2011 Northwestern roster

108 players. From 22 states; the most from Illinois (31) and Ohio (19). The 2011 season.

Quarterbacks 5

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
7	Dan Persa QB	6′1″		Bethlehem, PA	2,376 passing yards, 17 TD
2	Kain Colter QB	6′0″		Denver, CO	673 passing yards, 6 TD; 654 rushing yards, 9 TD
13	Trevor Siemian QB	6′3″		Windermere, FL	256 passing yards, 3 TD
10	Zack Oliver QB	6′4″		Baton Rouge, LA
15	P.J. Carollo QB	6′1″	185	Lake Bluff, IL

Running backs 7

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2011
5	Venric Mark RB	5′8″	Tomball, TX	56 returns, 1,042 yards
39	Jacob Schmidt RB	5′10″	Rhinelander, WI	471 rushing yards, 6 TD
22	Treyvon Green RB	5′10″	Mesquite, TX	362 rushing yards, 4 TD
26	Adonis Smith RB	5′11″	Oakland, CA	266 rushing yards, 3 TD
32	Mike Trumpy RB	6′1″	Wheaton, IL	182 rushing yards, 1 TD
3	Tyris Jones RB	6′0″	Fort Wayne, IN	69 rushing yards
2	Alex Daniel RB3-star recruit		Roswell, GA	−1 rushing yards

Receivers 15

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
11	Jeremy Ebert WR	6′0″		Hilliard, OH	75 catches, 1,060 yards, 11 TD
8	Demetrius Fields WR	6′0″		Dallas, TX	32 catches, 382 yards, 3 TD
17	Rashad Lawrence WR3-star recruit	6′2″		Orlando, FL	19 catches, 203 yards, 1 TD
14	Christian Jones WR	6′3″		Houston, TX	16 catches, 195 yards
6	Charles Brown WR	5′11″		Chicago, IL	8 catches, 101 yards
84	Drew Moulton WR	5′11″		Freeland, MI	4 catches, 40 yards
80	Mike Jensen WR	6′0″		Rancho Santa Fe, CA	2 catches, 23 yards
6	Tony Jones WR	6′0″		Flint, MI
11	Pierre Youngblood-Ary WR	6′3″		Orlando, FL
12	Cermak Bland WR	5′11″	185	West Linn, OR
19	Cameron Dickerson WR	6′3″		Englewood, NJ
23	E.J. Webb WR	6′5″	190	Wilmette, IL
25	Jordan Perkins WR	6′0″		Lodi, CA
86	Brendan Barber WR	6′2″		Erie, PA
88	Torin Dupper WR	6′1″	190	Decatur, AL

Offensive line 17

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
75	Jack Konopka OL	6′5″		Inverness, IL	1 catch, 6 yards
53	Geoff Mogus OL3-star recruit	6′5″	305	Lorain, OH
57	Matt Frazier OL3-star recruit	6′4″	295	Bourbonnais, IL
61	Alex Pietrzak OL	6′4″	290	Burr Ridge, IL
62	Taylor Paxton OL3-star recruit	6′4″	295	Centennial, CO
64	Doug Bartels OL	6′4″	295	Caledonia, IL
65	Ben Burkett OL	6′4″	290	Toledo, OH
65	Hayden Baker OL	6′2″	295	Trout Valley, IL
66	Brandon Vitabile OL	6′3″		Edison, NJ
70	Patrick Ward OL	6′7″	310	Homer Glen, IL
70	Shane Mertz OL	6′8″	300	Hazlet, NJ
72	Brian Mulroe OL	6′4″	295	Glenview, IL
73	Colin Armstrong OL	6′5″	290	Wheaton, IL
74	Chuck Porcelli OL3-star recruit	6′7″	315	Oak Brook, IL
75	Al Netter OL	6′6″	310	Rohnert Park, CA
78	Paul Jorgensen OL	6′6″		DeWitt, MI
79	Neal Deiters OL3-star recruit	6′8″	315	Elmhurst, IL

Defensive line 17

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
97	Tyler Scott DL	6′4″		Warren, OH	1 INT
1	Bo Cisek DL	6′2″		Chicago, IL
1	Max Chapman DL	6′3″	270	Ponte Vedra, FL
13	Deonte Gibson DL	6′3″	265	Lakewood, OH
42	Kevin Watt DL3-star recruit	6′4″	265	Glen Ellyn, IL
60	Jake Gregus DL	6′3″	230	Riverside, IL
88	Quentin Williams DL3-star recruit	6′4″		Pittsburgh, PA
90	C.J. Robbins DL	6′5″	305	Peru, IL
90	Jack DiNardo DL	6′4″	295	Hinsdale, IL
91	Brian Arnfelt DL	6′5″	300	Lake Elmo, MN
91	Sean McEvilly DL3-star recruit	6′5″	300	Yorba Linda, CA
92	Will Hampton DL	6′3″	295	Houston, TX
93	Niko Mafuli DL	6′3″	305	Florissant, MO
94	Vince Browne DL	6′5″	265	Lisbon, OH
95	Davon Custis DL3-star recruit	6′3″	255	Gahanna, OH
96	Anthony Battle DL3-star recruit	6′2″	240	Dolton, IL
99	Chance Carter DL3-star recruit	6′3″	295	Evanston, IL

