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 2008 class includes 18 commits, with an average star rating of 2.61. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2008 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
- 70.67
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 0.0%
- Top Position
- Defensive Back
- Top Pipeline
- IL
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
18
Average Stars
2.61
Blue-Chip Recruits
0(0%)
Top Pipeline State
IL • 4
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2008.
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
18 recruits found in 2008.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quentin Williams | TE | 3★ | 87.8 | 6'3" | 235 lbs | Pittsburgh, PA | Central Catholic | Retained |
| Nick Adamle | OG | 3★ | 84.3 | 6'5" | 298 lbs | Wheaton, IL | Wheaton North | Retained |
| Chuck Porcelli | OT | 3★ | 84.0 | 6'8" | 285 lbs | Lombard, IL | Montini Catholic | Retained |
| Alex Daniel | APB | 3★ | 83.2 | 5'11" | 191 lbs | Roswell, GA | Roswell | Retained |
| Brett Nagel | OLB | 3★ | 82.7 | 6'4" | 225 lbs | Lemont, IL | Lemont | Retained |
| Neal Deiters | OT | 3★ | 82.7 | 6'9" | 342 lbs | Elmhurst, IL | York Community | Retained |
| Jeremy Ebert | ATH | 3★ | 82.6 | 6'0" | 178 lbs | Hilliard, OH | Hilliard Darby | Retained |
| Martin Bayless | WR | 3★ | 82.3 | 6'2" | 200 lbs | Missouri City, TX | Hightower | Retained |
| Hunter Bates | S | 3★ | 81.0 | 5'9" | 159 lbs | Ponte Vedra Beach, FL | Nease | Retained |
| Demetrius Fields | WR | 3★ | 80.7 | 6'0" | 192 lbs | Dallas, TX | South Oak Cliff | Retained |
| Stone Pinckney | ILB | 3★ | 80.2 | 5'11" | 202 lbs | Columbia, SC | Hammond School | Retained |
| Jared Carpenter | S | 2★ | 77.8 | 5'11" | 186 lbs | Bowling Green, KY | Bowling Green | Retained |
| David Nwabuisi | ATH | 2★ | 76.7 | 6'1" | 230 lbs | Bellaire, TX | Episcopal | Retained |
| Brian Arnfelt | WDE | 2★ | 74.4 | 6'5" | 243 lbs | Stillwater, MN | Stillwater Area | Retained |
| Evan Luxenburg | DT | 2★ | 74.4 | 6'3" | 280 lbs | Beachwood, OH | Beachwood | Retained |
| Caleb Harper | CB | 2★ | 72.2 | 5'11" | 175 lbs | Murfreesboro, TN | Siegel | Retained |
| Demetrius Dugar | CB | 2★ | 72.2 | 5'11" | 175 lbs | Houston, TX | Aldine | Retained |
| Jeravin Matthews | WR | 2★ | 70.0 | 5'9" | 170 lbs | Canonsburg, PA | Canon-McMillan | Retained |
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