2025 Football Roster

jackson carsello vs wiu
Photo by: Mary Grace Grabill/Northwestern Athletics
October 26, 2024, Iowa City, IA: A game between Northwestern Football and Iowa at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, IA on Saturday, October 26, 2024. (Photo by Joshua Sukoff/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: Joshua Sukoff/Northwestern Athletics
September 21, 2024, Seattle, WA: A game between Northwestern Football and Washington at Husky Stadium in Seattle, WA on Saturday, September 21, 2024. (Photo by Mary Grace Grabill/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: Mary Grace Grabill/Northwestern
November 30, 2024, Chicago, IL: A game between Northwestern Football and Illinois at Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL on Saturday, November 30, 2024. (Photo by Mary Grace Grabill/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: Mary Grace Grabill/Northwestern
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
October 26, 2024, Iowa City, IA: A game between Northwestern Football and Iowa at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, IA on Saturday, October 26, 2024. (Photo by Griffin Quinn/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: GRIFFIN QUINN/Northwestern Athletics
November 23, 2024, Evanston, IL: A game between Northwestern Football and Michigan at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, MI on Saturday, November 23, 2024. (Photo by Griffin Quinn/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: GRIFFIN QUINN/Northwestern Athletics
November 11, 2023, Madison, WI: A game between Northwestern Football and Wisconsin at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, WI on Saturday, November 11, 2023. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: Ryan Kuttler/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)
Jersey Number 65

Jackson Carsello

  • Height:
    6-4
  • Weight:
    300
  • Position:
    OL
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Northbrook, Ill.
  • High School:
    Glenbrook North

2025 Redshirt Senior:
Named Pro Football & Sports Network (PFSN) Center of the Week for Week 3 with an individual o-line grade of 90.3 (A-) vs. Oregon … Named to the PFF Big Ten Team of the Week for Week 3 against Oregon with an overall grade of 85.4.

2024 Redshirt Junior:
Appeared in 11 games and started the final eight games of the season at center as a redshirt junior … Earned PFF Big Ten Center of the Week honors for Week 14 against Illinois with an overall grade of 76.2 ... Named Academic All-Big Ten.

2023 Redshirt Sophomore:
Played in eight games and made one start … Named Academic All-Big Ten … Totaled 151 snaps, with 98 coming on the offensive line and 53 on special teams … Recorded his first career start against Nebraska at center, playing a season-high 64 snaps (10/21).

2022 Redshirt First-Year:
Appeared in four games and made his collegiate debut against Southern Illinois (9/17).

2021 First-Year:
Did not see game action this season … Redshirted.

High School:
Three-star recruit verbally committed to Northwestern on June 24, 2020 … Fielded 30 scholarship offers across the country … No. 21 recruit in Illinois … One of two Wildcats to be ranked in the Top-25 in Illinois for 2021 … First Team All-State (2020–21) … First Team All-State Academic (2020–21) … First Team All-Conference (2019, 2020–21) … All-Area Team (2019, 2020–21) … Team Captain (2020–21) … Three-year varsity starter … Senior Scholar Athlete … National Honor Society.

Football - ULM Game Week Press Conference (9/29/25)
Monday, September 29
Football - UCLA Postgame Press Conference (9/27/25)
Sunday, September 28
Football - Ground Game Leads 'Cats Past UCLA, 17-14 (9/27/25)
Saturday, September 27
Football - Week 5 Monday Press Conference (9/22/25)
Monday, September 22