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Northwestern University Football - 2026 Official Roster & Staff
Players
| Number | First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Position | Year | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Alijah | Jones | DB | Fy. | 6' 0" | 185 lbs | Baltimore, Maryland | |
| 1 | Carmine | Bastone | DL | Gr. | 6' 2" | 300 lbs | St. Charles, Ill. | |
| 2 | Ryan | Boe | QB | R-Fy. | 6' 3" | 215 lbs | Batavia, Ill. | |
| 2 | Fred | Davis | II | DB | Gr. | 6' 1" | 200 lbs | Jacksonville, Fla. |
| 3 | Frank | Covey | IV | WR | R-So. | 6' 1" | 210 lbs | Arlington Heights, Ill. |
| 4 | Cam | Porter | RB | Gr. | 5' 10" | 215 lbs | Cincinnati, Ohio | |
| 4 | Anto | Saka | DL | R-Jr. | 6' 4" | 255 lbs | Baltimore, Maryland | |
| 5 | Caleb | Komolafe | RB | R-So. | 5' 11" | 210 lbs | Katy, Texas | |
| 6 | Robert | Fitzgerald | DB | R-Jr. | 6' 0" | 210 lbs | Dallas, Texas | |
| 6 | Joseph | Himon | II | RB | R-Jr. | 5' 9" | 190 lbs | Little Rock, Ark. |
| 7 | Ore | Adeyi | DB | Gr. | 5' 11" | 195 lbs | Mansfield, Texas | |
| 8 | Preston | Stone | QB | Gr. | 6' 1" | 215 lbs | Dallas, Texas | |
| 8 | Dillon | Tatum | DB | R-Jr. | 5' 11" | 210 lbs | Farmington Hills, Mich. | |
| 9 | Braden | Turner | DB | R-Jr. | 5' 11" | 195 lbs | Mobile, Ala. | |
| 10 | Ricky | Ahumaraeze | WR | R-So. | 6' 4" | 210 lbs | Kansas City, Missouri | |
| 11 | Luke | Akers | P | Gr. | 6' 2" | 200 lbs | Nashville, Tenn. | |
| 11 | Seth | Valeri | DB | Fy. | 6' 0" | 190 lbs | Wheaton, Ill. | |
| 12 | Marcus | Romain | QB | Fy. | 6' 0" | 210 lbs | Marietta, Georgia | |
| 12 | Evan | Smith | DB | R-Jr. | 5' 10" | 185 lbs | Birmingham, Ala. | |
| 13 | Gavin | Frakes | QB | R-Jr. | 6' 4" | 235 lbs | Norman, Okla. | |
| 13 | Josh | Fussell | DB | R-So. | 6' 0" | 195 lbs | Cincinnati, Ohio | |
| 14 | Dube | Enongene | WR | Fy. | 6' 1" | 200 lbs | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| 14 | Yannis | Karlaftis | LB | Gr. | 6' 3" | 235 lbs | Athens, Greece | |
| 15 | Brendan | Flakes | DL | R-Jr. | 6' 4" | 291 lbs | Orlando, Fla. | |
| 15 | Sean | Winton | QB | R-Fy. | 6' 2" | 195 lbs | Elmhurst, Ill. | |
| 16 | J.J. | Lewis | DB | R-So. | 6' 0" | 200 lbs | Inglewood, Calif. | |
| 16 | Brennan | Saxe | WR | Fy. | 6' 3" | 190 lbs | Palatine, Ill. | |
| 17 | Griffin | Wilde | WR | Jr. | 6' 2" | 200 lbs | Sioux Falls, South Dakota | |
| 18 | Camp | Magee | WR | R-So. | 6' 5" | 220 lbs | Orlando, Fla. | |
| 18 | Garner | Wallace | DB | Gr. | 6' 4" | 220 lbs | Pickerington, Ohio | |
| 19 | Drew | Wagner | WR | So. | 5' 10" | 185 lbs | Delafield, Wis. | |
| 20 | Chase | Farrell | WR | R-Fy. | 5' 10" | 180 lbs | Thousand Oaks, Calif. | |
| 21 | Damon | Walters | DB | R-So. | 6' 1" | 195 lbs | Bolingbrook, Ill. | |
