Northwestern University Athletics
2023 Football Roster
Jersey Number 5
Jacob Gill
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 190
- Position:
- WR
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Raleigh, North Carolina
- High School:
- Cardinal Gibbons
2023 Junior:
- Played in four games
- Named Academic All-Big Ten
- Recorded one catch for 11 yards against Rutgers (9/3)
2022 Sophomore:
- Appeared in all 12 games and made two starts, recording seven catches for 99 yards (14.1 ypc) and one touchdown
- Recorded a catch in seven games
- Earned first career start and hauled in a 15-yard catch against Miami (OH) (9/24)
- Scored first career touchdown on a career-long 47-yard reception at Penn State (10/1)
- Hauled in one grab for 20 yards in the season finale against Illinois (11/26)
2021 First-Year:
- Appeared in all 12 games
- Recorded eight catches for 85 yards and a touchdown
- Hauled in a 31-yard catch for his first career touchdown against Duke (9/18)
High School:
- Three-star recruit verbally committed to Northwestern on July 8, 2020
- Recorded 62 receptions, 806 yards and nine touchdowns in junior season at Cardinal Gibbons
- Two-time First-Team All-North Carolina Cap 7 Conference and First Team All-North Carolina 4A
- Cardinal Gibbons' all-time leader in receptions, receiving touchdowns and receiving yards
- Chose Northwestern over North Carolina State, Wake Forest, Louisville
- Multi-sport athlete in high school (football and track)
- Honor roll member
- Highest recruited football player in Cardinal Gibbons history
- Anticipated major is economics
Football - Nebraska Postgame Press Conference (10/25/25)
Saturday, October 25
Football - Nebraska Outlasts Northwestern in Lincoln (10/25/25)
Saturday, October 25
Football - Nebraska Game Week Press Conference (10/20/25)
Monday, October 20
Football - Purdue Postgame Press Conference
Sunday, October 19
