Northwestern Recruiting
Class dashboards, positional mix, and pipeline geography.
Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium • Evanston • IL
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 2018 class includes 18 commits, including 1 blue-chip prospect, with an average star rating of 3.06. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2018 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
- 80.99
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 5.6%
- Top Position
- Offensive Lineman
- Top Pipeline
- IL
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
18
Average Stars
3.06
Blue-Chip Recruits
1(6%)
Top Pipeline State
IL • 6
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2018.
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 2018.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin O'Rourke | SDE | 4★ | 90.1 | 6'6" | 240 lbs | Frankfort, IL | Lincoln-Way East | Retained |
| Eku Leota | WDE | 3★ | 86.9 | 6'3" | 220 lbs | Asheville, NC | Asheville | Retained |
| Khalid Jones II | ILB | 3★ | 86.8 | 6'1" | 225 lbs | Greenville, SC | Byrnes | Retained |
| Wyatt Blake | OG | 3★ | 86.8 | 6'4" | 308 lbs | Crystal Lake, IL | Crystal Lake Central | Retained |
| Greg Newsome | CB | 3★ | 86.7 | 6'1" | 170 lbs | Carol Stream, IL | IMG Academy | Retained |
| Isaiah Bowser | RB | 3★ | 86.4 | 6'1" | 205 lbs | Sidney, OH | Sidney | Retained |
| Jason Whittaker | PRO | 3★ | 86.0 | 6'4" | 197 lbs | Rockford, MI | Rockford | Retained |
| Jeremiah McDonald | S | 3★ | 85.5 | 6'3" | 187 lbs | Slidell, LA | Northshore | Retained |
| Jacob Jefferson | WR | 3★ | 85.3 | 5'11" | 170 lbs | Houston, TX | St Pius X | Retained |
| Payne He'Bert | OT | 3★ | 85.0 | 6'4" | 273 lbs | Pearland, TX | Dawson | Retained |
| A.J. Hampton | CB | 3★ | 84.6 | 5'11" | 167 lbs | Tampa, FL | Wharton | Retained |
| Charlie Mangieri | ATH | 3★ | 84.4 | 6'4" | 230 lbs | Dunlap, IL | Dunlap | Retained |
| Brian Kaiser | TE | 3★ | 84.3 | 6'7" | 210 lbs | Winnetka, IL | New Trier | Retained |
| Charles Schmidt | OG | 3★ | 84.1 | 6'4" | 270 lbs | Libertyville, IL | Libertyville | Retained |
| Jaylen Rivers | ATH | 3★ | 84.1 | 6'2" | 195 lbs | Loganville, GA | Grayson | Retained |
| Grayson Mann | ILB | 3★ | 83.8 | 5'11" | 211 lbs | Fort Worth, TX | All Saints Episcopal | Retained |
| Drake Anderson | RB | 3★ | 83.6 | 5'11" | 180 lbs | Chandler, AZ | Chandler | Retained |
| Sam Stovall | OT | 3★ | 83.5 | 6'4" | 285 lbs | Chattanooga, TN | Notre Dame | Retained |
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