Recruiting Results for 2012
This does not include in-season commitments for previous season like the finalize recruiting list does. These are the results for recruiting conducted during this season only.
| 12 Off Season Commitments from 2012 Season | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Pos. | State | Prestige | Pos Rank | Height | Weight | 40 | AWR | Result | |
| Ben Anderson | CB | KY | 4 | 22 | 6'3" | 175 | Signed in Week 2 | |||
| Ernest Banks | FS | IL | 3 | 38 | 6'1" | 210 | Signed in Week 4 | |||
| Ryan Bass | LE | IL | 3 | 61 | 6'6" | 249 | Signed in Week 5 | |||
| Blake Bracken | K | MI | 4 | 2 | 6'1" | 200 | Signed in Week 3 | |||
| Tariq Brown | MLB | OH | 3 | 65 | 6'2" | 225 | Signed in Week 5 | |||
| Philip Charles | QB | MI | 4 | 11 | 6'3" | 205 | Signed in Week 3 | |||
| Travis Goins | CB | OK | 4 | 17 | 5'11" | 191 | Signed in Week 5 | |||
| Michael Harris | ROLB | OH | 3 | 37 | 6'0" | 226 | Signed in Week 3 | |||
| Alex McCauley | MLB | KY | 3 | 47 | 6'5" | 249 | Signed in Week 3 | |||
| Kevin Peters | K | IL | 3 | 5 | 6'1" | 189 | Signed in Week 5 | |||
| David Roberts | RG | IN | 2 | 61 | 6'2" | 295 | Signed in Week 5 | |||
| Charlie Trott | CB | MI | 3 | 42 | 6'1" | 181 | Signed in Week 5 | |||
| 2 In Season Commits from 2012 Season | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Pos. | State | Prestige | Pos Rank | Height | Weight | 40 | AWR | Result | |
| Marcus Moore | QB | IN | 4 | 5 | 6'2" | 205 | Signed in Week 11 | |||
| Courtney White | WR | IL | 3 | 6'4" | 195 | Signed in Week 10 | ||||
| 37 Prospects that did not commit to Northwestern in 2012 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Pos. | State | Prestige | Pos Rank | Height | Weight | 40 | AWR | Recruiting Type | Result |
| Matt Alford | LT | IA | 3 | 17 | 6'5" | 320 | In Season Recruit | |||
| David Davenport | DT | GA | 4 | 9 | 6'5" | 285 | In Season Recruit | |||
| Mike Dean | LE | IL | 3 | 12 | 6'4" | 252 | In Season Recruit | |||
| Courtney Gonzalez | ROLB | FL | 4 | 6 | 6'0" | 225 | In Season Recruit | |||
| John Lewis | WR | IL | 4 | 18 | 6'5" | 185 | In Season Recruit | |||
| Leslie Preston | LOLB | OH | 4 | 3 | 6'4" | 220 | In Season Recruit | |||
| Chris Rogers | SS | IL | 4 | 8 | 6'1" | 213 | In Season Recruit | |||
| Scott Smith | QB | IL | 3 | 21 | 6'3" | 185 | In Season Recruit | |||
| Michael Tetzel | LG | GA | 4 | 9 | 6'5" | 290 | In Season Recruit | |||
| Chris Woods | SS | IN | 4 | 4 | 6'2" | 210 | In Season Recruit | |||
| Todd Brown | ATH | MI | 2 | 60 | 6'5" | 267 | Off Season Recruit | |||
| Jordan Carrington | QB | TX | 4 | 12 | 6'3" | 196 | Off Season Recruit | |||
| Chris Carter | RE | MI | 2 | 70 | 6'6" | 240 | Off Season Recruit | |||
| Joel Christensen | LG | IL | 4 | 8 | 6'3" | 311 | Off Season Recruit | Signed with Ohio State Week 3 | ||
| Brian Cole | ROLB | PA | 4 | 6 | 6'4" | 229 | Off Season Recruit | Signed with Penn State Week 4 | ||
| Reynaldo Gibson | LE | MN | 3 | 60 | 6'4" | 254 | Off Season Recruit | Signed with Minnesota Week 4 | ||
| Jeremy Graves | SS | OH | 2 | 49 | 5'11" | 202 | Off Season Recruit | |||
| Nick Herman | FS | IL | 3 | 23 | 5'11" | 212 | Off Season Recruit | Signed with Purdue Week 5 | ||
| David Hester | RG | MI | 4 | 7 | 6'4" | 261 | Off Season Recruit | Signed with Michigan State Week 4 | ||
| David Hester | RG | MI | 4 | 7 | 6'4" | 261 | Off Season Recruit | |||
| Alvin Jackson | RE | IA | 4 | 16 | 6'0" | 242 | Off Season Recruit | |||
| Marcus Larson | ATH | TX | 4 | 4 | 6'2" | 191 | Off Season Recruit | Signed with Texas A&M Week 4 | ||
| Michael Martinez | LOLB | TN | 3 | 25 | 6'3" | 217 | Off Season Recruit | Signed with Virginia Tech Week 5 | ||
| Brian Morrison | HB | NC | 4 | 18 | 6'1" | 208 | Off Season Recruit | |||
| Brad Payne | C | MO | 4 | 6 | 6'3" | 307 | Off Season Recruit | Signed with Nebraska Week 5 | ||
| Kendrick Pittman | RG | NE | 2 | 49 | 6'4" | 288 | Off Season Recruit | |||
| Jamey Rucker | LOLB | VA | 3 | 22 | 6'4" | 217 | Off Season Recruit | Signed with Virginia Tech Week 5 | ||
| Terrance Schneider | SS | IL | 2 | 37 | 6'1" | 208 | Off Season Recruit | Signed with Purdue Week 4 | ||
| Nick Smith | RG | AK | 4 | 15 | 6'0" | 277 | Off Season Recruit | Signed with Texas A&M Week 5 | ||
| Joe Smith | C | TN | 4 | 7 | 6'0" | 296 | Off Season Recruit | Signed with Georgia Tech Week 5 | ||
| Chaz Smith | C | KY | 3 | 32 | 6'2" | 291 | Off Season Recruit | |||
| Joey Sullivan | ROLB | LA | 2 | 66 | 6'2" | 233 | Off Season Recruit | |||
| Scott Thurman | MLB | IL | 4 | 6 | 6'0" | 246 | Off Season Recruit | Signed with Missouri Week 4 | ||
| Adam Townsend | ATH | OH | 3 | 22 | 6'0" | 199 | Off Season Recruit | Signed with Michigan Week 4 | ||
| Randall Washington | ATH | GA | 2 | 33 | 6'0" | 194 | Off Season Recruit | Signed with Georgia Week 3 | ||
| Preston Wilson | LG | MI | 3 | 45 | 6'3" | 298 | Off Season Recruit | |||
| Joey Woods | LE | IN | 3 | 28 | 6'5" | 241 | Off Season Recruit | Signed with Notre Dame Week 2 | ||