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2026 Northwestern Wildcats Football Roster
All 124 players on the 2026 Northwestern football roster: jersey numbers, positions, class, height, weight and hometown. The roster spans 11 positions and averages 6'3" and 238 lb.
2026 ROSTER
124 PLAYERS · 11 POSITIONS · AVG 6'3", 238 LB
| # | NAME | POS | CLASS | HT | WT | HOMETOWN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Aidan ChilesFROM Michigan State98/139 · 1,398 yds · 9 TD50% of plays | QB | SR | 6'4" | 225 | Long Beach, CA |
| 5 | Caleb Komolafe75 car · 401 yds · 4 TD22% of plays | RB | JR | 5'11" | 210 | Katy, TX |
| 27 | Gavin SawchukFROM Florida State41 car · 209 yds11% of plays | RB | SR | 6'0" | 205 | Littleton, CO |
| 6 | Joseph Himon II30 car · 346 yds · 3 TD10% of plays | RB | SR | 5'9" | 195 | Little Rock, AR |
| 17 | Griffin Wilde30 rec · 482 yds · 3 TD9% of plays | WR | SR | 6'2" | 200 | Sioux Falls, SD |
| 19 | Drew Wagner18 rec · 176 yds · 1 TD8% of plays | WR | JR | 5'10" | 195 | Delafield, WI |
| 84 | Luke DehnickeFROM Minnesota Duluth11 rec · 208 yds7% of plays | TE | SO | 6'6" | 240 | Andover, MN |
| 12 | Marcus Romain4 car · 5 yds5% of plays | RB | FR | 6'0" | 215 | Marietta, GA |
| 86 | Alex HonigFROM UConn11 rec · 187 yds · 2 TD5% of plays | TE | SR | 6'6" | 275 | Bavaria |
| 22 | Daniel Anderson6 car · 18 yds5% of plays | RB | FR | 5'11" | 210 | Alexander, AR |
| 8 | Hayden Eligon II5 rec · 71 yds4% of plays | WR | JR | 6'4" | 210 | Lakewood, CA |
| 36 | Sean Morris II2 car · 10 yds4% of plays | RB | FR | 5'10" | 210 | Compton, CA |
| 10 | Ricky Ahumaraeze5 rec · 69 yds4% of plays | WR | JR | 6'4" | 210 | Liberty, MO |
| 4 | Nicco MarchiolFROM West Virginia2 car · 22 yds2% of plays | QB | JR | 6'2" | 220 | Chandler, AZ |
| 2 | Ryan Boe1 car · 6 yds2% of plays | QB | SO | 6'3" | 215 | Batavia, IL |
| 41 | Robby Preckel1 car · 1 yds2% of plays | TE | SO | 6'3" | 230 | Wildwood, MO |
| 3 | Frank Covey IV1 tkl1% of plays | WR | JR | 6'1" | 200 | Mount Prospect, IL |
| 90 | Jackson KleatherFROM Bowling Green11/13 FG · 55 pts | PK | SR | 5'10" | 190 | Tipp City, OH |
| 92 | Nikola Dugandzic19 punts · 38.8 avg | P | FR | 6'5" | 215 | Winnetka, IL |
| 33 | Braydon Brus52 tkl · 9.5 TFL · 3 sacks | LB | SR | 6'1" | 230 | Glendora, CA |
| 6 | Robert Fitzgerald45 tkl | DB | SR | 6'0" | 210 | Dallas, TX |
| 2 | Kobie McKinzieFROM Oklahoma43 tkl · 3 TFL · 1 sacks | LB | SR | 6'2" | 235 | Lubbock, TX |
| 21 | Damon Walters29 tkl | DB | JR | 6'1" | 195 | Bolingbrook, IL |
| 4 | Montae PateFROM Weber State28 tkl | DB | SR | 6'2" | 175 | Las Vegas, NV |
| 7 | Ore Adeyi28 tkl | DB | SR | 5'11" | 200 | Mansfield, TX |
| 29 | Jon Jon Stevens Jr.25 tkl | DB | SO | 6'0" | 200 | Columbus, OH |
| 47 | Michael Kilbane20 tkl · 3.5 TFL · 1.5 sacks | DL | SR | 6'5" | 280 | Lakewood, OH |
| 9 | Braden Turner20 tkl · 2 TFL | DB | SR | 5'10" | 200 | Mobile, AL |
| 15 | Brendan Flakes13 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 sacks | DL | SR | 6'4" | 295 | Winter Garden, FL |
| 54 | Tyler Gant12 tkl | DL | JR | 6'3" | 300 | Saint Louis, MO |
| 3 | Brenden DeasfernandesFROM Central Michigan11 tkl | DB | SR | 6'2" | 200 | Detroit, MI |
| 24 | Jamaal JohnsonFROM UCF10 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 sacks | DL | SR | 6'2" | 250 | Miami, FL |
| 13 | Josh Fussell10 tkl | DB | JR | 6'0" | 190 | West Chester, OH |
| 5 | Dominic KirksFROM Ohio State7 tkl | DL | SO | 6'5" | 275 | Cleveland, OH |
