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Northwestern All-Time Team

The best Northwestern football players since 1990, each rated against their own era so a 1995 star and a 2024 star compare straight up. Headlined by Pat Fitzgerald (91), Darnell Autry (88) and Brandon Joseph (86). Among them: 3 consensus All-Americans. Land on Northwestern when you spin and any of them can be yours.

Players rated
122
Consensus All-Americans
3
Top-10 draft picks
0

Counts cover players in 17-0's draft pool, which leaves out offensive linemen and kickers.

All-Time Northwestern Lineup

The best player at every draft slot: QB, RB, two WRs, a TE and five defenders.

Formation

DefenseOffense
83
Basanez
88
Autry
74
Carr
74
Bates
68
Tant
O
O
O
O
O
O
80
Castillo
80
Newsome
91
Fitzgerald
80
Fisher
86
Joseph
X
X
X
X
X
X

Dashed = open slot to draft · O / X = line positions (not draftable)

  1. 83Brett Basanez2002-05QB
  2. 88Darnell Autry1994-96RB
  3. 74Austin Carr2012-16WR
  4. 74D'Wayne Bates1994-98WR
  5. 68Jay Tant1996-99TE
  6. 80Luis Castillo2001-04EDGE
  7. 91Pat Fitzgerald1993-96LB
  8. 80Greg Newsome II2018-20CB
  9. 86Brandon Joseph2019-21S
  10. 80Paddy Fisher2016-20LB

Northwestern Honor Roll Since 1990

National awards, consensus All-Americans and top-10 NFL Draft picks among Northwestern players in the game.

National Awards

Consensus All-Americans

Top 25 Northwestern Players

  1. 191Pat Fitzgerald1993-96LB
  2. 288Darnell Autry1994-96RB
  3. 386Brandon Joseph2019-21S
  4. 486Damien Anderson1998-2001RB
  5. 583Brett Basanez2002-05QB
  6. 680Paddy Fisher2016-20LB
  7. 780Venric Mark2010-13RB
  8. 880Xander Mueller2021-24LB
  9. 980Greg Newsome II2018-20CB
  10. 1080Nate Hall2014-18LB
  11. 1180Luis Castillo2001-04EDGE
  12. 1277Montre Hartage2015-18CB
  13. 1375Joe Gaziano2015-19EDGE
  14. 1475Godwin Igwebuike2013-17S
  15. 1575Kyle Queiro2013-17S
  16. 1674JR Pace2017-20CB
  17. 1774Anthony Walker Jr.2013-16LB
  18. 1874Austin Carr2012-16WR
  19. 1974Barry Gardner1995-98LB
  20. 2074Casey Dailey1994-97EDGE
  21. 2174Chris Martin1993-95CB
  22. 2274D'Wayne Bates1994-98WR
  23. 2374Drake Dunsmore2007-11RB
  24. 2474Dwayne Missouri1997-2000EDGE
  25. 2574Hudhaifa Ismaeli1995-96S

