Teams Northwestern 2026 Roster ← 2025 2026 Northwestern roster 124 players: 43 freshmen, 30 sophomores, 24 juniors, 27 seniors. From 28 states and 2 other countries; the most from Illinois (32) and Ohio (15). The 2026 season .
Quarterbacks 7 Running backs 7 Receivers 14 Tight ends 8 Offensive line 21 Defensive line 24 Linebackers 14 Defensive backs 22 Specialists 7
Receivers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 17 Griffin Wilde WR Sr. 6′2″ 200 Sioux Falls, SD 30 catches, 482 yards, 3 TD 19 Drew Wagner WR Jr. 5′10″ 195 Delafield, WI 18 catches, 176 yards, 1 TD 8 Hayden Eligon Ii WR Jr. 6′4″ 210 Lakewood, CA 5 catches, 71 yards 10 Ricky Ahumaraeze WR Jr. 6′4″ 210 Liberty, MO 5 catches, 69 yards 3 Frank Covey IV WR Jr. 6′1″ 200 Mount Prospect, IL 1 tackle 87 Carson Grove WR So. 5′11″ 195 Arlington Heights, IL 1 return, 4 yards 11 Keaton Reinke WR Fr. 6′3″ 210 St. Charles, IL 14 Dube Enongene WR Fr. 6′1″ 200 Atlanta, GA 16 Brennan Saxe WR Fr. 6′3″ 195 Palatine, IL 18 Camp Magee WR Jr. 6′5″ 210 Orlando, FL 20 Chase Farrell WR So. 5′10″ 180 Thousand Oaks, CA 80 Braden Blueitt WR Fr. 6′0″ 205 Colleyville, TX 82 Jaden McDuffie WR 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 190 Edgewater, MD 89 Cam Russell WR So. 6′3″ 215 Milwaukee, WI
Tight ends 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 84 Luke Dehnicke TE Transfer from Minnesota Duluth So. 6′6″ 240 Andover, MN 11 catches, 208 yards 86 Alex Honig TE Transfer from UConn Sr. 6′6″ 275 Bavaria, Germany 11 catches, 187 yards, 2 TD 41 Robby Preckel TE So. 6′3″ 230 Wildwood, MO 1 catch, 4 yards 43 Noah LaPorte TE Fr. 6′6″ 235 Princeton, IL 48 Tyler Kielmeyer TE 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′6″ 240 Westerville, OH 81 Chris Petrucci TE Sr. 6′4″ 245 Park Ridge, IL 83 Blake Van Buren TE Sr. 6′4″ 245 Middleton, WI 85 Tom McGlinchey TE 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′6″ 240 Warrington, PA
Offensive line 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 50 Owen Fors OL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 305 Barrington, IL 52 Angelo De Sensi OL Fr. 6′5″ 290 Lombard, IL 60 Hayden Flavin OL Fr. 6′7″ 300 Clarkston, MI 61 David Anchondo OL Transfer from Saginaw Valley State Jr. 6′7″ 315 Sterling Heights, MI 62 Ezomo Oratokhai OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′4″ 310 Austin, TX 64 Anthony Birsa OL Jr. 6′5″ 305 Plainfield, IL 65 Jackson Carsello OL Sr. 6′4″ 300 Northbrook, IL 66 Owen Jakubczak OL Fr. 6′4″ 285 Palatine, IL 67 Jace Borcherding OL So. 6′4″ 300 Cedar Rapids, IA 68 Quinn Wicklow OL Fr. 6′7″ 295 Portland, OR 69 Patrick Schaller OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′6″ 295 Northbrook, IL 70 Leighton Burbach OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′8″ 280 Norfolk, NE 71 Dennis Rahouski OL So. 6′5″ 300 Eden Prairie, MN 72 Jack Fuchs OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′8″ 300 Hendersonville, TN 73 Deuce McGuire OL 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′5″ 310 Chicago, IL 74 Grant Seagren OL Transfer from Oklahoma State Jr. 6′7″ 320 Oakland, NE 75 Arkel Anugwom OL Transfer from Alabama Jr. 6′7″ 330 Antioch, TN 76 Michael O’Connell OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′7″ 315 Glen Ellyn, IL 77 Idrys Cotton OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′4″ 305 Canton, MI 78 Trey Boyd OL Fr. 6′5″ 300 Shakopee, MN 79 Jacob Miller OL Fr. 6′7″ 270 Hamilton, MO
