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Index · this season

▲ Above its 5-year level +14▲ Up 3 this season

Career64since 1936

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Last 561seasons

#31 nationally · 4-1 (1-1 conf)

Résumé #24

Schedule so far #65

Margin ±5 pts (tightens with games)

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Northwestern Wildcats

Big Ten · Evanston, IL · Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium · Head coach David Braun

Rival

Illinois · also Purdue

Heated rivalry

55-59-5 all time (119 meetings since 1892)

Illinois leads

Last: lost 20-13 (2025) · Illinois has won 2 straight

Wants it back

program traits are earned from history

0national titles

0Heisman

6AP top-10

8All-Americans

68NFL picks

41.1%win pct

History since 1936 · football since 1892. Every season →

Chemistry

62Foundation

69Gel

gel counts 40% so far

at its usual level

early · #32 of 138

HC year4

Ret. starters46%

QB yrs w/ OC1

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Roster · 124 players

Quarterbacks · 7room page →

#	Name	Pos	Class	Ht / Wt	Hometown	Rating
0	Aidan Chiles Ball Guardian Surgeon	QB	Sr	6'4" / 225	Long Beach, CA	83
4	Nicco Marchiol	QB	Jr	6'2" / 220	Chandler, AZ	60
13	Gavin Frakes	QB	Sr	6'4" / 235	Norman, OK	57
2	Ryan Boe	QB	So	6'3" / 215	Batavia, IL	55
11	Aidan Gray	QB	Jr	6'3" / 215	Naperville, IL	55
9	Johnny O'Brien	QB	Fr	6'3" / 200	Palatine, IL	54
15	Sean Winton	QB	So	6'2" / 200	Elmhurst, IL	54

Running backs · 7room page →

#	Name	Pos	Class	Ht / Wt	Hometown	Rating
5	Caleb Komolafe	RB	Jr	5'11" / 210	Katy, TX	75
27	Gavin Sawchuk	RB	Sr	6'0" / 205	Littleton, CO	66
6	Joseph Himon II	RB	Sr	5'9" / 195	Little Rock, AR	64
12	Marcus Romain	RB	Fr	6'0" / 215	Marietta, GA	56
22	Daniel Anderson	RB	Fr	5'11" / 210	Alexander, AR	55
36	Sean Morris II	RB	Fr	5'10" / 210	Compton, CA	55
7	Mar'Kel Porter	RB	So	5'11" / 215	Lancaster, TX	36

Receivers · 14room page →

#	Name	Pos	Class	Ht / Wt	Hometown	Rating
17	Griffin Wilde	WR	Sr	6'2" / 200	Sioux Falls, SD	85
8	Hayden Eligon II	WR	Jr	6'4" / 210	Lakewood, CA	70
19	Drew Wagner	WR	Jr	5'10" / 195	Delafield, WI	58
82	Jaden McDuffie	WR	Fr	6'3" / 190	Edgewater, MD	56
16	Brennan Saxe	WR	Fr	6'3" / 195	Palatine, IL	55
20	Chase Farrell	WR	So	5'10" / 180	Thousand Oaks, CA	55
80	Braden Blueitt	WR	Fr	6'0" / 205	Colleyville, TX	55
89	Cam Russell	WR	So	6'3" / 215	Milwaukee, WI	55
18	Camp Magee	WR	Jr	6'5" / 210	Orlando, FL	54
11	Keaton Reinke	WR	Fr	6'3" / 210	St. Charles, IL	53
14	Dube Enongene	WR	Fr	6'1" / 200	Atlanta, GA	53
3	Frank Covey IV	WR	Jr	6'1" / 200	Mount Prospect, IL	52
87	Carson Grove	WR	So	5'11" / 195	Arlington Heights, IL	52
10	Ricky Ahumaraeze	WR	Jr	6'4" / 210	Liberty, MO	27

Tight ends · 8room page →

#	Name	Pos	Class	Ht / Wt	Hometown	Rating
84	Luke Dehnicke	TE	So	6'6" / 240	Andover, MN	76
86	Alex Honig	TE	Sr	6'6" / 275	Bavaria, nan	74
81	Chris Petrucci	TE	Sr	6'4" / 245	Park Ridge, IL	56
85	Tom McGlinchey	TE	Fr	6'6" / 240	Warrington, PA	56
48	Tyler Kielmeyer	TE	Fr	6'6" / 240	Westerville, OH	53
41	Robby Preckel	TE	So	6'3" / 230	Wildwood, MO	52
43	Noah LaPorte	TE	Fr	6'6" / 235	Princeton, IL	52
83	Blake Van Buren	TE	Sr	6'4" / 245	Middleton, WI	52

