Northwestern University Athletics
2025 Football Roster
Najee Story
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 300
- Position:
- DL
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Solon, Ohio
- High School:
- Solon
2025 Graduate Student:
Appeared in all 13 games … Posted 20 total tackles, 11 solo tackles, 1.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sacks, two pass breakups and an interception … Began the season with two solo tackles in the season opener at Tulane (8/30) … Added two total tackles (one solo), including a game-sealing half tackle on fourth down in the fourth quarter, at Penn State (10/11) … Recorded a career-high four tackles against Purdue (10/18) ... Added three more total tackles against Nebraska (10/25) … Tallied first-career interception and a sack at USC (11/7), becoming the first NU defensive lineman to log an interception since Trent Goens picked off a pass in a 45-17 win over Purdue on Nov. 12, 2016 … Was the first NU player to register a sack and an interception in the same game since Xander Mueller in a 38-7 win over Utep on Sept. 9, 2023 … Added a solo tackle against Minnesota (11/22) and a total tackle at Illinois (11/29) … Posted another solo tackle in the GameAbove Sports Bowl against Central Michigan (12/26).
2024 Redshirt Junior:
Appeared in 12 games and made eight starts, logging 24 tackles, four tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and one fumble recovery ... Named Academic All-Big Ten ... Recorded three tackles and a sack in a season-opening win against Miami (Ohio) (8/31) ... Blocked a field goal and had one tackle against Eastern Illinois (9/14) ... Tied his career-high with six tackles at Washington (9/21) ... Registered three tackles vs. Indiana (10/5) ... Recovered a fumble and had a tackle for loss against Wisconsin (10/19) ... Notched three tackles and a tackle for loss at Iowa (10/26) ... Recorded a tackle for loss in contests against Ohio State (11/16) and Michigan (11/23).
2023 Redshirt Sophomore:
Played in all 13 games and made 10 starts, recording 20 tackles, one pass broken up and one quarterback hurry ... Named Academic All-Big Ten ... Recorded two tackles in each of the season’s first three games against Rutgers (9/3), UTEP (9/9) and Duke (9/16), while also posting a quarterback hurry against the Blue Devils ... Recorded his first career pass breakup against Minnesota (9/23) ... Had two tackles in four straight games against Maryland (10/28), Iowa (11/4), Wisconsin (11/11), and Purdue (11/18).
2022 Redshirt First-Year:
Appeared in all 12 games, starting three, and recorded 25 tackles, 2.0 TFL and a sack ... Recorded the first solo tackle and QBH of his career in a win over Nebraska (8/27) ... Made his first-career TFL as part of three total tackles against Southern Illinois (9/17) ... Made his first-career start, recording two tackles against Miami (OH) (9/24).
2021 First-Year:
Made his collegiate debut against Nebraska (10/2), his lone appearance of the season ... Redshirted.
High School:
Three-star recruit verbally committed to Northwestern on May 3, 2020 ... No. 23 ranked player in Ohio and 35th overall strong-side defensive end in the country ... Recognized in ESPN's 300 list ... Named a team captain senior year and lettered three times at Solon ... Recorded 63 tackles including nine for loss as a junior ... Committed to Northwestern over Tennessee, Penn State and Ohio State ... Played defensive end and tight end as a sophomore ... Anticipated major is undecided.
Pronunciation: NAH-jeee