| 22 | Terrion | Curry-Hicks | DB | R-Fy. | 5' 11" | 185 lbs | Lexington, Kentucky | |
| 23 | Cole | Shivers | DB | R-So. | 5' 10" | 180 lbs | Scottsdale, Ariz. | |
| 24 | Dashun | Reeder | RB | R-Fy. | 6' 0" | 190 lbs | Greer, South Carolina | |
| 25 | Marquet | Dorsey | Jr | DB | Fy. | 6' 2" | 195 lbs | Wayne, New Jersey |
| 26 | Albert | Kunickis | III | RB | R-Jr. | 6' 3" | 225 lbs | Lemont, Ill. |
| 26 | Jalen | Lewis | DB | R-So. | 5' 9" | 200 lbs | Westlake Village, Calif. | |
| 27 | Daniel | Anderson | RB | Fy. | 5' 11" | 210 lbs | Alexander, Ark. | |
| 27 | Jack | Oyola | DB | R-Jr. | 5' 11" | 200 lbs | Alpharetta, Georgia | |
| 28 | Timi | Oke | DB | R-Fy. | 6' 1" | 185 lbs | London, England | |
| 29 | Jon Jon | Jon Stevens | Jr | DB | Fy. | 6' 0" | 190 lbs | Columbus, Ohio |
| 31 | Tito | Williams | Jr | DB | R-Fy. | 6' 2" | 185 lbs | Chattanooga, Tenn. |
| 32 | Matthew | Smith | LB | R-Fy. | 6' 2" | 210 lbs | Durham, North Carolina | |
| 33 | Braydon | Brus | LB | R-Jr. | 6' 1" | 230 lbs | Glendora, Calif. | |
| 34 | Payton | Roth | LB | R-So. | 6' 4" | 225 lbs | Portland, Ore. | |
| 35 | Tate | Crane | WR | Gr. | 6' 3" | 210 lbs | Iowa City, Iowa | |
| 35 | Sean | Martin | DB | R-Fy. | 6' 1" | 185 lbs | Cleveland, Ohio | |
| 36 | Ronny | Johnson | RB | Fy. | 5' 10" | 180 lbs | Dexter, Mich. | |
| 37 | Mac | Uihlein | LB | Gr. | 6' 1" | 230 lbs | Lake Forest, Ill. | |
| 38 | Josh | Veldman | LB | Fy. | 6' 5" | 210 lbs | New Lenox, Ill. | |
| 39 | Jack | Florentine | LS | R-Fy. | 6' 0" | 215 lbs | Frankfort, Ill. | |
| 40 | Jason | Reynolds | II | LB | R-Jr. | 6' 2" | 230 lbs | McDonough, Georgia |
| 41 | Robby | Preckel | RB | Fy. | 6' 3" | 230 lbs | Wildwood, Missouri | |
| 42 | Nigel | Glover | LB | R-So. | 6' 3" | 230 lbs | Clayton, Ohio | |
| 43 | Noah | LaPorte | TE | Fy. | 6' 6" | 220 lbs | Princeton, Ill. | |
| 44 | Callen | Campbell | DL | R-Fy. | 6' 4" | 260 lbs | Sault Sainte Marie, Mich. | |
| 45 | Jack | Sadowsky | V | LB | Jr. | 6' 2" | 230 lbs | Batavia, Ill. |
| 46 | Lincoln | Creager | LB | Fy. | 6' 3" | 215 lbs | Hamler, Ohio | |
| 47 | Michael | Kilbane | DL | Jr. | 6' 5" | 275 lbs | Lakewood, Ohio | |
| 48 | Tyler | Kielmeyer | TE | Fy. | 6' 6" | 240 lbs | Westerville, Ohio | |
| 49 | Liam | Reardon | LS | Gr. | 6' 1" | 230 lbs | Chicago, Ill. | |
| 50 | Talan | Chandler | OL | R-Fy. | 6' 2" | 300 lbs | Nevada, Missouri | |
| 51 | Miles | Crutchley | LB | R-Jr. | 6' 0" | 220 lbs | Scottsdale, Ariz. | |
| 52 | Richie | Hagarty | DL | Gr. | 6' 3" | 250 lbs | New Palestine, Ind. | |
| 53 | Tanner | Jumpp | DL | Fy. | 6' 3" | 270 lbs | Lake Mary, Fla. | |
| 54 | Tyler | Gant | DL | R-So. | 6' 3" | 290 lbs | St. Louis, Missouri | |
| 55 | Dylan | Roberts | DL | R-So. | 6' 3" | 280 lbs | Phoenix, Ariz. | |
| 56 | Mason | Mayne | DL | Fy. | 6' 3" | 265 lbs | Lawton, Mich. | |
