Teams Northwestern 2017 Roster ← 2016 2018 → 2017 Northwestern roster 99 players: 26 freshmen, 12 sophomores, 17 juniors, 44 with no class listed. From 20 states and 1 other country; the most from Illinois (21) and Ohio (19). The 2017 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 7 Receivers 14 Tight ends 2 Offensive line 16 Defensive line 12 Linebackers 11 Defensive backs 15 Specialists 10 Athletes and others 8
Quarterbacks 4 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 18 QB 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′4″ 226 Wheaton, IL 2,844 passing yards, 15 TD 7 Matt Alviti QB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 204 Park Ridge, IL 155 passing yards, 1 TD 10 T.J. Green QB Fr. 6′2″ 210 Leawood, KS 5 passing yards 11 Aidan Smith QB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 215 Fort Wayne, IN
Running backs 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 21 RB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 200 Carol Stream, IL 1,311 rushing yards, 11 TD 28 Jeremy Larkin RB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′10″ 197 Cincinnati, OH 503 rushing yards, 5 TD 20 John Moten IV RB So. 6′0″ 210 Saint Louis, MO 9 returns, 151 yards 25 Corey Acker RB 5′9″ 188 Ballston Lake, NY 9 tackles 36 Jesse Brown RB Fr. 5′11″ 210 Lilburn, GA 64 rushing yards, 2 TD 8 Auston Anderson RB 5′9″ 198 Plano, TX 23 rushing yards 26 Chad Hanaoka RB Jr. 5′6″ 180 Honolulu, HI 5 rushing yards
Receivers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 2 Flynn Nagel WR Jr. 5′11″ 195 Lemont, IL 48 catches, 489 yards, 2 TD 11 WR 6′3″ 224 Fort Wayne, IN 45 catches, 644 yards, 5 TD 15 Macan Wilson WR 6′0″ 185 Houston, TX 32 catches, 446 yards, 1 TD 19 Riley Lees WR Fr. 6′0″ 201 Libertyville, IL 18 catches, 235 yards, 2 TD 6 Jelani Roberts WR Jr. 5′8″ 173 Owings Mills, MD 98 rushing yards, 2 TD 81 Ramaud Chiaokhiao-Bowman WR Fr. 6′2″ 203 Minneapolis, MN 4 catches, 35 yards, 1 TD 2 Kyric McGowan WR 5′11″ 205 Dalton, GA 3 catches, 22 yards 5 Charlie Fessler WR 6′3″ 217 Erie, PA 3 catches, 66 yards 5 Jace James WR 6′0″ 192 Carol Stream, IL 3 catches, 41 yards 17 Jalen Brown WR 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′1″ 213 Phoenix, AZ 3 catches, 33 yards 85 Jackson Tirmonia WR Fr. 6′3″ 198 Canton, OH 1 catch, 5 yards 4 Solomon Vault WR 5′10″ 196 Gaithersburg, MD 14 Lloyd Yates WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 215 Oak Park, IL 23 Steven Reese WR So. 6′2″ 212 Buford, GA
Tight ends 2 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 83 Trent Goens TE So. 6′3″ 250 Chino Hills, CA 15 tackles, 4 sacks 80 Trey Pugh TE 6′5″ 250 Plain City, OH
Offensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 70 OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 315 Sugar Land, TX 1 tackle 52 Sam Gerak OL 6′3″ 291 Avon, OH 57 Cam Kolwich OL Fr. 6′5″ 300 Beverly Hills, MI 59 J.B. Butler OL Jr. 6′3″ 308 Plainfield, IL 61 Jason Goosen OL Fr. 6′7″ 322 Virginia Beach, VA 64 Andrew Otterman OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 304 Morristown, NJ 65 Jared Thomas OL So. 6′4″ 310 Indianapolis, IN 66 Nik Urban OL Fr. 6′3″ 305 Willoughby, OH 69 Brad North OL 6′2″ 290 Allen, TX 71 Tommy Doles OL Jr. 6′4″ 296 Grand Rapids, MI 72 OL 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′5″ 310 Jacksonville, IL 73 Gunnar Vogel OL Fr. 6′6″ 300 Columbus, OH 74 Graham Bullmore OL 6′7″ 298 Kenosha, WI 77 Jesse Meyler OL Fr. 6′4″ 306 Toronto, ON 78 Adam Lemke-Bell OL 6′5″ 288 Oak Park, IL 79 Trey Klock OL Jr. 6′4″ 296 Hummelstown, PA
