Teams Northwestern 2015 Roster ← 2014 2016 → 2015 Northwestern roster 103 players: 15 freshmen, 88 with no class listed. From 20 states; the most from Illinois (26) and Ohio (18). The 2015 season .
Quarterbacks 3 Running backs 5 Receivers 22 Offensive line 16 Defensive line 12 Linebackers 14 Defensive backs 14 Specialists 7 Athletes and others 10
Quarterbacks 3 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 18 QB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 226 Wheaton, IL 1,522 passing yards, 7 TD 10 Zack Oliver QB 6′4″ Baton Rouge, LA 267 passing yards, 1 TD 7 Matt Alviti QB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 204 Park Ridge, IL 12 passing yards
Receivers 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 14 Christian Jones WR 6′3″ Houston, TX 23 catches, 234 yards, 2 TD 6 Mike McHugh WR 6′3″ Kirkwood, MO 16 catches, 160 yards 80 Austin Carr WR 6′1″ Benicia, CA 16 catches, 302 yards, 2 TD 5 Miles Shuler WR 4★ 4-star recruit 5′10″ Long Branch, NJ 15 catches, 149 yards 4 Solomon Vault WR 5′10″ 196 Gaithersburg, MD 11 catches, 95 yards 6 Jelani Roberts WR Fr. 5′8″ 173 Owings Mills, MD 8 catches, 48 yards 19 Cameron Dickerson WR 6′3″ Englewood, NJ 5 catches, 38 yards 2 Flynn Nagel WR Fr. 5′11″ 195 Lemont, IL 4 catches, 47 yards 8 Stephen Buckley WR 6′0″ Forney, TX 2 catches, 12 yards 11 Pierre Youngblood-Ary WR 6′3″ Orlando, FL 2 catches, 33 yards 87 Garrett Kidd WR 6′2″ Midland, MI 2 catches, 15 yards 82 Andrew Scanlan WR 6′2″ Royersford, PA 0 passing yards 2 Christian Salem WR 6′3″ Santa Monica, CA 5 Charlie Fessler WR 6′3″ 217 Erie, PA 14 Lloyd Yates WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 215 Oak Park, IL 15 Macan Wilson WR 6′0″ 185 Houston, TX 16 Quinn Baker WR 5′11″ 195 Trout Valley, IL 23 Steven Reese WR RS 6′2″ 212 Buford, GA 24 Mark Gorogianis WR 6′0″ 190 Lombard, IL 25 Luke Dauch WR 6′3″ 220 Bloomfield Hills, MI 85 Chris Cliff WR 6′2″ 205 West Bloomfield, MI 89 Cole Johnson WR 6′1″ 201 Avon, IN
Offensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 53 Geoff Mogus OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 305 Lorain, OH 57 Matt Frazier OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 295 Bourbonnais, IL 59 J.B. Butler OL Fr. 6′3″ 308 Plainfield, IL 63 Ian Park OL 6′4″ 305 Pittsburgh, PA 64 Andrew Otterman OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 304 Morristown, 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 Fr. 6′4″ 296 Grand Rapids, MI 72 OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 310 Jacksonville, IL 73 Adam DePietro OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 295 Lancaster, PA 74 Graham Bullmore OL 6′7″ 298 Kenosha, WI 76 Eric Olson OL 6′6″ 305 Sudbury, MA 77 Kenton Playko OL 6′5″ 300 Lewis Center, OH 78 Adam Lemke-Bell OL 6′5″ 288 Oak Park, IL 79 Sam Coverdale OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′7″ 305 Chagrin Falls, OH
Defensive line 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 94 DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′6″ Rockford, IL 1 INT 1 Max Chapman DL 6′3″ 270 Ponte Vedra, FL 1 Tyler Lancaster DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 315 Romeoville, IL 7 Ifeadi Odenigbo DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ Centerville, OH 13 Deonte Gibson DL 6′3″ 265 Lakewood, OH 55 Mark Gooden DE 6′1″ 264 Reynoldsburg, OH 56 Xavier Washington DE 6′1″ 250 Cedar Hill, TX 75 Ben Oxley DL Fr. 6′6″ 292 Avon Lake, OH 90 C.J. Robbins DL 6′5″ 305 Peru, IL 92 Fred Wyatt DL Fr. 6′4″ 288 Lawrence, KS 93 Greg Kuhar DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ Concord Township, OH 99 Jordan Thompson DL Fr. 6′3″ 292 Cincinnati, OH