| 57 | Hayden | Wright | OL | Fy. | 6' 5" | 255 lbs | Kingwood, Texas | |
| 58 | Nathaniel | Campbell | LB | Gr. | 6' 3" | 225 lbs | Oswego, Ill. | |
| 59 | Jack | Trautmann | DL | R-Fy. | 6' 3" | 255 lbs | Elmhurst, Ill. | |
| 60 | Evan | Beerntsen | OL | Gr. | 6' 4" | 310 lbs | Green Bay, Wis. | |
| 61 | Matt | Keeler | OL | Gr. | 6' 6" | 300 lbs | Chicago, Ill. | |
| 62 | Ezomo | Oratokhai | OL | R-Fy. | 6' 4" | 310 lbs | Austin, Texas | |
| 63 | Xavior | Gray | OL | Gr. | 6' 8" | 335 lbs | Canton, Ohio | |
| 64 | Anthony | Birsa | OL | R-So. | 6' 5" | 310 lbs | Plainfield, Ill. | |
| 65 | Jackson | Carsello | OL | Gr. | 6' 4" | 300 lbs | Northbrook, Ill. | |
| 67 | Jace | Borcherding | OL | R-Fy. | 6' 4" | 300 lbs | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | |
| 69 | Jack | Bailey | OL | Gr. | 6' 3" | 325 lbs | Kirtland, Ohio | |
| 71 | Dennis | Rahouski | OL | R-Fy. | 6' 5" | 290 lbs | Eden Prairie, Minn. | |
| 72 | Caleb | Tiernan | OL | Gr. | 6' 7" | 325 lbs | Livonia, Mich. | |
| 73 | Deuce | McGuire | OL | R-Jr. | 6' 5" | 310 lbs | Chicago, Ill. | |
| 74 | Nick | Herzog | OL | R-Jr. | 6' 4" | 300 lbs | Stilwell, Kan. | |
| 75 | Martes | Lewis | OL | Gr. | 6' 7" | 350 lbs | Merrillville, Ind. | |
| 76 | Michael | O'Connell | OL | Fy. | 6' 7" | 305 lbs | Glen Ellyn, Ill. | |
| 77 | Idrys | Cotton | OL | R-Fy. | 6' 4" | 315 lbs | Canton, Mich. | |
| 78 | Trey | Boyd | OL | Fy. | 6' 5" | 305 lbs | Shakopee, Minn. | |
| 80 | Hayden | Eligon | II | WR | So. | 6' 4" | 210 lbs | Lakewood, Calif. |
| 81 | Chris | Petrucci | TE | R-Jr. | 6' 4" | 250 lbs | Park Ridge, Ill. | |
| 82 | Braden | Blueitt | WR | Fy. | 6' 0" | 200 lbs | Colleyville, Texas | |
| 82 | Jack | Olsen | K | Gr. | 5' 10" | 195 lbs | Wheaton, Ill. | |
| 83 | Blake | Van Buren | TE | R-Jr. | 6' 4" | 250 lbs | Middleton, Wis. | |
| 84 | Hunter | Welcing | TE | Gr. | 6' 3" | 250 lbs | Deer Park, Ill. | |
| 85 | Patrick | Schaller | TE | R-Fy. | 6' 6" | 260 lbs | Northbrook, Ill. | |
| 86 | Lawson | Albright | TE | Gr. | 6' 5" | 250 lbs | Greensboro, North Carolina | |
| 87 | Carson | Grove | WR | R-Fy. | 5' 11" | 185 lbs | Arlington Heights, Ill. | |
| 88 | Alex | Lines | TE | Gr. | 6' 6" | 250 lbs | Gilbert, Ariz. | |
| 89 | Cam | Russell | WR | R-Fy. | 6' 3" | 210 lbs | Milwaukee, Wis. | |
| 91 | Aidan | Hubbard | DL | Gr. | 6' 4" | 255 lbs | Cleveland, Ohio | |
| 92 | Nikola | Dugandzic | P | Fy. | 6' 5" | 215 lbs | Winnetka, Ill. | |
| 92 | Mason | Green | DL | R-So. | 6' 2" | 250 lbs | Brentwood, Tenn. | |
| 93 | Caden | O'Rourke | DL | Fy. | 6' 5" | 230 lbs | Mokena, Ill. | |
| 94 | Henry | Helms | K | R-So. | 6' 1" | 180 lbs | Chicago, Ill. | |
| 94 | Migo | Jackson | DL | Gr. | 6' 0" | 295 lbs | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |
| 95 | Najee | Story | DL | Gr. | 6' 4" | 300 lbs | Solon, Ohio | |
