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Northwestern starts spring practice on Wednesday, and while we likely won't get a depth chart and aren't allowed to report on most practices this year, here's our look at who we expect to be the leaders for starting spots heading into the fall.
Position | Starter | Backup |
Quarterback | Clayton Thorson (RS Fr) | Matt Alviti (So)/Zack Oliver (Sr) |
Running Back | Justin Jackson (So) | Auston Anderson (RS Fr)/Warren Long (Jr) |
H-Receiver | Miles Shuler (Sr) | Solomon Vault (So)/Stephen Buckley (Jr) |
Y-Receiver | Christian Jones (Sr) | Austin Carr (Jr) |
Z-Receiver | Cameron Dickerson (Sr) | Pierre Youngblood-Ary (Sr) |
X-Receiver | Mike McHugh (Jr) | Andrew Scanlan (Jr) |
Superback | Dan Vitale (Sr) | Garrett Dickerson (So) |
Left Tackle | Blake Hance (RS Fr) | Shane Mertz (Sr) |
Left Guard | Geoff Mogus (Sr) | Adam DePietro (Jr) |
Center | Brad North (So) | Ian Park (Jr) |
Right Guard | Matt Frazier (Sr) | Adam DePietro (Jr) |
Right Tackle | Tommy Doles (RS Fr) | Eric Olson (Jr) |
Defensive End | Dean Lowry (Sr) | Xavier Washington (So) |
Defensive Tackle | CJ Robbins (Sr) | Tyler Lancaster (So) |
Defensive Tackle | Greg Kuhar (Jr) | Sean McEvilly (Sr) |
Defensive End | Deonte Gibson (Sr) | Max Chapman (Sr)/Ifeadi Odenigbo (Jr) |
SAM Linebacker | Drew Smith (Sr) | Jaylen Prater (Jr) |
MIKE Linebacker | Anthony Walker (So) | Brett Walsh (So) |
WILL Linebacker | Joseph Jones (Jr) | Traveon Henry (Sr)/Nate Hall (RS Fr) |
Cornerback | Nick VanHoose (Sr) | Parrker Westphal (RS Fr)/Keith Watkins (So) |
Safety | Traveon Henry (Sr) | Kyle Queiro (So) |
Safety | Godwin Igwebuike (So) | Terrance Brown (Jr) |
Cornerback | Mattew Harris (Jr) | Marcus McShepard (So) |
Kicker | Jack Mitchell (Sr) | Hunter Niswander (RS Fr) |
Punter | Hunter Niswander (RS Fr) | ??? |
Kick Return | Miles Shuler (Sr) | Solomon Vault (So) |
Punt Return | Miles Shuler (Sr) | Solomon Vault (So) |