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'Cats Welcome Four Early Enrollees in 2021
1/5/2021 2:26:00 PM | Football
EVANSTON, Ill. — Four members who signed National Letters of Intent with Northwestern football as part of the NCAA early-signing period in December have enrolled early. Dan and Susan Jones Family Head Football Coach Pat Fitzgerald announced that Jacob Gill, Brendan Sullivan, Anthony Tyus III and Mac Uihlein have arrived on campus to begin the winter quarter.
Jacob Gill • WR • 6-0/170
Raleigh, N.C./ Cardinal Gibbons
Verbally committed to Northwestern on July 8, 2020…Recorded 62 receptions, 806 yards and nine touchdowns in junior season at Cardinal Gibbons High School …Three-star recruit according to 247Sports…One of two players from North Carolina to join the Wildcats' 2021 recruiting class … Two-time First-Team All-North Carolina Cap 7 Conference… First Team All-North Carolina 4A…Cardinal Gibbons' all-time leader in receptions, receiving touchdowns and receiving yards…Chose Northwestern over North Carolina State, Wake Forest, Louisville…Multi-sport athlete in high school (football and track)…Honor roll member…Highest recruited football player in Cardinal Gibbons history…Anticipated major is economics.
Brendan Sullivan • QB • 6-3/180
Davison, Mich./Davison
Verbally committed to Northwestern on June 4, 2020…Division 1 all-state quarterback for Davison Cardinals…Player of the Year finalist … Won Michigan Division 1 state championship as a junior…21-2 record as a starting quarterback…Completed 14-of-19 passes for 290 yards and a touchdown at the Ford Field during state title game…Threw for 3,044 yards and 33 touchdowns during his career for the Cardinals…Three-star recruit by 247Sports…28th ranked Pro-Style quarterback overall, 23rd best player in Michigan…Honor roll student …Academic all-state in football, basketball and track.
Anthony Tyus III • RB • 6-1/207
Portage, Mich./ Portage Northern
Verbally committed to Northwestern on June 11, 2020…Three-star recruit by 247Sports…Earned all-state honors in Michigan following junior season at Portage Northern…Rushed for 1,861 yards and scored 19 touchdowns for the Huskies…Recorded 1,801 yards in senior season, scoring 22 touchdowns…First-Team All-Conference (Division II) as a senior…First-Team AP All-State…Detroit Free Press Dream Team running back…Won three consecutive conference championships at Portage Northern…Top-50 running back nationally according to 247Sports and Top-30 in Michigan…Second-highest ranked running back in Northwestern history, trailing only Justin Jackson (247Sports)…Three-sport athlete in high school…Lettered three years in football, twice in basketball and track…Father played football at Central Michigan University…Anticipated major is neuroscience or biology/biological science.
Mac Uihlein • LB • 6-1/215
Lake Forest, Ill./Lake Forest
Verbally committed to Northwestern on April 3, 2020…13th highest-rated signee in Northwestern history according to 247Sports…Highest ranked inside linebacker in program history…Ranked as a four-star recruit and the No. 18 overall prospect in Illinois by 247Sports…Recorded 50+ total tackles in sophomore and junior seasons at Lake Forest High School in Illinois…Chose Northwestern over other Big Ten programs such as Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska…All NSC Conference…Father played tennis at the University of Minnesota, won two Big Ten Championships… Anticipated major is economics.
The remainder of the Wildcats' signed incoming first years will enroll this summer.
Northwestern finished the 2020 campaign 7-2 overall and capped the season with a 35-19 win over Auburn in the 2021 Citrus Bowl. The victory was NU's fourth consecutive bowl win, matching the longest active bowl win streak in the Big Ten.
Jacob Gill • WR • 6-0/170
Raleigh, N.C./ Cardinal Gibbons
Verbally committed to Northwestern on July 8, 2020…Recorded 62 receptions, 806 yards and nine touchdowns in junior season at Cardinal Gibbons High School …Three-star recruit according to 247Sports…One of two players from North Carolina to join the Wildcats' 2021 recruiting class … Two-time First-Team All-North Carolina Cap 7 Conference… First Team All-North Carolina 4A…Cardinal Gibbons' all-time leader in receptions, receiving touchdowns and receiving yards…Chose Northwestern over North Carolina State, Wake Forest, Louisville…Multi-sport athlete in high school (football and track)…Honor roll member…Highest recruited football player in Cardinal Gibbons history…Anticipated major is economics.
Brendan Sullivan • QB • 6-3/180
Davison, Mich./Davison
Verbally committed to Northwestern on June 4, 2020…Division 1 all-state quarterback for Davison Cardinals…Player of the Year finalist … Won Michigan Division 1 state championship as a junior…21-2 record as a starting quarterback…Completed 14-of-19 passes for 290 yards and a touchdown at the Ford Field during state title game…Threw for 3,044 yards and 33 touchdowns during his career for the Cardinals…Three-star recruit by 247Sports…28th ranked Pro-Style quarterback overall, 23rd best player in Michigan…Honor roll student …Academic all-state in football, basketball and track.
Anthony Tyus III • RB • 6-1/207
Portage, Mich./ Portage Northern
Verbally committed to Northwestern on June 11, 2020…Three-star recruit by 247Sports…Earned all-state honors in Michigan following junior season at Portage Northern…Rushed for 1,861 yards and scored 19 touchdowns for the Huskies…Recorded 1,801 yards in senior season, scoring 22 touchdowns…First-Team All-Conference (Division II) as a senior…First-Team AP All-State…Detroit Free Press Dream Team running back…Won three consecutive conference championships at Portage Northern…Top-50 running back nationally according to 247Sports and Top-30 in Michigan…Second-highest ranked running back in Northwestern history, trailing only Justin Jackson (247Sports)…Three-sport athlete in high school…Lettered three years in football, twice in basketball and track…Father played football at Central Michigan University…Anticipated major is neuroscience or biology/biological science.
Mac Uihlein • LB • 6-1/215
Lake Forest, Ill./Lake Forest
Verbally committed to Northwestern on April 3, 2020…13th highest-rated signee in Northwestern history according to 247Sports…Highest ranked inside linebacker in program history…Ranked as a four-star recruit and the No. 18 overall prospect in Illinois by 247Sports…Recorded 50+ total tackles in sophomore and junior seasons at Lake Forest High School in Illinois…Chose Northwestern over other Big Ten programs such as Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska…All NSC Conference…Father played tennis at the University of Minnesota, won two Big Ten Championships… Anticipated major is economics.
The remainder of the Wildcats' signed incoming first years will enroll this summer.
Northwestern finished the 2020 campaign 7-2 overall and capped the season with a 35-19 win over Auburn in the 2021 Citrus Bowl. The victory was NU's fourth consecutive bowl win, matching the longest active bowl win streak in the Big Ten.
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