Defensive line 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 97 DL So. 6′4″ 275 Scituate, MA 35 tackles, 9 sacks 91 Sam Miller DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 270 Houston, TX 32 tackles, 5.5 sacks 1 Tyler Lancaster DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 315 Romeoville, IL 40 tackles, 2 sacks 99 Jordan Thompson DL Jr. 6′3″ 292 Cincinnati, OH 26 tackles, 2.5 sacks 95 Alex Miller DL So. 6′3″ 300 Houston, TX 22 tackles, 2 sacks 92 Fred Wyatt DL Jr. 6′4″ 288 Lawrence, KS 12 tackles 75 Ben Oxley DL Jr. 6′6″ 292 Avon Lake, OH 11 tackles 55 Mark Gooden DE Fr. 6′1″ 264 Reynoldsburg, OH 5 tackles 93 Joe Spivak DL 6′0″ 300 Darien, IL 1 tackle 99 Earnest Brown IV DL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 270 Aubrey, TX 1 tackle 56 Xavier Washington DE 6′1″ 250 Cedar Hill, TX 90 Jake Saunders DL Fr. 6′2″ 295 Loveland, OH
Linebackers 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 42 Paddy Fisher LB Fr. 6′4″ 246 Katy, TX 111 tackles, 1 INT 32 Nate Hall LB Jr. 6′2″ 231 Toledo, OH 81 tackles, 5 sacks, 2 INT 10 Brett Walsh LB 6′1″ 220 Monrovia, CA 67 tackles, 1 sack 51 Blake Gallagher LB Fr. 6′1″ 235 Raynham, MA 33 tackles 13 Warren Long LB 6′0″ 218 Union City, CA 21 tackles, 1 sack 28 Chris Bergin LB 5′11″ 215 Bloomfield Hills, MI 12 tackles 45 Nathan Fox LB 6′2″ 227 Houston, TX 11 tackles 35 Erik Mueller LB Fr. 6′2″ 230 Wheaton, IL 2 tackles 50 Jango Glackin LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 214 Lebanon, OH 1 tackle 34 Chee Anyanwu LB 6′2″ 211 Buford, GA 47 Troy Hudetz LB RS 6′2″ 221 Naperville, IL
Defensive backs 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 16 Godwin Igwebuike S 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 212 Pickerington, OH 78 tackles, 2 INT 21 Kyle Queiro S 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 220 Verona, NJ 59 tackles, 5 INT 24 Montre Hartage CB Jr. 6′0″ 195 Cordele, GA 57 tackles, 3 INT 10 Alonzo Mayo DB So. 5′11″ 186 Baltimore, MD 29 tackles 41 Jared McGee S Jr. 6′1″ 226 Mansfield, TX 27 tackles 7 Marcus McShepard DB 5′11″ 200 University Heights, OH 17 tackles, 1 INT 3 Trae Williams DB So. 6′0″ 203 The Plains, OH 16 tackles, 1 INT 5 J.R. Pace DB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 205 College Park, GA 4 tackles, 2 INT 1 Joe Bergin DB So. 5′11″ 190 Bloomfield Hills, MI 9 tackles 37 Moe Almasri DB 5′11″ 180 Mokena, IL 9 tackles 7 Travis Jack Whillock DB Fr. 6′1″ 200 Katy, TX 9 Roderick Campbell DB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′0″ 190 Saint Louis, MO 11 Parrker Westphal DB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 205 Bolingbrook, IL 25 Austin Hiller DB 6′2″ 201 Lakeway, TX 26 Brian Bullock DB 5′11″ 195 Round Rock, TX
