2024 Football Roster

josh fussell
Photo by: Griffin Quinn / 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 Griffin Quinn/Northwestern Athletics)
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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 Bailey Black/Northwestern Athletics)
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December 23, 2023, Las Vegas, NV: A game between Northwestern Football and Utah in the SRS Las Vegas Bowl at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, NV on Saturday, December 23, 2023. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics
July 25, 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 Thursday, July 25, 2024. (Photo by Griffin Quinn/Northwestern Athletics)
Jersey Number 13

Josh Fussell

  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    189
  • Position:
    DB
  • Class:
    Redshirt First-Year
  • Hometown:
    Cincinnati, Ohio
  • High School:
    Lakota West

2025 Redshirt Sophomore:
Named to PFF Big Team of the Week with an 84.2 grade and three pass breakups against Western Illinois (9/5) ... Secured PFF Big Ten Team of the Week honors with a pass breakup and a 75.4 grade against Oregon (9/13).

2024 Redshirt First-Year:
Played in 12 games, starting the final eight, in his a redshirt first-year season, tallying 39 tackles, five pass breakups, and one tackle for loss … Named Academic All-Big Ten … Finished with three tackles in consecutive weeks against Miami (Ohio) (8/31) and Duke (9/6) … Recorded the first pass breakup of his career while totaling five tackles against Washington (9/21) … Registered a pass breakup and three tackles in a win over Maryland (10/11) … Logged a pass breakup against Wisconsin (10/19) … Had three tackles in a win at Purdue (11/2) … Set a career-high with seven tackles while recording a pass breakup against Ohio State (11/16) … Totaled seven tackles for the second consecutive game, while recording his first career tackle for loss against Michigan (11/23) … Recorded a pass breakup and two tackles against Illinois (11/30).

2023 First-Year:
Played in one game against Penn State (9/30) … Redshirted.

High School:
Four-year varsity letterwinner at Lakota West High School … Consensus three-star prospect according to 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN, and was named the No. 33 player in Ohio by ESPN … Combined for 72 total tackles, 19 pass breakups and nine interceptions throughout his high school career … Posted eight pass breakups in both his junior and senior campaigns … As a junior, led the Greater Miami Conference with six interceptions … Verbally committed to Northwestern on May 19, 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