Linebackers 12

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
51	Bryce McNaul LB	6′3″		Eden Prairie, MN	1 INT
50	Timmy Vernon LB	6′3″		Fort Washington, PA	1 return, 10 yards
9	Jimmy Hall LB	6′2″		Toledo, OH
31	Stone Pinckney LB	6′0″	215	Columbia, SC
33	David Nwabuisi LB	6′1″		Houston, TX
35	Ben Johnson LB	6′3″		Trevor, WI
44	Chi Chi Ariguzo LB3-star recruit	6′3″		Gahanna, OH
45	Collin Ellis LB	6′2″		St. Gabriel, LA
46	Damien Proby LB3-star recruit	6′0″		North Las Vegas, NV
48	Roderick Goodlow LB	6′2″	220	Dallas, TX
55	Drew Smith LB3-star recruit	6′1″	230	Cincinnati, OH
56	Will Studlien LB	6′2″	225	Sunbury, OH

Defensive backs 20

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
10	Brian Peters S	6′4″		Pickerington, OH	5 INT
24	Ibraheim Campbell S3-star recruit	5′11″		Philadelphia, PA	2 INT
3	Jeravin Matthews CB	5′11″		Canonsburg, PA	1 INT
22	Demetrius Dugar CB	5′11″		Houston, TX	1 INT
26	Jordan Mabin CB3-star recruit	5′11″		Northfield Center, OH	1 INT
4	Jarrell Williams CB3-star recruit	5′11″	180	Robbins, IL
7	Hunter Bates S	5′10″		Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
13	C.J. Bryant CB	5′11″	180	Gahanna, OH
15	Daniel Jones CB	5′11″	175	Monticello, FL
16	Davion Fleming S	5′10″	200	Upland, CA
18	Matt Carpenter DB	6′2″	200	Dayton, OH
20	Austin Kassner DB	6′2″	170	Ashwaubenon, WI
20	Tim Weak CB	6′1″	180	Omaha, NE
21	Mike Bolden CB	6′1″	200	Evanston, IL
23	Nick VanHoose CB	6′0″		Urbana, OH
27	Jared Carpenter S	6′0″		Bowling Green, KY
32	David Arnold S	6′1″		Copley, OH
36	Mike Eshun CB	5′8″	175	Madison, WI
39	Joe Cannon CB	6′0″	190	Oconomowoc, WI
47	Ricky Weina CB	5′11″		Union Grove, WI

Specialists 6

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
37	Jeff Budzien PK3-star recruit	5′11″		Hartland, WI	6 of 10 field goals
49	Brandon Williams P	6′2″		Nappanee, IN	52 punts, 40.8 average
31	Chris Gradone P	6′2″		Cincinnati, OH
34	Steve Flaherty PK	6′1″		Chicago, IL
38	Arthur Omilian PK	5′11″		Atlanta, GA
59	Pat Hickey LS	6′0″	205	Chicago, IL

Athletes and others 9

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
9	Drake Dunsmore	6′3″		Lenexa, KS	45 catches, 522 yards, 6 TD
43	Tim Riley	6′3″		Oswego, IL	1 catch, 2 yards, 1 TD
81	Evan Watkins	6′6″		Carol Stream, IL	2 rushing yards
1	Tim Hanrahan	6′0″		Frankfort, IL
40	Brett Nagel	6′4″	230	Lemont, IL
41	Doug Diedrick	5′10″		Woodridge, IL
82	John Plasencia	6′5″	255	Tampa, FL
85	Mark Szott 3-star recruit	6′4″		Naperville, IL
87	Brian Smith	6′7″	285	Medina, OH

Hometowns of the 2011 Northwestern roster; the five states sending the most labeled with their players. Hover a dot for names. Map: us-atlas (public domain).

Where the roster comes from

By state

Illinois 31
Ohio 19
Texas 8
Florida 7
Wisconsin 7
Pennsylvania 6
California 6
Michigan 3

Top counties

Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 13
DuPage County, Illinois pop. 930,000 10
Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 5
Franklin County, Ohio pop. 1.3 million 4
Dallas County, Texas pop. 2.6 million 3

Hometowns placed in their counties with the US Census Bureau’s Gazetteer files. Populations from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–⁠2024 5-year estimates. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Which states send the most FBS players for their size.

Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2011 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.