2019 Football Roster

Charlie Schmidt
Jersey Number 69

Charlie Schmidt

  • Height:
    6-4
  • Weight:
    290
  • Position:
    OL
  • Class:
    Redshirt First-Year
  • Hometown:
    Libertyville, Illinois
  • High School:
    Libertyville

2021 Junior:

  • Started all 12 games with 10 starts at right guard and two at center

2020 Sophomore: 

  • Made an appearance in eight of nine games, including a start at Michigan State (11/28)

2019 Redshirt First-Year: 

  • Appeared in eight games, making his college debut at Stanford (8/31)

2018 First-year: 

  • Did not appear in any games in his true first-year season

High School: 

  • Three-star prospect verbally committed to Northwestern on March 5, 2017
  • Top-50 offensive guard (247Sports)
  • Team captain for Libertyville as a senior 
  • Three-year letterwinner played offensive guard, offensive tackle and defensive line for Libertyville 
  • Did not surrender a single sack over his final two high school seasons 
  • Class 7A All-State, Two-time North Suburban Conference All-Conference 
  • Two-time NSC Academic All-Conference 
  • Two time All-Area (Daily Herald, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times)
  • Two-time Libertyville Most Valuable Offensive Lineman 
  • Helped lead Libertyville to Class 7A state finals as a sophomore
  • Three-year letterwinner in wrestling, won Class 3A Libertyville Regional championship at 285 pounds
  • Two-year letterwinner in track & field, competing in the discus and shot put
  • Four-year honor roll student 
  • High school teammate of former Northwestern wide receiver Riley Lees
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