2014 Northwestern roster

113 players. From 20 states; the most from Illinois (32) and Ohio (19). The 2014 season.

Quarterbacks 4

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2014
13	Trevor Siemian QB	6′3″		Windermere, FL	2,214 passing yards, 7 TD
10	Zack Oliver QB	6′4″		Baton Rouge, LA	367 passing yards, 2 TD
7	Matt Alviti QB4-star recruit	6′0″	204	Park Ridge, IL	0 passing yards
18	Clayton Thorson QB4-star recruit	6′4″	226	Wheaton, IL

Running backs 7

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2014
21	Justin Jackson RB4-star recruit	5′11″	200	Carol Stream, IL	1,187 rushing yards, 10 TD
22	Treyvon Green RB	5′10″		Mesquite, TX	319 rushing yards
27	Mike Panico RB	5′8″		Libertyville, IL	4 rushing yards
8	Auston Anderson RB	5′9″	198	Plano, TX
25	Corey Acker RB	5′9″	188	Ballston Lake, NY
29	Xavier Menifield RB	5′10″	200	Valencia, CA
44	Malcolm Bowman RB	5′11″	195	Dallas, TX

Receivers 20

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2014
21	Kyle Prater WR5-star recruit	6′5″		Maywood, IL	51 catches, 535 yards, 2 TD
6	Tony Jones WR	6′0″		Flint, MI	35 catches, 323 yards, 1 TD
19	Cameron Dickerson WR	6′3″		Englewood, NJ	24 catches, 318 yards, 1 TD
5	Miles Shuler WR4-star recruit	5′10″		Long Branch, NJ	23 catches, 190 yards
4	Solomon Vault WR	5′10″	196	Gaithersburg, MD	11 returns, 288 yards
6	Mike McHugh WR	6′3″		Kirkwood, MO	9 catches, 115 yards
11	Pierre Youngblood-Ary WR	6′3″		Orlando, FL	7 catches, 105 yards, 1 TD
80	Austin Carr WR	6′1″		Benicia, CA	7 catches, 100 yards
8	Stephen Buckley WR	6′0″		Forney, TX	2 catches, 23 yards
82	Andrew Scanlan WR	6′2″		Royersford, PA	1 catch, 5 yards
2	Christian Salem WR	6′3″		Santa Monica, CA	0 rushing yards
12	Cermak Bland WR	5′11″	185	West Linn, OR
14	Christian Jones WR	6′3″		Houston, TX
15	Macan Wilson WR	6′0″	185	Houston, TX
16	Quinn Baker WR	5′11″	195	Trout Valley, IL
23	Steven Reese WR	6′2″	212	Buford, GA
24	Mark Gorogianis WR	6′0″	190	Lombard, IL
25	Jordan Perkins WR	6′0″		Lodi, CA
81	Tom Fuessel WR	6′4″	185	Mokena, IL
89	Cole Johnson WR	6′1″	201	Avon, IN

Offensive line 19

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown
53	Geoff Mogus OL3-star recruit	6′5″	305	Lorain, OH
57	Matt Frazier OL3-star recruit	6′4″	295	Bourbonnais, IL
59	J.B. Butler OL	6′3″	308	Plainfield, IL
63	Ian Park OL	6′4″	305	Pittsburgh, PA
64	Blake King OL	6′3″	280	Shorewood, IL
65	Hayden Baker OL	6′2″	295	Trout Valley, IL
66	Brandon Vitabile OL	6′3″		Edison, NJ
68	Connor Mahoney OL	6′4″	285	Malvern, PA
69	Brad North OL	6′2″	290	Allen, TX
70	Shane Mertz OL	6′8″	300	Hazlet, NJ
71	Tommy Doles OL	6′4″	296	Grand Rapids, MI
72	Blake Hance OL3-star recruit	6′5″	310	Jacksonville, IL
73	Adam DePietro OL3-star recruit	6′5″	295	Lancaster, PA
74	Graham Bullmore OL	6′7″	298	Kenosha, WI
75	Jack Konopka OL	6′5″		Inverness, IL
76	Eric Olson OL	6′6″	305	Sudbury, MA
77	Kenton Playko OL	6′5″	300	Lewis Center, OH
78	Paul Jorgensen OL	6′6″		DeWitt, MI
79	Sam Coverdale OL3-star recruit	6′7″	305	Chagrin Falls, OH

Defensive line 13

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown
1	Max Chapman DL	6′3″	270	Ponte Vedra, FL
1	Tyler Lancaster DL3-star recruit	6′4″	315	Romeoville, IL
7	Ifeadi Odenigbo DL4-star recruit	6′3″		Centerville, OH
13	Deonte Gibson DL	6′3″	265	Lakewood, OH
56	Xavier Washington DE	6′1″	250	Cedar Hill, TX
75	Ben Oxley DL	6′6″	292	Avon Lake, OH
90	C.J. Robbins DL	6′5″	305	Peru, IL
91	Sean McEvilly DL3-star recruit	6′5″	300	Yorba Linda, CA
92	Fred Wyatt DL	6′4″	288	Lawrence, KS
93	Greg Kuhar DL3-star recruit	6′3″		Concord Township, OH
94	Dean Lowry DL3-star recruit	6′6″		Rockford, IL
95	Eric Joraskie DL	6′4″	245	Mount Carmel, PA
99	Chance Carter DL3-star recruit	6′3″	295	Evanston, IL

