2008 roster analytics, depth, and season stat leaders in one workspace.
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Roster context
The roster tab connects player-level listings with the context that explains how the team is built: class year, position group, acquisition path, recruiting profile, and current season production.
For 2008, Northwestern has 31 rostered players in the current viewable dataset. The talent model has enough rated-player coverage to compare blue-chip ratio, RTI rank, and portal dependence.
Roster Workspace
of 31 players
Analytics Summary
Quick-glance talent, experience, and portal context for the current roster.
Position health
A quick diagnostic that combines talent score, class experience, and transfer reliance into an opinionated roster read.
| Group | Talent | Experience | Portal risk | Verdict | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | High | High | Low | Stable | 13 players, 0% blue chips |
| WR | Medium | High | Low | Strength | 6 players, 0% blue chips |
| DB | Medium | High | Low | Stable | 6 players, 0% blue chips |
| RB | Low | High | Low | Needs depth | 2 players, 0% blue chips |
| ST | Low | High | Low | Needs depth | 1 players, 0% blue chips |
| QB | Low | High | Low | Needs depth | 2 players, 0% blue chips |
| DL | Low | High | Low | Needs depth | 1 players, 0% blue chips |
Showing 1-25 of 31 players
| — | Amado Villarreal | UR | — | Sr | — | — | — |
| 12 | Andrew Brewer | UR | WR | Sr | 6'3" | — | Tulsa, OK, USA |
| 17 | Brad Phillips | 2★ | S | Sr | 6'4" | — | Export, PA, USA |
| 80 | Brendan Mitchell | UR | ? | Sr | 6'3" | — | Twinsburg, OH, USA |
| 4 | Brendan Smith | UR | S | Sr | 6'1" | — | Andover, MA, USA |
| 10 | Brian Peters | 2★ | S | Sr | 6'4" | — | Pickerington, OH, USA |
| — | C.J. Bacher | UR | — | Sr | — | — | — |
| 6 | Charles Brown | 3★ | WR | Sr | 5'11" | — | Chicago, IL, USA |
| 99 | Corey Wootton | UR | DE | Sr | 6'7" | 280 lbs | Rutherford, NJ, USA |
| 7 | Dan Persa | UR | QB | Sr | 6'1" | — | Bethlehem, PA, USA |
| 9 | Drake Dunsmore | 3★ | ? | Sr | 6'3" | — | Lenexa, KS, USA |
| — | Eric Peterman | UR | — | Sr | — | — | — |
| 39 | Jacob Schmidt | UR | RB | Sr | 5'10" | — | Rhinelander, WI, USA |
| 11 | Jeremy Ebert | 3★ | WR | Sr | 6'0" | — | Hilliard, OH, USA |
| 26 | Jordan Mabin | 3★ | CB | Sr | 5'11" | — | Northfield Center, OH, USA |
| 89 | Josh Rooks | 3★ | ? | Sr | 6'6" | — | Zeeland, MI, USA |
| 28 | Justan Vaughn | UR | CB | Sr | 6'0" | — | Pearland, TX, USA |
| 81 | Kevin Frymire | UR | WR | Sr | 6'1" | — | Burr Ridge, IL, USA |
| — | Kyle Daley | UR | — | Sr | — | — | — |
| 44 | Mark Woodsum | UR | ? | Sr | 6'0" | — | Arlington Heights, IL, USA |
| 13 | Mike Kafka | UR | QB | Sr | 6'3" | — | Chicago, IL, USA |
| — | Omar Conteh | UR | — | Sr | — | — | — |
| — | Rasheed Ward | UR | — | Sr | — | — | — |
| — | Ross Lane | 2★ | — | Sr | — | — | — |
| 24 | Sherrick McManis | 2★ | CB | Sr | 6'1" | — | Peoria, IL, USA |
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Signature roster score built from recruiting stars across the full roster.
RTI assigns 100 points to 5-stars, 80 to 4-stars, 60 to 3-stars, 40 to 2-stars, and 20 to unrated players. FBS rank appears only when matched recruiting coverage is at least 35%.
Ranked against FBS teams with qualified recruiting coverage.
Coverage 39% of the roster with recruit matches.
See where the current roster stacks its most recruiting capital.
Clean FBS landscape view with the current roster highlighted and focused team context alongside it.
Current roster mix between portal additions and everyone else on the roster.
0% of the current roster.
100% of the roster remains non-transfer.
Weighted from class year to estimate how seasoned the roster is.
Veteran-heavy
Freshmen count as 1 point, sophomores 2, juniors 3, seniors 4.
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Season
2008