Northwestern University Athletics
2022 Football Roster
Jersey Number 8
Wayne Dennis Jr.
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 200
- Position:
- WR
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Tampa, Florida
- High School:
- Armwood
2021 Redshirt Sophomore:
- Appeared in four games, catching two passes with a long of 18 yards
2020 Redshirt First-Year:Β
- Recorded one reception for three yards in NU's 43-3 victory over Maryland (10/24)
- Brought in a career-long 23-yard reception in victory over Auburn in the Citrus Bowl (1/1/21)
- Made an appearance in every game
2019 First-Year:Β
- Redshirted his first year
High School:Β
- Three-star prospect verbally committed to Northwestern on June 19, 2018Β
- Three-time letter winner
- Helped lead Armwood to a Florida High School Athletic Association 7A State Runner UpΒ
- Appeared in the Legends All-Star GameΒ
- Finished senior campaign with 15 catches for 266 yards and four touchdownsΒ
- Henry O. Langston Scholar-Athlete Award recipientΒ
- Mother Conya played basketball at South Florida and father Wayne played football at Florida StateΒ
- Played on Team Tampa (7-on-7) with current Wildcat defensive back A.J. HamptonΒ
- Chose Northwestern over Army, Air Force and North Dakota State
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