Northwestern University Athletics

2024 Football Roster

October 28, 2023, Evanston, IL: A game between Northwestern Football and Maryland at Ryan Field in Evanston, IL on Saturday, October 28, 2023. (Photo by Mary Grace Grabill/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: Mary Grace Grabill/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 45

Cullen Coleman

  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    247
  • Position:
    LB
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Port Chester, N.Y.
  • High School:
    Rye Country Day

2024 Graduate Student:
Appeared in one game as a graduate student … Named Academic All-Big Ten

2023 Redshirt Junior:
Did not see game action this season … Named Academic All-Big Ten

2022 Redshirt Sophomore:
Played in four games this season

2021 Redshirt First-Year:
Appeared in two games this season

2020 First-Year:
Made three appearances including the Citrus Bowl vs. Auburn (1/1/21)

High School:
Three-star prospect committed to Northwestern on July 6, 2019 … 5th-ranked outside linebacker in the nation and the fifth-ranked player in New York by 247Sports … Four-year letter winner and 2019 team captain … Recorded 125 tackles, five sacks and five interceptions in 24 games over final three prep seasons … Also had over 2,200 all-purpose yards and 25 touchdowns on offense … Rushed for 996 yards and eight touchdowns as a junior before racking up 1,372 all-purpose yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior … Three-time First-Team All-League … Earned First-Team All-MIFL in 2018 and 2019 … Two-time First-Team LoHud All Star … Garnered All-State honors as a junior … Named Team MVP and earned the Westchester Golden Dozen Award as a senior … Led Rye Country Day to the 2018 MIFL title … Chose Northwestern over offers from Alabama, Cal, Purdue, Virginia, Baylor, Boston College, UConn, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Ole Miss, Penn State, Rutgers, Stanford, Syracuse and Wisconsin … Anticipated major is industrial engineering

Football - Penn State Game Week Press Conference (10/6/25)
Monday, October 06
Football - ULM Postgame Press Conference (10/04/25)
Sunday, October 05
Football - Northwestern Secures Comprehensive Win Over ULM, 42-7 (10/4/25)
Sunday, October 05
Football - ULM Game Week Press Conference (9/29/25)
Monday, September 29