryn Cobb					2 catches, 26 yards
	Adam Kadela
	Eddie Simpson

Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2006 production (yards, tackles, kicks), then by number. Hometowns are each player’s latest on file. Transfers are this season’s arrivals through the portal; stars are the player’s 247Sports composite rating as a recruit.