Linebackers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 13 Warren Long LB 6′0″ 218 Union City, CA 329 rushing yards, 5 TD 18 LB 6′1″ Miami, FL 1 INT 35 Tom Hruby LB 6′3″ Crown Point, IN 25 rushing yards 10 Brett Walsh LB 6′1″ 220 Monrovia, CA 31 Tommy Vitale LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ Wheaton, IL 32 Nate Hall LB Fr. 6′2″ 231 Toledo, OH 34 Simba Short LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 210 Brentwood, CA 42 Joseph Jones LB 6′1″ Plano, IL 45 Nathan Fox LB 6′2″ 227 Houston, TX 46 Anthony Pierce-Adams LB 6′0″ 215 Chicago, IL 49 Josh Roberts LB 6′1″ Wamego, KS 51 Jaylen Prater LB 6′0″ Hamden, OH 53 Cameron Queiro LB 6′1″ Verona, NJ 55 Drew Smith LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 230 Cincinnati, OH
Defensive backs 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 11 Matthew Harris CB 5′11″ LaGrange Highlands, IL 4 INT 23 Nick VanHoose CB 6′0″ Urbana, OH 3 INT 2 Traveon Henry S 6′1″ Lauderdale Lakes, FL 2 INT 21 Kyle Queiro S 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 220 Verona, NJ 1 INT 7 Marcus McShepard DB 5′11″ 200 University Heights, OH 1 return, 17 yards 10 Alonzo Mayo DB RS 5′11″ 186 Baltimore, MD 11 Parrker Westphal DB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 205 Bolingbrook, IL 14 Jake Murray DB 6′3″ 205 Coppell, TX 16 Godwin Igwebuike S 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 212 Pickerington, OH 24 Montre Hartage CB Fr. 6′0″ 195 Cordele, GA 26 Terrance Brown S 6′1″ 210 Los Alamitos, CA 38 Dami Arowolaju DB 5′9″ 170 Matteson, IL 41 Jared McGee S Fr. 6′1″ 226 Mansfield, TX 48 Tommy Odell S 5′11″ River Forest, IL
Athletes and others 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 40 6′2″ 235 Wheaton, IL 33 catches, 355 yards, 4 TD 9 Garrett Dickerson 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 248 Englewood, NJ 12 catches, 124 yards 19 Jayme Taylor 6′4″ The Woodlands, TX 44 James Prather Fr. 6′4″ 256 Memphis, TN 45 Tommy Carnifax 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 265 Warren, OH 46 Eric Lutzen 6′6″ 235 Pewaukee, WI 83 Heath Reineke 6′3″ 245 Ashland, OH 84 Cameron Green RS 6′3″ 237 Buffalo Grove, IL 85 Mark Szott 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ Naperville, IL 86 Cody Link 6′3″ 250 Madison, WI
Clayton Thorson, Mark Gorogianis, Tommy Vitale, Dan Vitale Tyler Lancaster, Flynn Nagel, Parrker Westphal Christian Jones, Macan Wilson, Nathan Fox Matt Alviti, Tommy Odell Garrett Dickerson, Cameron Dickerson Lloyd Yates, Adam Lemke-Bell Godwin Igwebuike, Mark Gooden Quinn Baker, Matt Micucci Justin Jackson, Mark Szott Kyle Queiro, Cameron Queiro Geoff Mogus, Ben Oxley Drew Smith, Jordan Thompson Kenton Playko, Greg Kuhar Max Chapman Christian Salem Traveon Henry Solomon Vault Charlie Fessler Miles Shuler Jelani Roberts Mike McHugh Ifeadi Odenigbo Marcus McShepard Auston Anderson Jack Mitchell Stephen Buckley Alonzo Mayo Brett Walsh Zack Oliver Matthew Harris Pierre Youngblood-Ary Deonte Gibson Warren Long Jake Murray Anthony Walker Jr. Jayme Taylor Nick VanHoose Steven Reese Montre Hartage Corey Acker Luke Dauch Chad Hanaoka Terrance Brown Nate Hall Simba Short Tom Hruby Arthur Omilian Dami Arowolaju Jared McGee Joseph Jones James Prather Malcolm Bowman Tommy Carnifax Anthony Pierce-Adams Eric Lutzen Josh Roberts Jaylen Prater Chris Fitzpatrick Xavier Washington Matt Frazier J.B. Butler Ian Park Andrew Otterman Connor Mahoney Brad North Shane Mertz Tommy Doles Blake Hance Adam DePietro Graham Bullmore Eric Olson Sam Coverdale Austin Carr Andrew Scanlan Heath Reineke Cameron Green Chris Cliff Cody Link Garrett Kidd Cole Johnson C.J. Robbins Fred Wyatt Dean Lowry Hunter Niswander IL 26 OH 18 TX 11 CA 7 NJ 7 Hometowns of the 2015 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 26 Ohio 18 Texas 11 California 7 New Jersey 7 Pennsylvania 5 Florida 4 Michigan 4 Top counties Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 7 DuPage County, Illinois pop. 930,000 6 Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 3 Dallas County, Texas pop. 2.6 million 3 Cuyahoga County, Ohio pop. 1.2 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’ 2015 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.
Clayton Thorson QB4-star recruit
Justin Jackson RB4-star recruit
Blake Hance OL3-star recruit
Dean Lowry DL3-star recruit
Anthony Walker Jr. LB
Dan Vitale