Teams Northwestern 2021 Roster ← 2020 2022 → 2021 Northwestern roster 115 players: 16 freshmen, 15 sophomores, 22 juniors, 9 seniors, 53 with no class listed. From 29 states; the most from Illinois (24) and Ohio (17). The 2021 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 7 Receivers 20 Tight ends 8 Offensive line 18 Defensive line 16 Linebackers 12 Defensive backs 17 Specialists 11
Running backs 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 26 Evan Hull RB 5′11″ 210 Maple Grove, MN 1,009 rushing yards, 7 TD 11 Andrew Clair RB Transfer from Bowling Green 5′11″ 202 Saint Louis, MO 349 rushing yards, 1 TD 2 Anthony Tyus III RB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 226 Portage, MI 210 rushing yards, 1 TD 29 Marcus Cisco RB So. 5′9″ 200 Byron Center, MI 39 rushing yards 31 Jake Arthurs RB Fr. 5′9″ 202 Wheaton, IL 1 rushing yard, 1 TD 22 Connor Newhouse RB So. 5′11″ 195 Prospect, KY 25 rushing yards 4 Cam Porter RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 215 Cincinnati, OH
Receivers 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 5 Stephon Robinson Jr. WR Transfer from Kansas Sr. 5′10″ 180 Los Angeles, CA 46 catches, 625 yards, 2 TD 4 Malik Washington WR 5′8″ 194 Lawrenceville, GA 44 catches, 578 yards, 2 TD 23 Raymond Niro III WR 5′11″ 190 Barrington, IL 16 returns, 262 yards 3 J.J. Jefferson WR Jr. 5′10″ 180 Houston, TX 11 returns, 54 yards 17 Bryce Kirtz WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 195 Brownsburg, IN 19 catches, 203 yards 5 Jacob Gill WR 6′0″ 185 Raleigh, NC 8 catches, 85 yards, 1 TD 4 Berkeley Holman WR Jr. 5′11″ 197 Irvine, CA 3 catches, 25 yards, 1 TD 8 Wayne Dennis Jr. WR 6′3″ 200 Tampa, FL 2 catches, 16 yards 9 Genson Hooper Price WR 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′5″ 220 Houston, TX 2 catches, 15 yards 9 Jordan Mosley WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 195 Mobile, AL 1 catch, 7 yards 5 C.J. Johnson II WR 5′11″ 180 French Camp, MS −4 rushing yards 4 Cole Freeman WR RS 6′0″ 205 Summit, NJ 12 Braeden Heald WR So. 5′11″ 198 Easthampton, MA 12 Donnie Gray WR RS 6′2″ 210 New Haven, CT 13 Preston Bacon WR So. 6′2″ 200 Oak Hill, VA 80 Donny Navarro WR Jr. 5′11″ 185 Naperville, IL 82 Jasper Stratton WR Fr. 6′0″ 180 Los Angeles, CA 83 Will Lansbury WR Jr. 6′2″ 202 Pebble Beach, CA 85 Jack Kennedy WR So. 6′0″ 200 Cleveland Heights, OH 87 Jack Moses WR Fr. 5′9″ 187 Lake Zurich, IL
Tight ends 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 88 Marshall Lang TE Fr. 6′4″ 246 Cincinnati, OH 11 catches, 68 yards, 3 TD 89 Charlie Mangieri TE 6′4″ 255 Peoria, IL 9 catches, 68 yards 80 Trey Pugh TE Jr. 6′5″ 250 Plain City, OH 7 catches, 34 yards, 2 TD 87 Thomas Gordon TE 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 255 Houston, TX 2 catches, 3 yards 2 Duke Olges TE Fr. 6′4″ 260 Winnetka, IL 42 Jason Whittaker TE Jr. 6′5″ 222 Rockford, MI 84 Hunter Welcing TE 6′3″ 248 Deer Park, IL 86 Lawson Albright TE RS 6′5″ 250 Greensboro, NC
Offensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 69 Charlie Schmidt OL Jr. 6′4″ 308 Libertyville, IL 2 tackles 76 Ethan Wiederkehr OL Jr. 6′5″ 295 Wading River, NY 2 tackles 52 Sam Gerak OL Jr. 6′4″ 295 Avon, OH 55 Conrad Rowley OL Jr. 6′4″ 308 Independence, MO 56 Josh Thompson OL RS 6′5″ 315 Fenton, MI 62 Max Skidmore OL So. 6′7″ 270 Spokane Valley, WA 63 Dom D’Antonio OL So. 6′4″ 295 Woodstock, GA 65 Braeden Edwards OL RS 6′6″ 315 West Des Moines, IA 65 Jackson Carsello OL 6′4″ 300 Northbrook, IL 68 Josh Priebe OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 306 Niles, MI 71 Ben Wrather OL Fr. 6′6″ 315 Powell, OH 72 Caleb Tiernan OL 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′7″ 325 Franklin, MI 73 Zachary Franks OL 6′6″ 310 Baltimore, MD 74 Payne He’Bert OL So. 6′4″ 305 Pearland, TX 75 Connor Foster OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′7″ 315 Milford, OH 75 Wyatt Blake OL 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′4″ 310 Crystal Lake, IL 77 OL 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′4″ 315 Park Ridge, IL 78 Luka Trifunovic OL So. 6′4″ 295 Carlsbad, CA
Defensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 99 Adetomiwa Adebawore DL Jr. 6′2″ 280 Kansas City, MO 36 tackles, 4.5 sacks 54 Jeremy Meiser DL Transfer from Old Dominion Sr. 6′3″ 280 Cincinnati, OH 28 tackles, 4 sacks 5 Jeffery Pooler Jr. DL Transfer from West Virginia Sr. 6′2″ 250 Dayton, OH 25 tackles, 3.5 sacks 91 Sam Miller DL 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′3″ 270 Houston, TX 27 tackles, 1.5 sacks 96 Trevor Kent DE 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′6″ 300 Pittsburg, KS 19 tackles, 1 sack 97 Sean McLaughlin DL 6′6″ 270 Frankfort, IL 11 tackles, 1.5 sacks 93 Joe Spivak DL Sr. 6′0″ 300 Darien, IL 8 tackles 10 Jason Gold Jr. DT 6′3″ 295 League City, TX 4 tackles 46 Devin O’Rourke DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′6″ 265 Mokena, IL 4 tackles 23 Te-Rah Edwards DL 6′2″ 315 Groveport, OH 1 tackle 50 P.J. Spencer DL 6′2″ 290 Prairie Village, KS 52 Jordan Butler DL 6′2″ 316 North Las Vegas, NV 53 Jaiden Cameron DL RS 6′3″ 253 Clayton, OH 90 Carmine Bastone DL RS 6′2″ 290 Saint Charles, IL 91 Aidan Hubbard DL RS 6′4″ 255 Cleveland, OH 95 Najee Story DL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′4″ 270 Solon, OH
Linebackers 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 28 Chris Bergin LB Sr. 5′11″ 215 Bloomfield Hills, MI 132 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT 32 Bryce Gallagher LB 6′2″ 235 Raynham, MA 90 tackles, 1 sack 40 Peter McIntyre LB Jr. 6′2″ 231 Perrysburg, OH 68 tackles 34 Xander Mueller LB Fr. 6′3″ 232 Wheaton, IL 19 tackles, 0.5 sacks 47 Troy Hudetz LB Sr. 6′2″ 221 Naperville, IL 14 tackles, 1 INT 44 Khalid Jones LB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′1″ 230 Greenville, SC 4 tackles 57 Grayson Metz LB Fr. 6′3″ 234 Glen Ellyn, IL 3 tackles 33 Michael Jansey Jr. LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 210 Batavia, IL 1 tackle 37 Mac Uihlein LB 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′1″ 230 Lake Forest, IL 41 Grayson Mann LB So. 6′0″ 225 Fort Worth, TX 45 Cullen Coleman LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 247 Port Chester, NY 48 Owen Bergin LB So. 5′11″ 205 Bloomfield Hills, MI
Defensive backs 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 16 S 6′1″ 196 College Station, TX 79 tackles, 1 sack, 3 INT 0 Coco Azema DB 5′11″ 207 Cypress, TX 72 tackles 2 Cameron Mitchell DB 6′0″ 195 Bolingbrook, IL 48 tackles 11 A.J. Hampton Jr. DB 6′0″ 175 Warren, AR 38 tackles 2 Rod Heard S 5′11″ 195 Farmington, MI 31 tackles 22 Bryce Jackson DB Jr. 6′1″ 190 Lantana, TX 24 tackles, 1 INT 1 Garnett Hollis Jr. CB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 201 Nashville, TN 5 tackles 3 Jaheem Joseph S 5′10″ 200 Miami, FL 4 tackles 20 Trent Carrington DB Transfer from Presbyterian Jr. 6′1″ 190 Fayetteville, GA 3 tackles 7 Ore Adeyi DB 5′11″ 200 Mansfield, TX 1 tackle 13 Jaylen Rivers DB 6′1″ 219 Decatur, GA 1 tackle 21 Tyler Haskins DB 5′11″ 200 Stafford, VA 1 tackle 5 Theran Johnson DB RS 5′11″ 195 Indianapolis, IN 9 Donovan Sermons DB Jr. 5′11″ 192 Pomona, CA 14 Joe DeHaan DB 6′1″ 202 Tinley Park, IL 18 Garner Wallace DB RS 6′4″ 220 Pickerington, OH 33 Nigel Williams DB RS 5′11″ 200 Richmond, VA
