2025 Football Roster

April 8, 2025, Evanston, IL: Members of the Northwestern Football team practice at Wilson Field at Ryan Fieldhouse in Evanston, IL on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (Photo by Griffin Quinn/Northwestern Athletics)
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April 5, 2025, Evanston, IL: Members of the Northwestern Football team practice at at Ryan Fieldhouse in Evanston, IL on Saturday, April 5, 2025. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
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July 21, 2025, Evanston, IL: Members of the Northwestern Football team pose for photos as part of Internal Media Days at Walter Athletics Center in Evanston, IL on Monday, July 21, 2025. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
Jersey Number 88

Alex Lines

  • Height:
    6-6
  • Weight:
    250
  • Position:
    TE
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Gilbert, Ariz.
  • High School:
    Higley HS
  • Prev School:
    New Mexico State
2024 Redshirt Junior (at New Mexico State): 
Did not see game action for the Aggies.

2023 (at Garden City CC): 
Appeared in 10 games for the Broncbusters, hauling in 31 receptions for 309 yards and two touchdowns … Caught three passes for 42 yards in a win over Butler CC (8/24) … Recorded four receptions for 27 yards and a touchdown at Iowa Central CC (9/2) … Had five receptions for 59 yards in a 27-23 win at Independence  CC (10/7) … Posted four catches for 44 yards and a touchdown at Hutchinson Community College (10/21) … Logged a season-high six receptions for 90 yards vs. Snow College (11/4). 

2022 Redshirt Sophomore (at Arizona): 
Appeared in four games all starts at tight end for the Wildcats… Made one catch for eight yards against Mississippi State (9/10).

2021 Redshirt First-Year (at Arizona): 
Played and started in 11 games at the tight end position … Caught 10 passes for 138 yards in his first season at Arizona … Had a 26-yard reception in the opener vs. BYU … Caught a pass for 19 yards vs. Oregon … Had four catches for 56 yards vs. USC.

2020 First-Year (at UNLV):
Appeared in five games for the Rebels on special teams as a true freshman in the COVID-19 shortened 2020 season.

High School: 
Rated as one of the top tight end prospects in the West of the 2020 recruiting class… Ranked by ESPN as a top 25 TE in the country for the class… Graduated from Higley HS in Gilbert, Arizona where he was a high school teammate of fellow 2021 signee Jason Harris… As a senior, helped guide the Knights to an 8-4 record while tallying 27 receptions for 288 yards and four touchdowns… Transferred to Higley from American Leadership Academic in Queen Creek, Arizona in 2018 … Son of Bryan and Michelle Lines, has an older brother, Christian, and two younger brothers, Bradeon and Austin.
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