Defensive line 24 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 47 Michael Kilbane DL 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′5″ 280 Lakewood, OH 20 tackles, 1.5 sacks 15 Brendan Flakes DL Sr. 6′4″ 295 Winter Garden, FL 13 tackles, 1 sack 24 Jamaal Johnson DL Transfer from UCF Sr. 6′2″ 250 Miami, FL 10 tackles, 1 sack 54 Tyler Gant DL Jr. 6′3″ 300 Saint Louis, MO 12 tackles 5 Dominic Kirks DL Transfer from Ohio State 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′5″ 275 Cleveland, OH 7 tackles 90 Jack Trautmann DL So. 6′3″ 250 Elmhurst, IL 4 tackles, 1 sack 91 Caden O’Rourke DL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 250 Mokena, IL 7 tackles 95 Mason Mayne DL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 290 Lawton, MI 5 tackles 55 Dylan Roberts DL Jr. 6′3″ 300 Phoenix, AZ 4 tackles 88 Miguel Jackson DL Sr. 6′0″ 305 Gibsonia, PA 2 tackles 44 Callen Campbell DL So. 6′4″ 260 Sault Sainte Marie, MI 1 tackle 53 Tanner Jumpp DL Fr. 6′3″ 280 Lake Mary, FL 1 tackle 99 Troy Regovich DL So. 6′5″ 290 Chesterland, OH 1 tackle 52 Calvin Lorek DL Fr. 6′4″ 280 Loveland, OH 56 Tre Hoskins DL Fr. 6′5″ 310 Warsaw, IL 57 Nick Costa DL Fr. 6′4″ 250 Mullica Hill, NJ 58 Ronald Derrick III DL Fr. 6′5″ 260 Waco, TX 63 Nick Zalewski DL Fr. 6′6″ 235 Worthington, OH 92 Mason Green DL Jr. 6′2″ 250 Brentwood, TN 93 Glory Stephen-Wangboje DL Transfer from Sacred Heart Jr. 6′1″ 300 Hillside, NJ 94 Gage LaDere DL Fr. 6′2″ 270 Frankfort, IL 96 Jonah Hayes DL Fr. 6′6″ 260 Loveland, OH 97 Braxton Strong DL So. 6′4″ 255 Peru, IN 98 Landon Lauter DL So. 6′5″ 290 Northbrook, IL
Linebackers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 33 Braydon Brus LB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′1″ 230 Glendora, CA 52 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 INT 2 Kobie McKinzie LB Transfer from Oklahoma 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 235 Lubbock, TX 43 tackles, 1 sack 34 Payton Roth LB Jr. 6′4″ 230 Portland, OR 5 tackles, 0.5 sacks 32 Matthew Smith LB So. 6′2″ 225 Durham, NC 6 tackles 45 Jack Sadowsky LB Sr. 6′2″ 230 Batavia, IL 6 tackles 51 Miles Crutchley LB Sr. 6′0″ 220 Scottsdale, AZ 4 tackles 49 Amare Jordan LB Fr. 6′1″ 210 Cedar Park, TX 2 tackles 37 Max Mohring LB Fr. 6′3″ 220 Downingtown, PA 1 tackle 38 Josh Veldman LB Fr. 6′5″ 220 New Lenox, IL 39 Parker Maiers LB Fr. 6′1″ 230 Indianapolis, IN 40 Jason Reynolds II LB Sr. 6′2″ 230 Mcdonough, GA 42 Nigel Glover LB 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 225 Clayton, OH 46 Lincoln Creager LB Fr. 6′3″ 220 Hamler, OH 50 Qayvier Johnson LB So. 6′3″ 225 New Haven, CT