Offensive line · 21room page →

#	Name	Pos	Class	Ht / Wt	Hometown	Rating
65	Jackson Carsello	OL	Sr	6'4" / 300	Northbrook, IL	73
71	Dennis Rahouski	OL	So	6'5" / 300	Eden Prairie, MN	66
74	Grant Seagren	OL	Jr	6'7" / 320	Oakland, NE	66
73	Deuce McGuire	OL	Sr	6'5" / 310	Chicago, IL	65
77	Idrys Cotton	OL	So	6'4" / 305	Canton, MI	64
69	Patrick Schaller	OL	So	6'6" / 295	Northbrook, IL	63
62	Ezomo Oratokhai	OL	So	6'4" / 310	Austin, TX	62
52	Angelo De Sensi	OL	Fr	6'5" / 290	Lombard, IL	53
60	Hayden Flavin	OL	Fr	6'7" / 300	Clarkston, MI	53
61	David Anchondo	OL	Jr	6'7" / 315	Sterling Heights, MI	53
66	Owen Jakubczak	OL	Fr	6'4" / 285	Palatine, IL	53
68	Quinn Wicklow	OL	Fr	6'7" / 295	Portland, OR	53
70	Leighton Burbach	OL	Fr	6'8" / 280	Norfolk, NE	53
72	Jack Fuchs	OL	Fr	6'8" / 300	Hendersonville, TN	53
76	Michael O'Connell	OL	Fr	6'7" / 315	Glen Ellyn, IL	53
79	Jacob Miller	OL	Fr	6'7" / 270	Hamilton, MO	53
67	Jace Borcherding	OL	So	6'4" / 300	Cedar Rapids, IA	52
75	Arkel Anugwom	OL	Jr	6'7" / 330	Antioch, TN	52
78	Trey Boyd	OL	Fr	6'5" / 300	Shakopee, MN	52
50	Owen Fors	OL	Fr	6'4" / 305	Barrington, IL	51
64	Anthony Birsa	OL	Jr	6'5" / 305	Plainfield, IL	50

Defensive line · 24room page →

#	Name	Pos	Class	Ht / Wt	Hometown	Rating
47	Michael Kilbane	DL	Sr	6'5" / 280	Lakewood, OH	78
24	Jamaal Johnson	DL	Sr	6'2" / 250	Miami, FL	74
15	Brendan Flakes	DL	Sr	6'4" / 295	Winter Garden, FL	71
88	Migo Jackson	DL	Sr	6'0" / 305	Gibsonia, PA	70
90	Jack Trautmann	DL	So	6'3" / 250	Elmhurst, IL	69
95	Mason Mayne	DL	Fr	6'3" / 290	Lawton, MI	68
91	Caden O'Rourke	DL	Fr	6'5" / 250	Mokena, IL	67
55	Dylan Roberts	DL	Jr	6'3" / 300	Phoenix, AZ	66
96	Jonah Hayes	DL	Fr	6'6" / 260	Loveland, OH	66
5	Dominic Kirks	DL	So	6'5" / 275	Cleveland, OH	65
53	Tanner Jumpp	DL	Fr	6'3" / 280	Lake Mary, FL	65
54	Tyler Gant	DL	Jr	6'3" / 300	Saint Louis, MO	63
99	Troy Regovich	DL	So	6'5" / 290	Chesterland, OH	62
44	Callen Campbell	DL	So	6'4" / 260	Sault Sainte Marie, MI	58
52	Calvin Lorek	DL	Fr	6'4" / 280	Loveland, OH	58
56	Tre Hoskins	DL	Fr	6'5" / 310	Warsaw, IL	58
57	Nick Costa	DL	Fr	6'4" / 250	Mullica Hill, NJ	58
58	Ronald Derrick III	DL	Fr	6'5" / 260	Waco, TX	58
63	Nick Zalewski	DL	Fr	6'6" / 235	Worthington, OH	58
97	Braxton Strong	DL	So	6'4" / 255	Peru, IN	58
93	Glory Stephen-Wangboje	DL	Jr	6'1" / 300	Hillside, NJ	56
94	Gage LaDere	DL	Fr	6'2" / 270	Frankfort, IL	56
92	Mason Green	DL	Jr	6'2" / 250	Brentwood, TN	55
98	Landon Lauter	DL	So	6'5" / 290	Northbrook, IL	55

