Northwestern hosted the top players from Fremd, a nearby high school about an hour west of campus, at spring practice today. Fremd has struggled of late but hopes these guys can lead a turnaround. It never hurts to get local guys in the building on an otherwise quiet day, March 9 is going to be the important visit day with out-of-state players.
The LB, Luke McIlhon, would be my prediction as the likeliest Wildcat via a potential PWO offer down the line. He got Junior Day invites from South Dakota State, NIU, Brown and Yale.
NU will recruit Jonas Williams (offered earlier today) from LWE then Owen Lansu (visiting March 30) from DGN as 2026 in-state QB options first. Fremd has 2026 QB Johnny O'Brien but he's a very long shot to get an offer. Based on sophomore tape he'd get a PWO shot, if that. He took some game visits to Illinois and NIU last fall, but I think all three programs are doing preliminary due diligence as the locals in case he takes a leap.
