Northwestern Recruiting
Class dashboards, positional mix, and pipeline geography.
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Recruiting context
Northwestern recruiting pipeline
Recruiting results explain where the future roster is coming from before those players show up in season stats. This tab groups Northwestern commits by class year, position, star rating, hometown, and high school so the pipeline is easier to read than a flat list.
The selected 2003 class includes 13 commits, with an average star rating of 2.00. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2003 Northwestern: Development class
Development class built from class size, blue-chip share, top-end talent, position balance, and pipeline geography.
Outcome snapshot: 0 matched transfer departures from this selected class, with broader win and development context available in Talent Usage.
- Class Score
- 61.67
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 0.0%
- Top Position
- Linebacker
- Top Pipeline
- MI
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
13
Average Stars
2.00
Blue-Chip Recruits
0(0%)
Top Pipeline State
MI • 3
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2003.
Positional Breakdown
Snapshot of position groups represented in the class.
Star Rating Trend
Recent average star ratings to visualize momentum on the recruiting trail.
Commit List
13 recruits found in 2003.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Burdex | TE | 2★ | 76.7 | 6'3" | 184 lbs | Chickasha, OK | Chickasha | Retained |
| Austin Matthews | OT | 2★ | 76.7 | 6'5" | 272 lbs | Orange Park, FL | Orange Park | Retained |
| Cody Madison | TE | 2★ | 76.7 | 6'2" | 232 lbs | Chickasha, OK | Chickasha | Retained |
| Dylan Thiry | OT | 2★ | 76.7 | 6'9" | 295 lbs | Louisville, KY | Trinity | Retained |
| Eddie Simpson | OLB | 2★ | 76.7 | 6'1" | 197 lbs | Houston, TX | North Shore | Retained |
| Frayne Abernathy | WDE | 2★ | 76.7 | 6'5" | 230 lbs | North Augusta, SC | North Augusta | Retained |
| Kim Thompson | WR | 2★ | 76.7 | 6'3" | 185 lbs | Franklin, MI | Detroit Country Day | Retained |
| Kyle Wagner | ILB | 2★ | 76.7 | 6'1" | 225 lbs | Jacksonville, FL | The Bolles School | Retained |
| Mark Koehn | TE | 2★ | 76.7 | 6'4" | 222 lbs | Newton, KS | Newton Sr | Retained |
| Nick Roach | OLB | 2★ | 76.7 | 6'1" | 210 lbs | Racine, WI | Lutheran | Retained |
| Ryan Black | ATH | 2★ | 76.7 | 5'11" | 176 lbs | Pasadena, CA | Polytechnic School | Retained |
| Tonjua Jones | ATH | 2★ | 76.7 | 6'1" | 184 lbs | Southfield, MI | Southfield-lathrup | Retained |
| Trevor Schultz | DT | 2★ | 76.7 | 6'4" | 249 lbs | Battle Creek, MI | Harper Creek | Retained |
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