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 2017 class includes 16 commits, including 1 blue-chip prospect, with an average star rating of 2.88. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2017 Northwestern: Balanced class
Balanced 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
- 77.25
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 6.3%
- Top Position
- Defensive Back
- Top Pipeline
- TX
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
16
Average Stars
2.88
Blue-Chip Recruits
1(6%)
Top Pipeline State
TX • 4
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2017.
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
16 recruits found in 2017.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnest Brown | SDE | 4★ | 91.7 | 6'5" | 240 lbs | Denton, TX | Ryan | Retained |
| Sam Miller | DT | 3★ | 88.5 | 6'3" | 260 lbs | Houston, TX | Stratford | Retained |
| Trevor Kent | SDE | 3★ | 88.3 | 6'5" | 253 lbs | Pittsburg, KS | Pittsburg | Retained |
| J.R. Pace | S | 3★ | 86.5 | 6'1" | 190 lbs | Atlanta, GA | Woodward Academy | Retained |
| Rashawn Slater | OG | 3★ | 86.1 | 6'5" | 280 lbs | Sugar Land, TX | Clements | Retained |
| Trey Pugh | TE | 3★ | 86.1 | 6'5" | 225 lbs | Plain City, OH | Jonathan Alder | Retained |
| Sam Gerak | OC | 3★ | 86.1 | 6'3" | 270 lbs | Avon, OH | Avon | Retained |
| Austin Hiller | S | 3★ | 85.0 | 6'1" | 200 lbs | Austin, TX | Lake Travis | Retained |
| Ethan Wiederkehr | OT | 3★ | 84.4 | 6'6" | 285 lbs | Shoreham, NY | Shoreham-Wading River | Retained |
| Cameron Ruiz | CB | 3★ | 84.3 | 5'10" | 165 lbs | Lake Villa, IL | Lakes Community | Retained |
| Kyric McGowan | RB | 3★ | 84.0 | 5'10" | 183 lbs | Dalton, GA | Dalton | Retained |
| Erik Mueller | ILB | 3★ | 81.2 | 6'2" | 230 lbs | Wheaton, IL | Wheaton North | Retained |
| Chee Anyanwu | ATH | 3★ | 80.1 | 6'2" | 190 lbs | Buford, GA | Buford | Retained |
| Ryan Dominick | S | 2★ | 79.3 | 5'11" | 191 lbs | Honolulu, HI | Punahou | Retained |
| Joe Spivak | DT | 2★ | 77.3 | 5'11" | 282 lbs | Lombard, IL | Montini Catholic | Retained |
| Alex Oelsner | TE | 2★ | 76.4 | 6'4" | 241 lbs | Longmont, CO | Niwot | Retained |
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