Linebackers 15

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2014
9	Jimmy Hall LB	6′2″		Toledo, OH	2 INT
18	Anthony Walker Jr. LB	6′1″		Miami, FL	2 INT
13	Warren Long LB	6′0″	218	Union City, CA	123 rushing yards
45	Collin Ellis LB	6′2″		St. Gabriel, LA	1 INT
35	Tom Hruby LB	6′3″		Crown Point, IN	1 rushing yard
10	Brett Walsh LB	6′1″	220	Monrovia, CA
32	Nate Hall LB	6′2″	231	Toledo, OH
38	Anthony Pierce LB	6′0″	210	Chicago, IL
42	Joseph Jones LB	6′1″		Plano, IL
44	Chi Chi Ariguzo LB3-star recruit	6′3″		Gahanna, OH
49	Josh Roberts LB	6′1″		Wamego, KS
51	Jaylen Prater LB	6′0″		Hamden, OH
53	Cameron Queiro LB	6′1″		Verona, NJ
54	Eric Hauser LB	6′0″	235	Lake Barrington, IL
55	Drew Smith LB3-star recruit	6′1″	230	Cincinnati, OH

Defensive backs 18

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2014
16	Godwin Igwebuike S3-star recruit	6′0″	212	Pickerington, OH	3 INT
24	Ibraheim Campbell S3-star recruit	5′11″		Philadelphia, PA	3 INT
11	Matthew Harris CB	5′11″		LaGrange Highlands, IL	2 INT
23	Nick VanHoose CB	6′0″		Urbana, OH	2 INT
3	Keith Watkins II CB	5′11″	196	Cincinnati, OH	1 return, 25 yards
2	Dwight White CB	5′10″		Cypress, TX
2	Traveon Henry S	6′1″		Lauderdale Lakes, FL
4	Jarrell Williams CB3-star recruit	5′11″	180	Robbins, IL
7	Marcus McShepard DB	5′11″	200	University Heights, OH
11	Parrker Westphal DB4-star recruit	6′1″	205	Bolingbrook, IL
15	Daniel Jones CB	5′11″	175	Monticello, FL
21	Kyle Queiro S3-star recruit	6′3″	220	Verona, NJ
26	Terrance Brown S	6′1″	210	Los Alamitos, CA
38	Dami Arowolaju DB	5′9″	170	Matteson, IL
39	Joe Cannon CB	6′0″	190	Oconomowoc, WI
41	Jared McGee S	6′1″	226	Mansfield, TX
47	Troy Sheppard CB	5′10″	170	Joliet, IL
48	Tommy Odell S	5′11″		River Forest, IL

Specialists 7

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2014
8	Jack Mitchell PK	6′3″		San Diego, CA	14 of 18 field goals
31	Chris Gradone P	6′2″		Cincinnati, OH	65 punts, 37.9 average
96	Hunter Niswander P	6′5″	243	Peninsula, OH	5 punts, 36.0 average
24	Alex Bousky PK	5′11″	193
33	Matt Micucci PK	5′11″		Lake Zurich, IL
38	Arthur Omilian PK	5′11″		Atlanta, GA
52	Chris Fitzpatrick LS	6′2″		Lawrenceburg, KY

Athletes and others 10

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2014
40	Dan Vitale	6′2″	235	Wheaton, IL	40 catches, 402 yards, 2 TD
19	Jayme Taylor	6′4″		The Woodlands, TX	9 catches, 45 yards
1	Tim Hanrahan	6′0″		Frankfort, IL	3 returns, 57 yards
9	Garrett Dickerson 4-star recruit	6′3″	248	Englewood, NJ	4 catches, 44 yards
41	Doug Diedrick	5′10″		Woodridge, IL	1 return, 6 yards
85	Mark Szott 3-star recruit	6′4″		Naperville, IL	2 catches, 29 yards
44	James Prather	6′4″	256	Memphis, TN
46	Eric Lutzen	6′6″	235	Pewaukee, WI
83	Heath Reineke	6′3″	245	Ashland, OH
86	Jack Schwaba	6′4″	260	Upper St. Clair, PA

Hometowns of the 2014 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 32
Ohio 19
Texas 11
California 9
New Jersey 7
Pennsylvania 7
Florida 6
Michigan 3

Top counties

Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 8
Will County, Illinois pop. 701,000 7
DuPage County, Illinois pop. 930,000 6
Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 3
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’ 2014 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.