Defensive backs 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 6 Robert Fitzgerald DB Sr. 6′0″ 210 Dallas, TX 45 tackles, 2 INT 21 Damon Walters DB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′1″ 195 Bolingbrook, IL 29 tackles, 1 INT 7 Ore Adeyi DB Sr. 5′11″ 200 Mansfield, TX 28 tackles, 1 INT 4 Montae Pate DB Transfer from Weber State Sr. 6′2″ 175 Las Vegas, NV 28 tackles 9 Braden Turner DB Sr. 5′10″ 200 Mobile, AL 20 tackles, 1 INT 29 Jon Jon Stevens DB So. 6′0″ 200 Columbus, OH 25 tackles 3 Brenden Deasfernandes DB Transfer from Central Michigan Sr. 6′2″ 200 Detroit, MI 11 tackles 13 Josh Fussell DB Jr. 6′0″ 190 West Chester, OH 10 tackles 0 Alijah Jones DB So. 6′0″ 195 Baltimore, MD 5 tackles 27 Jack Oyola DB Sr. 5′11″ 200 Alpharetta, GA 3 tackles 28 Timi Oke DB So. 6′1″ 190 London, England 3 tackles 31 Tito Williams DB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′2″ 190 Chattanooga, TN 3 tackles 25 Marquet Dorsey Jr. DB So. 6′2″ 195 Wayne, NJ 2 tackles 35 Sean Martin DB So. 6′1″ 190 Cleveland, OH 1 tackle 11 Seth Valeri DB Fr. 6′0″ 190 Wheaton, IL 12 Gabe Davis-Ray DB Fr. 6′3″ 200 Columbus, OH 16 J.J. Lewis DB Jr. 6′0″ 205 Lawndale, CA 17 Jaden Vaughn DB Fr. 6′0″ 195 Houston, TX 22 Terrion Curry-Hicks DB So. 5′11″ 185 Lexington, KY 23 Cole Shivers DB Jr. 5′10″ 180 Scottsdale, AZ 26 Jalen Lewis DB Jr. 5′9″ 200 Westlake Village, CA 36 Nate Dawson DB Fr. 6′2″ 200 Cincinnati, OH
Seth Valeri, Sean Winton, Angelo De Sensi, Michael O’Connell, Jack Trautmann, Noah Sur Ryan Boe, Aidan Gray, Keaton Reinke, Jack Sadowsky Johnny O’Brien, Brennan Saxe, Owen Jakubczak, Carson Grove Jackson Carsello, Patrick Schaller, Nikola Dugandzic, Landon Lauter Aidan Chiles, Hayden Eligon Ii, Sean Morris II Josh Fussell, Calvin Lorek, Jonah Hayes Jack Florentine, Caden O’Rourke, Gage LaDere Deuce McGuire, Henry Helms, Marko Dubak Dominic Kirks, Sean Martin Gabe Davis-Ray, Jon Jon Stevens Cole Shivers, Miles Crutchley Payton Roth, Quinn Wicklow Alijah Jones Kobie McKinzie Brenden Deasfernandes Frank Covey IV Montae Pate Nicco Marchiol Caleb Komolafe Joseph Himon II Robert Fitzgerald Mar’Kel Porter Ore Adeyi Braden Turner Ricky Ahumaraeze Marcus Romain Gavin Frakes Dube Enongene Brendan Flakes J.J. Lewis Griffin Wilde Jaden Vaughn Camp Magee Drew Wagner Chase Farrell Damon Walters Terrion Curry-Hicks Jamaal Johnson Marquet Dorsey Jr. Jalen Lewis Gavin Sawchuk Jack Oyola Tito Williams Matthew Smith Braydon Brus Nate Dawson Max Mohring Josh Veldman Parker Maiers Jason Reynolds II Robby Preckel Nigel Glover Noah LaPorte Callen Campbell Lincoln Creager Michael Kilbane Tyler Kielmeyer Amare Jordan Owen Fors Qayvier Johnson Tanner Jumpp Tyler Gant Dylan Roberts Nick Costa Ronald Derrick III Evan Boutorwick Hayden Flavin David Anchondo Ezomo Oratokhai Nick Zalewski Anthony Birsa Jace Borcherding Leighton Burbach Dennis Rahouski Jack Fuchs Grant Seagren Arkel Anugwom Idrys Cotton Trey Boyd Jacob Miller Braden Blueitt Chris Petrucci Jaden McDuffie Blake Van Buren Luke Dehnicke Tom McGlinchey Miguel Jackson Cam Russell Jackson Kleather Mason Green Glory Stephen-Wangboje Troy Regovich IL 32 OH 15 TX 10 CA 7 MI 7 Hometowns of the 2026 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 15 Texas 10 California 7 Michigan 7 Arizona 4 Missouri 4 Georgia 4 Top counties Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 14 Los Angeles County, California pop. 9.8 million 6 DuPage County, Illinois pop. 930,000 6 Will County, Illinois pop. 701,000 6 Maricopa County, Arizona pop. 4.6 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’ 2026 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.