| 91 | Caden O'Rourke7 tkl · 0.5 TFL | DL | FR | 6'5" | 250 | Mokena, IL |
| 32 | Matthew Smith6 tkl | LB | SO | 6'2" | 225 | Durham, NC |
| 45 | Jack Sadowsky V6 tkl · 0.5 TFL | LB | SR | 6'2" | 230 | Batavia, IL |
| 95 | Mason Mayne5 tkl · 0.5 TFL | DL | FR | 6'3" | 290 | Lawton, MI |
| 34 | Payton Roth5 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 0.5 sacks | LB | JR | 6'4" | 230 | Portland, OR |
| 0 | Alijah Jones5 tkl | DB | SO | 6'0" | 195 | Baltimore, MD |
| 55 | Dylan Roberts4 tkl | DL | JR | 6'3" | 300 | Phoenix, AZ |
| 90 | Jack Trautmann4 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 1 sacks | DL | SO | 6'3" | 250 | Elmhurst, IL |
| 51 | Miles Crutchley4 tkl | LB | SR | 6'0" | 220 | Scottsdale, AZ |
| 27 | Jack Oyola3 tkl | DB | SR | 5'11" | 200 | Alpharetta, GA |
| 28 | Timi Oke3 tkl | DB | SO | 6'1" | 190 | London |
| 31 | Tito Williams Jr.3 tkl | DB | SO | 6'2" | 190 | Chattanooga, TN |
| 88 | Migo Jackson2 tkl | DL | SR | 6'0" | 305 | Gibsonia, PA |
| 49 | Amare Jordan2 tkl | LB | FR | 6'1" | 210 | Cedar Park, TX |
| 25 | Marquet Dorsey Jr.2 tkl | DB | SO | 6'2" | 195 | Wayne, NJ |
| 44 | Callen Campbell1 tkl | DL | SO | 6'4" | 260 | Sault Sainte Marie, MI |
| 53 | Tanner Jumpp1 tkl · 0.5 TFL | DL | FR | 6'3" | 280 | Lake Mary, FL |
| 99 | Troy Regovich1 tkl · 1 TFL | DL | SO | 6'5" | 290 | Chesterland, OH |
| 37 | Max Mohring1 tkl | LB | FR | 6'3" | 220 | Downingtown, PA |
| 35 | Sean Martin1 tkl | DB | SO | 6'1" | 190 | Cleveland, OH |
| 9 | Johnny O'Brien | QB | FR | 6'3" | 200 | Palatine, IL |
| 11 | Aidan Gray | QB | JR | 6'3" | 215 | Naperville, IL |
| 13 | Gavin Frakes | QB | SR | 6'4" | 235 | Norman, OK |
| 15 | Sean Winton | QB | SO | 6'2" | 200 | Elmhurst, IL |
| 7 | Mar'Kel PorterFROM Bowling Green | RB | SO | 5'11" | 215 | Lancaster, TX |
| 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 | FR | 6'3" | 190 | Edgewater, MD |
| 87 | Carson Grove | WR | SO | 5'11" | 195 | Arlington Heights, IL |
| 89 | Cam Russell | WR | SO | 6'3" | 215 | Milwaukee, WI |
| 43 | Noah LaPorte | TE | FR | 6'6" | 235 | Princeton, IL |
| 48 | Tyler Kielmeyer | TE | 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 | FR | 6'6" | 240 | Warrington, PA |
| 50 | Owen Fors | OL | 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 AnchondoFROM Saginaw Valley State | OL | JR | 6'7" | 315 | Sterling Heights, MI |
| 62 | Ezomo Oratokhai | OL | 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 | SO | 6'6" | 295 | Northbrook, IL |
| 70 | Leighton Burbach | OL | FR | 6'8" | 280 | Norfolk, NE |
| 71 | Dennis Rahouski | OL | SO | 6'5" | 300 | Eden Prairie, MN |
| 72 | Jack Fuchs | OL | FR | 6'8" | 300 | Hendersonville, TN |
| 73 | Deuce McGuire | OL | SR | 6'5" | 310 | Chicago, IL |
| 74 | Grant SeagrenFROM Oklahoma State | OL | JR | 6'7" | 320 | Oakland, NE |
| 75 | Arkel AnugwomFROM Alabama | OL | JR | 6'7" | 330 | Antioch, TN |
| 76 | Michael O'Connell | OL | FR | 6'7" | 315 | Glen Ellyn, IL |
| 77 | Idrys Cotton | OL | 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 |
| 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-WangbojeFROM Sacred Heart | DL | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 94 | Henry Helms | PK | JR | 6'1" | 180 | Chicago, IL |
| 98 | Noah Sur | PK | FR | 6'0" | 185 | Western Springs, IL |
| 95 | Marko Dubak | P | SR | 6'2" | 200 | Chicago, IL |
| 59 | Jack Florentine | LS | SO | 6'0" | 210 | Frankfort, IL |
| 60 | Evan BoutorwickFROM Michigan | LS | SO | 6'3" | 240 | Macomb, MI |