Blake Van Buren

November 16, 2024, Chicago, IL: A game between Northwestern Football and Ohio State at Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL on Saturday, November 16, 2024. (Photo by Ayelet Prottas/Northwestern Athletics)

Photo by: Ayelet Prottas/Northwestern Athletics

September 30, 2023, Evanston, IL: A game between Northwestern Football and Penn State at Ryan Field in Evanston, IL on Saturday, September 30, 2023. (Photo by Joshua Sukoff/Northwestern Athletics)

Photo by: Joshua Sukoff/Northwestern Athletics

August 7, 2023, Evanston, IL: Northwestern Football fall camp practice at Hutcheson Field
in Evanston, IL Monday, August 7, 2023. (Photo by Griffin Quinn/Northwestern Athletics)

Photo by: GRIFFIN QUINN/Northwestern Athletics

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)

Height:
6-4
Weight:
250
Position:
TE
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Middleton, Wis.
High School:
Middleton

2025 Redshirt Junior:
Appeared in all 13 games with four starts at tight end … Registered his first career tackle and made his first career start at tight end against Purdue (10/18).

2024 Redshirt Sophomore:
Did not see game action … Named Academic All-Big Ten.

2023 Redshirt First-Year:
Appeared in six games, logging 48 snaps on special teams … Named Academic All-Big Ten.

2022 First-Year:
Redshirted.

High School:
Attended Middleton High School in Middleton, Wis. … Played outside linebacker in high school … Was a captain and First Team All-Conference during his senior season … Came to Northwestern as a preferred walk-on.