2007 Northwestern roster

33 players. From 11 states; the most from Illinois (5) and Michigan (3). The 2007 season.

Our source’s roster for 2007 is partial: 33 names, most without a position or size. Rosters are complete from about 2010.

Quarterbacks 2

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2007
	C.J. Bacher QB					3,658 passing yards, 19 TD
13	Mike Kafka QB		6′3″		Chicago, IL	11 passing yards

Running backs 4

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2007
	Tyrell Sutton RB			522 rushing yards, 4 TD
	Omar Conteh RB			447 rushing yards, 5 TD
	Brandon Roberson RB2-star recruit		Pearland, TX	346 rushing yards, 4 TD
25	Stephen Simmons RB3-star recruit	5′8″	St. Louis, MO	−3 rushing yards

Receivers 8

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2007
	Eric Peterman WR			66 catches, 744 yards, 3 TD
	Ross Lane WR			49 catches, 649 yards, 7 TD
	Kim Thompson WR			46 catches, 680 yards, 3 TD
	Rasheed Ward WR			46 catches, 434 yards
	Tonjua Jones WR2-star recruit		Southfield, MI	19 catches, 196 yards, 2 TD
	Jeff Yarbrough WR			18 catches, 188 yards, 2 TD
81	Kevin Frymire WR	6′1″	Burr Ridge, IL	1 catch, 15 yards
12	Andrew Brewer WR	6′3″	Tulsa, OK

Offensive line 1

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2007
78	Kurt Mattes OL		6′6″	295	Larksville, PA

Defensive line 1

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2007
99	Corey Wootton DE		6′7″	280	Rutherford, NJ	1 INT

Linebackers 1

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2007
45	Kyle Petty LB		6′0″	210	Northbrook, IL	1 catch, 10 yards

Defensive backs 4

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2007
17	Brad Phillips S	6′4″	Export, PA	1 INT
24	Sherrick McManis CB	6′1″	Peoria, IL	1 INT
28	Justan Vaughn CB	6′0″	Pearland, TX	1 INT
4	Brendan Smith S	6′1″	Andover, MA	2 returns, 0 yards

Specialists 2

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2007
	Amado Villarreal K					12 of 18 field goals
1	Stefan Demos P3-star recruit		5′10″		Scottsdale, AZ	54 punts, 40.1 average

Athletes and others 10

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2007
9	Drake Dunsmore	6′3″	Lenexa, KS	11 catches, 141 yards
	Adam Kadela			1 INT
	Deante Battle			1 INT
	Eddie Simpson			1 INT
	Malcolm Arrington 3-star recruit		Orchard Lake, MI	1 INT
	Reggie McPherson			1 INT
44	Mark Woodsum	6′0″	Arlington Heights, IL	3 catches, 9 yards, 1 TD
80	Brendan Mitchell	6′3″	Twinsburg, OH	2 catches, 28 yards
89	Josh Rooks 3-star recruit	6′6″	Zeeland, MI	1 catch, 7 yards
	Kyle Daley			0 passing yards

Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2007 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.