Specialists 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 14 Charlie Kuhbander PK 6′0″ 195 Springboro, OH 13 of 16 field goals 96 Hunter Niswander P 6′5″ 243 Peninsula, OH 67 punts, 43.0 average 17 Daniel Kubiuk P So. 6′1″ 201 Barrington, IL 2 punts, 36.0 average 31 Luke Otto PK 5′8″ 220 Normal, IL 2 tackles 34 Makay Redd PK 6′1″ 252 Pomona, CA 2 of 2 extra points 43 Tyler Gillikin LS Fr. 6′2″ 217 Atlanta, GA 2 tackles 24 Alex Bousky PK Jr. 5′11″ 193 6 rushing yards 38 Drew Luckenbaugh PK Fr. 6′1″ 188 Spring Grove, PA 39 Mason Weissenhofer PK 6′1″ 210 Planfield, IL 58 Trevor Stroebel LS 6′4″ 233 Saukville, WI
Athletes and others 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 9 Garrett Dickerson 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 248 Englewood, NJ 37 catches, 401 yards, 4 TD 84 Cameron Green So. 6′3″ 237 Buffalo Grove, IL 20 catches, 170 yards, 2 TD 45 Tommy Carnifax 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 265 Warren, OH 1 tackle 86 Cody Link Fr. 6′3″ 250 Madison, WI 2 catches, 29 yards 44 James Prather Jr. 6′4″ 256 Memphis, TN 1 catch, 9 yards 46 Eric Lutzen 6′6″ 235 Pewaukee, WI 83 Heath Reineke 6′3″ 245 Ashland, OH 87 Eric Eshoo 6′4″ 235 Chicago, IL
Macan Wilson, Nathan Fox, Sam Miller, Alex Miller Tyler Lancaster, Flynn Nagel, Parrker Westphal Jace James, Justin Jackson, Troy Hudetz Clayton Thorson, Erik Mueller, Joe Spivak Joe Bergin, Chris Bergin Travis Jack Whillock, Paddy Fisher Roderick Campbell, John Moten IV Aidan Smith, Ben Skowronek Lloyd Yates, Adam Lemke-Bell Godwin Igwebuike, Mark Gooden Steven Reese, Chee Anyanwu Jeremy Larkin, Jordan Thompson Sam Gerak, Ben Oxley Kyric McGowan Trae Williams Solomon Vault Charlie Fessler J.R. Pace Jelani Roberts Marcus McShepard Matt Alviti Auston Anderson Garrett Dickerson Alonzo Mayo Brett Walsh T.J. Green Warren Long Charlie Kuhbander Daniel Kubiuk Jalen Brown Riley Lees Kyle Queiro Montre Hartage Austin Hiller Corey Acker Brian Bullock Chad Hanaoka Luke Otto Nate Hall Makay Redd Jesse Brown Moe Almasri Drew Luckenbaugh Jared McGee Tyler Gillikin James Prather Tommy Carnifax Eric Lutzen Jango Glackin Blake Gallagher Xavier Washington Cam Kolwich Trevor Stroebel J.B. Butler Jason Goosen Andrew Otterman Jared Thomas Nik Urban Brad North Rashawn Slater Tommy Doles Blake Hance Gunnar Vogel Graham Bullmore Trey Klock Trey Pugh Ramaud Chiaokhiao-Bowman Heath Reineke Trent Goens Cameron Green Jackson Tirmonia Cody Link Eric Eshoo Jake Saunders Fred Wyatt Hunter Niswander Joe Gaziano Earnest Brown IV IL 21 OH 19 TX 14 GA 7 CA 4 Hometowns of the 2017 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 21 Ohio 19 Texas 14 Georgia 7 Michigan 4 California 4 Wisconsin 4 Maryland 3 Top counties Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 6 DuPage County, Illinois pop. 930,000 6 Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 5 Will County, Illinois pop. 701,000 4 Oakland County, Michigan pop. 1.3 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’ 2017 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
Ben Skowronek WR
Rashawn Slater OL3-star recruit
Blake Hance OL3-star recruit
Joe Gaziano DL