2023 Football Roster

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
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
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Photo by: Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics
October 7, 2023, Evanston, IL: A game between Northwestern Football and Howard at Ryan Field in Evanston, IL on Saturday, October 7, 2023. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics
July 25, 2023, Evanston, IL: Northwestern Football internal media day at Walter Athletics Center in Evanston, IL on Tuesday, July 25, 2023. (Photo by Stephen Carrera/Northwestern Athletics)
Jersey Number 37

Mac Uihlein

  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    227
  • Position:
    LB
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Lake Forest, Ill.
  • High School:
    Lake Forest

2024 Redshirt Junior:
Appeared in 12 games, totaling a team-high 85 tackles, four tackles for loss, two sacks, a pass breakup, and one forced fumble … Named All-Big Ten Honorable Mention, Academic All-Big Ten, and CSC Academic All-District Team … Ranked 11th among Big Ten players in total tackles per game (7.1) … Tallied five tackles and recorded his first two career sacks in a win over Miami (Ohio) (8/31) … Accounted for seven tackles against Washington (9/21) … Had a then-career-high eight tackles vs. Indiana (10/5) … Logged a career-high 13 tackles, forced a fumble, and had one pass breakup in a win at Maryland (10/11) … His 13 tackles were the most by a Wildcat in a game during the 2024 season … Recorded eight tackles with a tackle for loss against Wisconsin (10/19) … Led the team with 10 tackles and accounted for one tackle for loss against Iowa (10/26) … Totaled six tackles against Ohio State (11/16) … Registered eight tackles at Michigan (11/23) … Led the team with 12 tackles in the season finale against Illinois (11/30).

2023 Redshirt Sophomore:
Appeared in 10 games, notching 18 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, and one pass broken up … Named Academic All-Big Ten … Made three tackles in his season debut against Duke (9/16) … Recorded two tackles and his first-career pass breakup against Penn State (9/30) … Notched four tackles and 1.0 tackle for loss against Howard (10/7) … Recorded four tackles in a win over Maryland (10/28) … Posted two tackles in a road win at Wisconsin (11/11).

2022 Redshirt First-Year:
Appeared in 11 games, starting one, and recorded 12 tackles … Made his first-career tackle against Nebraska (8/27) … Recorded his first-career multi-tackle game against Wisconsin (10/8).

2021 First-Year:
Appeared in two games, making his collegiate debut against Wisconsin (11/13) … Redshirted.

High School:
Four-star recruit verbally committed to Northwestern on April 3, 2020 … 13th highest-rated signee in Northwestern history (247Sports) … Highest ranked inside linebacker in program history … No. 18 overall prospect in Illinois (247Sports) … Recorded 50+ total tackles in sophomore and junior seasons at Lake Forest High School in Illinois … Chose Northwestern over other Big Ten programs such as Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska … All NSC Conference … Father played tennis at the University of Minnesota, won two Big Ten Championships … Anticipated major is economics.

Pronunciation: U-line

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