| 96 | Jonah | Hayes | DL | Fy. | 6' 6" | 245 lbs | Loveland, Ohio | |
| 97 | Braxton | Strong | DL | R-Fy. | 6' 4" | 250 lbs | Peru, Ind. | |
| 98 | Landon | Lauter | DL | R-Fy. | 6' 5" | 285 lbs | Northbrook, Ill. | |
| 99 | Troy | Regovich | DL | R-Fy. | 6' 5" | 280 lbs | Chesterland, Ohio |
Coaches
| First Name | Last Name | Title |
|---|---|---|
| David | Braun | Dan and Susan Jones Family Head Football Coach |
| Chip | Kelly | Offensive Coordinator |
| Tim | McGarigle | Defensive Coordinator (Linebackers) |
| Paul | Creighton | Special Teams Coordinator |
| Aristotle | Thompson | Running Backs Coach |
| LaMarcus | Hicks | Defensive Backs Coach |
| Bob | Bicknell | Tight Ends Coach |
| Tim | Drevno | Offensive Line Coach |
| Ross | Kolodziej | Defensive Line Coach |
| Armon | Binns | Wide Receivers Coach |
| Jerry | Neuheisel | Quarterbacks Coach |
| Drew | Gray | Safeties Coach |
| Ryan | Olson | Run Game Specialist/Offensive Assistant |
| Fred | Wyatt | Defensive Line Specialist |
| Jeff | Copp | Senior Defensive Assistant/Nickels Coach |
| D.J. | Vokolek | Assistant Defensive Line Coach (Defensive Ends) |
| Jacob | White | Assistant Linebackers Coach |
| Zach | Martin | Assistant Quarterbacks Coach |
| Zac | Krause | Assistant Wide Receivers Coach |
| Joe | Seymour | Special Teams Assistant |
| Joe | Montag | Defensive Assistant |
Support Staff
| First Name | Last Name | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Christian | Sarkisian | General Manager |
| Ean | Deno | Director of Internal Relations/Assistant to the Head Coach |
| Jim | Meussling | Assistant Director of Football Operations |
| Demetrius | Fields | Director of Player Engagement |
| Luke | Walerius | General Manager of Roster Development & Retention |
| Alex | Spanos | Director of Football Performance |
| Rick | Perry | Assistant Director of Football Performance |
| Jaime | Cano | Assistant Director of Football Performance |
| Troy | Sutton | Assistant Director of Football Performance |
| EJ | Hibbler | Assistant Director of Football Sports Performance |
| Brenden | Seki | Assistant Director of Football Sports Performance |
| John | Schaefer | Director of Football Video Operations |
| Keith | McCall | Assistant Director of Football Creative Video |
| Griffin | Quinn | Assistant Director of Design and Photography |
| Carolyn | Fleming | Administrative Assistant |
| Zach | Peters | Director of High School Scouting |
| Drew | Smith | Director of College Scouting |
| Sam | Mulford | Director of Recruiting |
| Jerome | Grey | Recruiting & Scouting Analyst |
| Jonah | Isaac | Recruiting & Scouting Analyst |
| Evan | Klepec | Assistant A.D. for Equipment Services |
| Curtis | Shaner | Associate Director of Equipment Services (FB) |
| Jack | Bies | Head Football Equipment Manager |