Team Recruiting Class

2002 Northwestern Recruiting Class

Follow the full Northwestern class board with ratings, high schools, hometowns, and links back into national and state recruiting surfaces.

Recruiting Hub2002 National Rankings
Recruits
17
Blue-Chips
0
Avg Rating
0.775
States
9

Class summary

Northwestern's 2002 class has 17 recruits and 0 blue-chip prospects in the current dataset.

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Top positions

  • Defensive Backs4
  • Defensive Linemen3
  • Wide Receivers3
  • Linebackers2

Class DNA

Development class

Development class built from class size, blue-chip share, top-end talent, position balance, and pipeline geography.

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Pipeline balance

  • Defensive Back4
  • Defensive Lineman3
  • Wide Receiver3
  • Linebacker2

Class context

2002 Northwestern recruiting class explained

This class page gives the 2002 Northwestern signing group its own crawlable home, with commit names, positions, star grades, ratings, high schools, and hometown context visible in one place.

The class includes 17 recruits, 0 blue-chip prospects, and players from 9 states. Use the hub for filters and the national rankings page for class-wide comparison.

Class board

Ordered by rating, then stars, then school and player name for a stable board.

RankRecruitPositionStarsRatingHometownSize
1Derell Jenkins
Bolingbrook
ATH3★0.800
Bolingbrook, IL
Illinois recruits		6'2" / 186 lbs
2Brandon Horn
Detroit Country Day
WR3★0.800
Franklin, MI
Michigan recruits		6'1" / 205 lbs
3Alexander Webb
Highland Park
PRO3★0.800
Dallas, TX
Texas recruits		6'1" / 180 lbs
4Rick McDole
Marysville
OT3★0.800
Marysville, OH
Ohio recruits		6'6" / 325 lbs
5Campbell Black
Bishop McGuinness
S2★0.767
Oklahoma City, OK
Oklahoma recruits		6'3" / 182 lbs
6Shaun Herbert
Bishop McNamara
WR2★0.767
District Heights, MD
Maryland recruits		6'2" / 180 lbs
7Erryn Cobb
Downers Grove North
FB2★0.767
Downers Grove, IL
Illinois recruits		6'2" / 220 lbs
8Ron Bardwell
H L Richards
DT2★0.767
Oak Lawn, IL
Illinois recruits		6'4" / 280 lbs
9Marquice Cole
Hillcrest
CB2★0.767
Country Club Hills, IL
Illinois recruits		5'10" / 165 lbs
10Jim Devine
Lumen Christi
SDE2★0.767
Jackson, MI
Michigan recruits		6'3" / 247 lbs
11Cory Dious
Mays
CB2★0.767
Atlanta, GA
Georgia recruits		5'10" / 160 lbs
12Sean Mansfield
Phillips Academy
TE2★0.767
Andover, MA
Massachusetts recruits		6'5" / 225 lbs
13Mark Philmore
Reynoldsburg
WR2★0.767
Reynoldsburg, OH
Ohio recruits		6'1" / 185 lbs
14Ryan Keenan
St. Edward
SDE2★0.767
Lakewood, OH
Ohio recruits		6'5" / 240 lbs
15Tim McGarigle
St. Patrick
ILB2★0.767
Chicago, IL
Illinois recruits		6'1" / 215 lbs
16Terrell Jordan
Tucker
CB2★0.767
Tucker, GA
Georgia recruits		5'10" / 175 lbs
17Demetrius Eaton
Vincent
OLB2★0.767
Milwaukee, WI
Wisconsin recruits		6'2" / 215 lbs