Team Recruiting Class
2018 Northwestern Recruiting Class
Follow the full Northwestern class board with ratings, high schools, hometowns, and links back into national and state recruiting surfaces.
- Recruits
- 18
- Blue-Chips
- 1
- Avg Rating
- 0.854
- States
- 11
Class context
2018 Northwestern recruiting class explained
This class page gives the 2018 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 18 recruits, 1 blue-chip prospect, and players from 11 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 | Devin O'Rourke Lincoln-Way East | SDE | 4★ | 0.901 | Frankfort, IL Illinois recruits | 6'6" / 240 lbs |
| 2 | Eku Leota Asheville | WDE | 3★ | 0.869 | Asheville, NC North Carolina recruits | 6'3" / 220 lbs |
| 3 | Khalid Jones II Byrnes | ILB | 3★ | 0.868 | Greenville, SC South Carolina recruits | 6'1" / 225 lbs |
| 4 | Wyatt Blake Crystal Lake Central | OG | 3★ | 0.868 | Crystal Lake, IL Illinois recruits | 6'4" / 308 lbs |
| 5 | Greg Newsome IMG Academy | CB | 3★ | 0.867 | Carol Stream, IL Illinois recruits | 6'1" / 170 lbs |
| 6 | Isaiah Bowser Sidney | RB | 3★ | 0.864 | Sidney, OH Ohio recruits | 6'1" / 205 lbs |
| 7 | Jason Whittaker Rockford | PRO | 3★ | 0.860 | Rockford, MI Michigan recruits | 6'4" / 197 lbs |
| 8 | Jeremiah McDonald Northshore | S | 3★ | 0.855 | Slidell, LA Louisiana recruits | 6'3" / 187 lbs |
| 9 | Jacob Jefferson St Pius X | WR | 3★ | 0.853 | Houston, TX Texas recruits | 5'11" / 170 lbs |
| 10 | Payne He'Bert Dawson | OT | 3★ | 0.850 | Pearland, TX Texas recruits | 6'4" / 273 lbs |
| 11 | A.J. Hampton Wharton | CB | 3★ | 0.846 | Tampa, FL Florida recruits | 5'11" / 167 lbs |
| 12 | Charlie Mangieri Dunlap | ATH | 3★ | 0.844 | Dunlap, IL Illinois recruits | 6'4" / 230 lbs |
| 13 | Brian Kaiser New Trier | TE | 3★ | 0.843 | Winnetka, IL Illinois recruits | 6'7" / 210 lbs |
| 14 | Jaylen Rivers Grayson | ATH | 3★ | 0.841 | Loganville, GA Georgia recruits | 6'2" / 195 lbs |
| 15 | Charles Schmidt Libertyville | OG | 3★ | 0.841 | Libertyville, IL Illinois recruits | 6'4" / 270 lbs |
| 16 | Grayson Mann All Saints Episcopal | ILB | 3★ | 0.838 | Fort Worth, TX Texas recruits | 5'11" / 211 lbs |
| 17 | Drake Anderson Chandler | RB | 3★ | 0.836 | Chandler, AZ Arizona recruits | 5'11" / 180 lbs |
| 18 | Sam Stovall Notre Dame | OT | 3★ | 0.836 | Chattanooga, TN Tennessee recruits | 6'4" / 285 lbs |