2024 Football Roster

September 6, 2024, Evanston, IL: A game between Northwestern Football and Duke at Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium in Evanston, IL on Friday, September 6, 2024. (Photo by Griffin Quinn/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: GRIFFIN QUINN/Northwestern Athletics
October 11, 2024, College Park, MD: A game between Northwestern Football and Maryland at SECU Stadium in College Park, MD on Friday, October 11, 2024. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics
November 23, 2024, Ann Arbor, MI: A game between Northwestern Football and Michigan at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, MI on Saturday, November 23, 2024. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics
August 31, 2024, Evanston, IL: A game between Northwestern Football and Miami Ohio at Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium in Evanston, IL on Saturday, August 31, 2024. (Photo by Bailey Black/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: Bailey Black/Northwestern Athlet
October 11, 2024, College Park, MD: A game between Northwestern Football and Maryland at SECU Stadium in College Park, MD on Friday, October 11, 2024. (Photo by Griffin Quinn/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: GRIFFIN QUINN/Northwestern Athletics
July 23, 2024, 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 Tuesday, July 23, 2024. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
Jersey Number 21

Damon Walters

  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    185
  • Position:
    DB
  • Class:
    Redshirt First-Year
  • Hometown:
    Bolingbrook, Ill.
  • High School:
    Bolingbrook

2024 Redshirt First-Year:
Played in 10 games and started the final five, totaling 42 tackles, four tackles for loss, two pass breakups, one interception, and one fumble recovery … Earned an All-Big Ten Honorable Mention selection and was named Academic All-Big Ten … Finished tied for second in the Big Ten in tackles by a first-year and was the only rookie in the conference to post 40+ tackles and 3.5+ tackles for loss during the 2024 season … Became the first Northwestern first-year to log 40+ tackles and 3.0+ tackles for loss in a season since Paddy Fisher in 2017 … Recorded his first-career interception, fumble recovery, and pass breakup in a win over Maryland (10/11) … Became the first Northwestern first-year to log an interception and fumble recovery in the same game since Anthony Walker Jr. in 2014 at Notre Dame … Tallied a career-high 11 tackles against Wisconsin (10/19) … Had the first double-digit tackle game by a Northwestern first-year since Devin Turner (10) at Minnesota in 2022 … Notched six tackles and the first two tackles for loss of his career at Iowa (10/24) … His two tackles for loss were the most in a game by a Wildcat first-year since Paddy Fisher (2) on Nov. 25, 2017 at Illinois … Became the first NU first-year defensive back to register 2+ tackles for loss since at least 2000 and first Big Ten first-year defensive back to do so since Desmond Igbinosun (Rutgers) on Dec. 31, 2021 … Registered a game-high 10 tackles with one tackle for loss at Michigan (11/23) … Became the first NU first-year to record two 10+ tackle games since Paddy Fisher in 2017 … Logged five tackles and one tackle for loss vs. Illinois (11/30).

2023 First-Year:
Did not see game action this year and redshirted.

High School:
Three-year varsity letterwinner at Bolingbrook High School … Consensus three-star prospect according to 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN, and was ranked the No. 11 player in Illinois by 247Sports … Three of his older siblings are also Division I athletes: Older brothers play football (Brandon; Army) (Justin; Notre Dame). Older sister (Kayla) runs Track and Field at Miami (OH) … Verbally committed to Northwestern on May 28, 2022.

Football - Week 5 Monday Press Conference (9/22/25)
Monday, September 22
Football - Behind the Scenes on Rose Bowl 30th Anniversary Throwback Uniforms (9/18/25)
Thursday, September 18
Football - Oregon at Northwestern Postgame Press Conference (9/13/25)
Saturday, September 13
Football - 'Cats Fall to No. 4 Oregon (9/13/25)
Saturday, September 13