2019 Football Roster
John Moten IV
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 210
- Position:
- RB
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- St. Louis, Mo.
- High School:
- John Burroughs School
2019: Scored the sixth touchdown of his career against Stanford (8/31), tied for the most among all active NU running backs with Isaiah Bowser ... Recorded 24 yards rushing and 21 yards receiving at Nebraska (10/5).
2018: Appeared in nine games as a junior and rushed for 204 yards and three touchdowns … Rushed for a touchdown and caught two passes for 25 yards in season opener against Purdue (8/30) … Had 13 carries against Michigan and scored his second touchdown of the season (9/29) … Had a crucial 29-yard rush to seal the game against Illinois (11/29) ... Broke off a 77-yard touchdown run against Ohio State for a career-long, tying the longest offensive play of the season for NU and the second-longest rush in the Big Ten Championship Game (12/1).
2017: Appeared in all 12 regular season games for the Wildcats, primarily on special teams and as a backup running back ... Had 17 carries for 55 yards and nine kick returns for 151 yards during the regular season ... Had a season-high six carries and 18 yards versus Bowling Green ... Recorded a career-high 83 kick return yards at Duke.
2016: Appeared in all 13 games as the backup running back to Justin Jackson ... Finished the season second on the team with 340 rushing yards ... Rushed 16 times for 119 yards in the Wildcats’ 45-17 win at Purdue to earn Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week honors ... Had a career-high 128 yards rushing and the first two touchdowns of his career in a 42-21 win over Illinois to earn his second Big Ten Freshman of the Week plaudit of the season ... Had a career-long 43 yard rush for a score versus the Fighting Illini ... Made a season-high 20-yard catch in the win versus the Boilermakers ... Carried the ball three times for 11 yards in the Wildcats’ victory over No. 23 Pittsburgh in the 2016 Pinstripe Bowl.
High School:Tabbed as a three-star prospect and the No. 11 overall recruit in the state of Missouri by Scout ... Rated as the eighth-best player in the state by 247Sports ... 2013 and 2014 Metro League Player of the Year ... Named 2014 MFCA All-State First Team ... Team captain at the John Burroughs School ... Two-time All-District and St. Louis Post-Dispatch All-Metro First Team ... Ran for 5,259 yards and 81 touchdowns in career for the Bombers ... Helped John Burroughs School win the 2014 Metro League championship, district championship and reach the Missouri state championship game ... Also ran track and won a 2014 state championship in the 100-meter dash (10.58 seconds) ... Placed second in the 4x100 relay at state and third in the 200-meter dash ... Named 2014 Metro League Male Athlete of the Year.
Personal: Born John Michael Louis Moten IV in Minneapolis ... Son of John and Valorie Moten ... Sister, Elizabeth, played basketball at the United States Naval Academy ... Attended Fairfield Prep in Fairfield, Conn. from 2011-2013 before family moved to St. Louis in 2013 ... Chose Northwestern over numerous offers, including from Notre Dame, Illinois, Missouri, Boston College and others ... Major is learning & organizational change.