Northwestern Players by Era

1990-199414 players · best: Darnell Autry (88)
  1. 188Darnell Autry1994-96RB
  2. 274Casey Dailey1994-97EDGE
  3. 372Eric Collier1994-97S
  4. 472Lee Gissendaner1990-93WR
  5. 572Richard Buchanan1987-90WR
  6. 670Eddie Sutter1988-91LB
  7. 770Len Williams1990-93QB
  8. 870Mark Benson1991WR
  9. 970Steve Shine1990-93LB
  10. 1070Willie Lindsey1989-92S
  11. 1168Bob Christian1987-90RB
  12. 1268Michael Senters1994WR
  13. 1368William Bennett1992-95LB
  14. 1464Thomas Homco1990-91LB
1995-199918 players · best: Pat Fitzgerald (91)
  1. 191Pat Fitzgerald1993-96LB
  2. 288Darnell Autry1994-96RB
  3. 386Damien Anderson1998-2001RB
  4. 474Barry Gardner1995-98LB
  5. 574Casey Dailey1994-97EDGE
  6. 674Chris Martin1993-95CB
  7. 774D'Wayne Bates1994-98WR
  8. 874Dwayne Missouri1997-2000EDGE
  9. 974Hudhaifa Ismaeli1995-96S
  10. 1074Steve Schnur1992-96QB
  11. 1172Eric Collier1994-97S
  12. 1270Kevin Bentley1998-2001LB
  13. 1370Rodney Ray1995S
  14. 1469Brian Musso1995-97WR
  15. 1569Sean Bennett1998RB
  16. 1668Jay Tant1996-99TE
  17. 1768Tim Scharf1995-96LB
  18. 1868William Bennett1992-95LB
2000-200414 players · best: Damien Anderson (86)
  1. 186Damien Anderson1998-2001RB
  2. 283Brett Basanez2002-05QB
  3. 380Luis Castillo2001-04EDGE
  4. 474Dwayne Missouri1997-2000EDGE
  5. 572Billy Silva2000LB
  6. 672Napoleon Harris1998-2001LB
  7. 772Tim McGarigle2002-05LB
  8. 871Jason Wright2000-03RB
  9. 971Zak Kustok1999-2001QB
  10. 1070Harold Blackmon1998-2000S
  11. 1170Kevin Bentley1998-2001LB
  12. 1270Noah Herron2001-04RB
  13. 1368Kunle Patrick2000-03WR
  14. 1468Sam Simmons1998-2001WR
2005-200918 players · best: Brett Basanez (83)
  1. 183Brett Basanez2002-05QB
  2. 272Andrew Brewer2005-09WR
  3. 372Brad Phillips2007-09S
  4. 472Corey Wootton2005-09EDGE
  5. 572Sherrick McManis2006-09CB
  6. 672Tim McGarigle2002-05LB
  7. 771C.J. Bachér2005-08QB
  8. 871Mike Kafka2009QB
  9. 970Mark Philmore2002-05WR
  10. 1070Marquise Cole2003-06S
  11. 1170Tyrell Sutton2005-08RB
  12. 1270Vince Browne2008-11EDGE
  13. 1370Zeke Markshausen2008-09WR
  14. 1469Shaun Herbert2003-06WR
  15. 1568Eric Peterman2005-08WR
  16. 1668Ross Lane2005-08WR
  17. 1764Sidney Stewart2008-10WR
  18. 1863Nick Roach2003-06LB
2010-201416 players · best: Venric Mark (80)
  1. 180Venric Mark2010-13RB
  2. 274Drake Dunsmore2007-11RB
  3. 372Brian Peters2008-11LB
  4. 472Dan Persa2008-11QB
  5. 572Ifeadi Odenigbo2012-16EDGE
  6. 672Jeremy Ebert2008-11WR
  7. 770Ibraheim Campbell2010-14S
  8. 870Nick Van Hoose2014S
  9. 970Tyler Scott2009-13EDGE
  10. 1070Vince Browne2008-11EDGE
  11. 1168Deonte Gibson2011-15EDGE
  12. 1267Trevor Siemian2010-14QB
  13. 1366Christian Jones2011-15WR
  14. 1465Rashad Lawrence2010-13WR
  15. 1565Tony Jones2010-14WR
  16. 1664Demetrius Fields2009-12WR
2015-201922 players · best: Nate Hall (80)
  1. 180Nate Hall2014-18LB
  2. 280Paddy Fisher2016-20LB
  3. 377Montre Hartage2015-18CB
  4. 475Godwin Igwebuike2013-17S
  5. 575Joe Gaziano2015-19EDGE
  6. 675Kyle Queiro2013-17S
  7. 774Anthony Walker Jr.2013-16LB
  8. 874Austin Carr2012-16WR
  9. 974JR Pace2017-20CB
  10. 1072Ifeadi Odenigbo2012-16EDGE
  11. 1172Justin Jackson2014-17RB
  12. 1270Danny Vitale2012-15RB
  13. 1370Dean Lowry2012-15EDGE
  14. 1470Nick VanHoose2011-15CB
  15. 1569Evan Hull2019-22RB
  16. 1668Clayton Thorson2014-18QB
  17. 1768Deonte Gibson2011-15EDGE
  18. 1868Matthew Harris2013-16CB
  19. 1967Ben Skowronek2016-19WR
  20. 2067Flynn Nagel2015-18WR
  21. 2165Jared McGee2014-18S
  22. 2264Travis Jack Whillock2017-19S
2020-202420 players · best: Brandon Joseph (86)
  1. 186Brandon Joseph2019-21S
  2. 280Greg Newsome II2018-20CB
  3. 380Paddy Fisher2016-20LB
  4. 480Xander Mueller2021-24LB
  5. 571Blake Gallagher2017-20LB
  6. 671Theran Johnson2021-24CB
  7. 770Bryce Gallagher2019-23LB
  8. 870Chris Bergin2017-21LB
  9. 969Adetomiwa Adebawore2019-22EDGE
  10. 1069Evan Hull2019-22RB
  11. 1168Bryce Kirtz2019-24WR
  12. 1268Cameron Mitchell2019-22CB
  13. 1368Earnest Brown IV2017-20EDGE
  14. 1468Peyton Ramsey2020QB
  15. 1568Rod Heard2019-23S
  16. 1667Devin Turner2022-24S
  17. 1766Malik Washington2019-22WR
  18. 1865A.J. Henning2023-24WR
  19. 1964Cam Porter2020-25RB
  20. 2064Ryan Hilinski2021-24QB
2025-Present14 players · best: Robert Fitzgerald (72)
  1. 172Robert Fitzgerald2022-25S
  2. 270Aidan Hubbard2021-25EDGE
  3. 369Griffin Wilde2025WR
  4. 468Mac Uihlein2021-25LB
  5. 567Caleb Komolafe2023-25RB
  6. 666Braden Turner2022-25S
  7. 766Braydon Brus2022-25LB
  8. 866Hayden Eligon Ii2024-25WR
  9. 966Preston Stone2025QB
  10. 1065Chris Petrucci2022-25TE
  11. 1165Josh Fussell2023-25CB
  12. 1264Fred Davis II2025S
  13. 1364Hunter Welcing2021-25TE
  14. 1464Lawson Albright2021-25TE

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