There will be more than 30 prospects from 2022 to 2025 in attendance to watch Northwestern take on Rutgers on Homecoming Saturday at Ryan Field. Included among them are a total of seven 2022 commitments and six quarterbacks. They are everywhere from top targets to potential walkon candidates to guys who were no doubt invited to help build a pipeline to a high school program.
Here they are:
2022 Prospects
We already knew about QB Bennett Meredith. However, it looks like RB commit Joseph Himon is bringing a couple teammates with him from Little Rock (Ark.) Pulaski Academy, too: WR Charlie Barker and LB Ben Smiley. Plus, RB Albert Kunickis of Lemont (Ill.), the alma mater of the Nagel Brothers, will be there. There aren't Rivals pages for any of them.
For more on Meredith, see the other thread on The Rock: https://northwestern.forums.rivals.com/threads/visitors-this-weekend.59069/
2022 Commits
We already know a lot about these guys, so I don't feel the need to link their pages.
LB Braydon Brus
WR Reggie Fleurima
OL Nick Herzog
RB Joseph Himon
DE Denis Jaquez Jr.
OL Deuce McGuire
TE Chris Petrucci
2023 Prospects
For 2023, there will be four QBs and a bloatload of Illinoisans. Here they are in alphabetical order. If they don't have a link, they don't have a Rivals player page.
QB Zane Flores, Gretna (Neb.)
WR Ryan Hoeferle, Bloomington (Ill.) Central Catholic
OL Jacob Klink, Rockford (Ill.) Hononegah
OL/DL Michael Kostantonov, Wilmette (Ill.) Loyola Academy
DB Jacob May, Bolingbrook (Ill.)
OL TJ McMillen, Wheaton (Ill.) St. Francis
QB Elijah Owens, Jacksonville (Ill.)
QB Anthony Picciolini, Lisle (Ill.) Benet Academy
TE Deon Salther, Jacksonville (Ill.)
OL Dylan Senda, Dearborn (Mich.) Divine Child
WR Keshon Singleton, Springfield (Ill.) Sacred Heart Griffin
QB Thomas Vaccaro, Nashville (Tenn.) Christ Presbyterian Academy
For more on Flores, McMillen and Senda, see: https://northwestern.forums.rivals.com/threads/visitors-this-weekend.59069/
2024 Prospects
The 2024s in attendance are all from the Land of Lincoln, including two quarterbacks.
RB John Cheney, LaGrange (Ill.) Lyons Township
WR Julius Ellens, Glen Ellyn (Ill.) Glenbard West
QB Ryan Hayes, Bloomington (Ill.) Central Catholic
QB Alessio Milivojevic, Wheaton (Ill.) St. Francis
WR Noah Pfafflin, LaGrange (Ill.) Lyons Township
DE Eddie Tuerk, LaGrange (Ill.) Lyons Township
2025 Prospects
All of the 2025s hail from Rockford (Ill.) Boylan, the alma mater of Dean Lowry.
OL/DL Jayden Bali
OL/DL Joe McNamara
DB/WR Caleb Nelson
TE/DE Barron Scholl
Here they are:
2022 Prospects
We already knew about QB Bennett Meredith. However, it looks like RB commit Joseph Himon is bringing a couple teammates with him from Little Rock (Ark.) Pulaski Academy, too: WR Charlie Barker and LB Ben Smiley. Plus, RB Albert Kunickis of Lemont (Ill.), the alma mater of the Nagel Brothers, will be there. There aren't Rivals pages for any of them.
For more on Meredith, see the other thread on The Rock: https://northwestern.forums.rivals.com/threads/visitors-this-weekend.59069/
2022 Commits
We already know a lot about these guys, so I don't feel the need to link their pages.
LB Braydon Brus
WR Reggie Fleurima
OL Nick Herzog
RB Joseph Himon
DE Denis Jaquez Jr.
OL Deuce McGuire
TE Chris Petrucci
2023 Prospects
For 2023, there will be four QBs and a bloatload of Illinoisans. Here they are in alphabetical order. If they don't have a link, they don't have a Rivals player page.
QB Zane Flores, Gretna (Neb.)
WR Ryan Hoeferle, Bloomington (Ill.) Central Catholic
OL Jacob Klink, Rockford (Ill.) Hononegah
OL/DL Michael Kostantonov, Wilmette (Ill.) Loyola Academy
DB Jacob May, Bolingbrook (Ill.)
OL TJ McMillen, Wheaton (Ill.) St. Francis
QB Elijah Owens, Jacksonville (Ill.)
QB Anthony Picciolini, Lisle (Ill.) Benet Academy
TE Deon Salther, Jacksonville (Ill.)
OL Dylan Senda, Dearborn (Mich.) Divine Child
WR Keshon Singleton, Springfield (Ill.) Sacred Heart Griffin
QB Thomas Vaccaro, Nashville (Tenn.) Christ Presbyterian Academy
For more on Flores, McMillen and Senda, see: https://northwestern.forums.rivals.com/threads/visitors-this-weekend.59069/
2024 Prospects
The 2024s in attendance are all from the Land of Lincoln, including two quarterbacks.
RB John Cheney, LaGrange (Ill.) Lyons Township
WR Julius Ellens, Glen Ellyn (Ill.) Glenbard West
QB Ryan Hayes, Bloomington (Ill.) Central Catholic
QB Alessio Milivojevic, Wheaton (Ill.) St. Francis
WR Noah Pfafflin, LaGrange (Ill.) Lyons Township
DE Eddie Tuerk, LaGrange (Ill.) Lyons Township
2025 Prospects
All of the 2025s hail from Rockford (Ill.) Boylan, the alma mater of Dean Lowry.
OL/DL Jayden Bali
OL/DL Joe McNamara
DB/WR Caleb Nelson
TE/DE Barron Scholl
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