Specialists 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 14 Charlie Kuhbander PK Sr. 6′0″ 195 Springboro, OH 6 of 13 field goals 36 Derek Adams P 2★ 2-star recruit Sr. 5′11″ 195 Manheim, PA 58 punts, 41.5 average 90 Jake Genyk P So. 6′3″ 200 Middleton, WI 4 punts, 34.5 average 48 Peter Snodgrass LS Jr. 6′0″ 212 Palo Alto, CA 2 tackles 46 Trey Finison PK Jr. 5′10″ 188 Tuscaloosa, AL 1 of 1 extra point 82 Jack Olsen PK 5′10″ 195 Wheaton, IL 1 of 1 extra point 11 Luke Akers P 6′2″ 200 Nashville, TN 43 William Halkyard LS RS 6′3″ 223 Glen Ellyn, IL 49 Jacob Tabibian PK RS 5′9″ 197 Lafayette, CA 90 Adam Stage PK Jr. 5′11″ 195 Appleton, WI 99 Hunter Renner P RS 6′2″ 236 Mishawaka, IN
Jake Arthurs, Xander Mueller, William Halkyard, Grayson Metz, Jack Olsen, Joe Spivak J.J. Jefferson, Genson Hooper Price, Thomas Gordon, Sam Miller Cam Porter, Andrew Marty, Jeremy Meiser, Marshall Lang Raymond Niro III, Wyatt Blake, Jack Moses Michael Jansey Jr., Troy Hudetz, Donny Navarro Garnett Hollis Jr., Luke Akers Duke Olges, Jackson Carsello Rod Heard, Caleb Tiernan Ryan Hilinski, Berkeley Holman Jeffery Pooler Jr., Jaiden Cameron Stephon Robinson Jr., Jasper Stratton Hunter Johnson, Bryce Kirtz Zac Krause, P.J. Spencer Chris Bergin, Owen Bergin Mac Uihlein, Charlie Schmidt Devin O’Rourke, Sean McLaughlin Conrad Rowley, Adetomiwa Adebawore Connor Foster, Hunter Welcing Jack Kennedy, Aidan Hubbard Coco Azema Anthony Tyus III Cameron Mitchell Jaheem Joseph Cole Freeman Malik Washington C.J. Johnson II Jacob Gill Theran Johnson Brendan Sullivan Ore Adeyi Wayne Dennis Jr. Carl Richardson Donovan Sermons Jordan Mosley Jason Gold Jr. A.J. Hampton Jr. Andrew Clair Braeden Heald Donnie Gray Jaylen Rivers Preston Bacon Charlie Kuhbander Joe DeHaan Brandon Joseph Garner Wallace Trent Carrington Tyler Haskins Bryce Jackson Connor Newhouse Te-Rah Edwards Evan Hull Marcus Cisco Bryce Gallagher Nigel Williams Derek Adams Peter McIntyre Grayson Mann Jason Whittaker Khalid Jones Cullen Coleman Trey Finison Peter Snodgrass Jacob Tabibian Jordan Butler Sam Gerak Josh Thompson Max Skidmore Dom D’Antonio Braeden Edwards Josh Priebe Ben Wrather Zachary Franks Payne He’Bert Ethan Wiederkehr Peter Skoronski Luka Trifunovic Trey Pugh Will Lansbury Lawson Albright Charlie Mangieri Adam Stage Carmine Bastone Jake Genyk Najee Story Trevor Kent Hunter Renner IL 24 OH 17 TX 11 CA 10 MI 10 Hometowns of the 2021 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 24 Ohio 17 Texas 11 Michigan 10 California 10 Georgia 4 Indiana 4 Missouri 3 Top counties DuPage County, Illinois pop. 930,000 8 Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 5 Lake County, Illinois pop. 714,000 5 Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 4 Oakland County, Michigan pop. 1.3 million 4 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’ 2021 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.
Ryan Hilinski QBTransfer from South Carolina4-star recruit
Peter Skoronski OL4-star recruit
Brandon Joseph S