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 Hub 2002 National Rankings

Recruits: 17
Blue-Chips: 0
Avg Rating: 0.775
States: 9

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.

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Class board

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

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