Garrett Dickerson

Photo by: Stephen J. Carrera

Photo by: Stephen J. Carrera

Photo by: Stephen Carrera

Height:
6-3
Weight:
248
Position:
SB
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Englewood, N.J.
High School:
Bergen Catholic

Invited by the Cleveland Browns on April 28, 2018 to participate in their rookie mini camp.

2017: True senior ... Honorable Mention All-Big Ten .. Has already recorded career highs in receptions (37) and receiving yards (401) ... Caught at least two passes in each of the last six games of the regular season and 10 overall ... Had a career-high nine receptions for 150 yards in the Wildcats' win over Bowling Green ... His 150 receiving yards are the most ever by a superback and the ninth most in NU single-game history ... Caught his first touchdown pass of the season at No. 10 Wisconsin ... Had two catches for 26 yards and two touchdowns in a 39-0 win on Senior Day versus Minnesota ... Hauled in his fourth touchdown of the season in a 42-7 win at Illinois ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2016: Honorable Mention All-Big Ten as voted by the conference media … First-year starter at superback … Caught a pass in all 12 games he appeared … Had at least two catches in seven contests … Second on the team and among Big Ten tight ends with five receiving touchdowns … Caught five passes for a career-high 46 yards and the game-winning touchdown in the Wildcats’ Pinstripe Bowl victory over No. 23 Pittsburgh … Had four catches for 42 yards and a scored versus Duke … Caught a career-high eight passes for 43 yards and a touchdown at No. 6 Ohio State … Had a career-long 42-yard catch for a touchdown in the Wildcats’ 45-17 win at Purdue … Recorded three catches for 32 yards and his fourth touchdown of the season in the ’Cats’ win over rival Illinois.

2015: Played in 12 of 13 games ... Had a season-high 34 receiving yards against Penn State with 2 receptions ... Had 12 receptions for 124 yards on the season ... Made at least one reception in 9 out of 12 games.

2014: One of four true freshmen to see the field ... Played a significant role at superback, playing all 12 games with one start (at Notre Dame) ... Caught four passes for 44 yards on the year, including a season-long 21-yard reception vs. Western Illinois ... Two catches for 14 yards at Notre Dame.

High School: Earned a four-star rating from Rivals.com, who ranked him the No. 18 strong-side defensive end prospect in the country ... Named the No. 7 overall recruit in his class from the state of New Jersey by 247Sports ... Holds Bergen Catholic records for career catches (52), receiving yards (776) and touchdowns (10) by a tight end ... Named in the ESPN Top 300, Rivals Top 250, the 247 Top 250 and the Scout Top 300 ... Helped Bergen Catholic reach three consecutive state championship games ... Team captain of the Crusaders football and basketball teams ... Achieved academic first honors and was named of the President's List ... Also a member of the Spanish National Honors Society.

Personal: Born Garrett Michael Dickerson ... Son of Ralph Dickerson and Michell Merritt ... Joins brother Cameron Dickerson and former high school teammates Kyle and Cameron Queiro on the NU roster ... Chose Northwestern over Stanford, Michigan, Alabama, Ohio State, Florida State and Michigan State ... Major is communication studies.