Linebackers · 14room page →

#	Name	Pos	Class	Ht / Wt	Hometown	Rating
33	Braydon Brus Backfield Wrecker Ball Hawk	LB	Sr	6'1" / 230	Glendora, CA	86
2	Kobie McKinzie	LB	Sr	6'2" / 235	Lubbock, TX	79
32	Matthew Smith	LB	So	6'2" / 225	Durham, NC	69
49	Amare Jordan	LB	Fr	6'1" / 210	Cedar Park, TX	66
51	Miles Crutchley	LB	Sr	6'0" / 220	Scottsdale, AZ	65
38	Josh Veldman	LB	Fr	6'5" / 220	New Lenox, IL	64
40	Jason Reynolds II	LB	Sr	6'2" / 230	Mcdonough, GA	64
34	Payton Roth	LB	Jr	6'4" / 230	Portland, OR	63
45	Jack Sadowsky V	LB	Sr	6'2" / 230	Batavia, IL	62
37	Max Mohring	LB	Fr	6'3" / 220	Downingtown, PA	58
50	Qayvier Johnson	LB	So	6'3" / 225	New Haven, CT	58
46	Lincoln Creager	LB	Fr	6'3" / 220	Hamler, OH	57
39	Parker Maiers	LB	Fr	6'1" / 230	Indianapolis, IN	56
42	Nigel Glover	LB	Jr	6'3" / 225	Clayton, OH	39

Defensive backs · 22room page →

#	Name	Pos	Class	Ht / Wt	Hometown	Rating
6	Robert Fitzgerald Tackling Machine Turnover Maker	DB	Sr	6'0" / 210	Dallas, TX	86
7	Ore Adeyi	DB	Sr	5'11" / 200	Mansfield, TX	82
13	Josh Fussell Lockdown	DB	Jr	6'0" / 190	West Chester, OH	80
9	Braden Turner	DB	Sr	5'10" / 200	Mobile, AL	78
3	Brenden Deasfernandes	DB	Sr	6'2" / 200	Detroit, MI	74
21	Damon Walters	DB	Jr	6'1" / 195	Bolingbrook, IL	74
4	Montae Pate	DB	Sr	6'2" / 175	Las Vegas, NV	73
29	Jon Jon Stevens Jr.	DB	So	6'0" / 200	Columbus, OH	70
27	Jack Oyola	DB	Sr	5'11" / 200	Alpharetta, GA	67
23	Cole Shivers	DB	Jr	5'10" / 180	Scottsdale, AZ	66
28	Timi Oke	DB	So	6'1" / 190	London, nan	66
0	Alijah Jones	DB	So	6'0" / 195	Baltimore, MD	65
22	Terrion Curry-Hicks	DB	So	5'11" / 185	Lexington, KY	65
25	Marquet Dorsey Jr.	DB	So	6'2" / 195	Wayne, NJ	65
31	Tito Williams Jr.	DB	So	6'2" / 190	Chattanooga, TN	65
35	Sean Martin	DB	So	6'1" / 190	Cleveland, OH	64
11	Seth Valeri	DB	Fr	6'0" / 190	Wheaton, IL	58
17	Jaden Vaughn	DB	Fr	6'0" / 195	Houston, TX	58
36	Nate Dawson	DB	Fr	6'2" / 200	Cincinnati, OH	58
12	Gabe Davis-Ray	DB	Fr	6'3" / 200	Columbus, OH	57
16	J.J. Lewis	DB	Jr	6'0" / 205	Lawndale, CA	57
26	Jalen Lewis	DB	Jr	5'9" / 200	Westlake Village, CA	56

Special teams · 7room page →

#	Name	Pos	Class	Ht / Wt	Hometown	Rating
90	Jackson Kleather	PK	Sr	5'10" / 190	Tipp City, OH	80
98	Noah Sur	PK	Fr	6'0" / 185	Western Springs, IL	57
94	Henry Helms	PK	Jr	6'1" / 180	Chicago, IL	56
59	Jack Florentine	LS	So	6'0" / 210	Frankfort, IL	55
95	Marko Dubak	P	Sr	6'2" / 200	Chicago, IL	54
92	Nikola Dugandzic	P	Fr	6'5" / 215	Winnetka, IL	51
60	Evan Boutorwick	LS	So	6'3" / 240	Macomb, MI	50