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48 n o r t h w e s t e r n f o o t b a l l • 2 0 1 8 h o l i d a y b o w l d i g i t a l p r o g r a m JASON GOLD, JR. Defensive Line 6-3 / 260 League City, Texas Clear Springs Verbally committed to Northwestern on May 19, 2018 … Rated a three-start prospect and the 118th-ranked player in Texas by 247sports … Three-year letterwinner … Team Captain … Registered 35 tackles, five sack, eight tackles for loss, one fumble recovery, one forced fumble and 11 hurries as a senior … Finished prep career with 107 tackles, 19.5 sacks, 35 tackles for loss and 28 hurries … Had a prep career-best 18 tackles for loss as a junior … Three- time First-Team All-District and All-County Honoree … Earned Academic All-State honors in 2018 … National Honor Society Member … National Technical Honor Society Member … National English Honor Society member … Member of Mu Alpha Theta and Rho Kappa … Chose Northwestern over TCU, Air Force, Arkansas, Army, Boston College, Colorado, Colorado State, Duke, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas State, Minnesota, Oklahoma State, Virginia, Virginia Tech and Texas Tech. THOMAS GORDON Superback 6-5 / 225 Houston, Texas Strake Jesuit College Prep Verbally committed to Northwestern on Jan. 21, 2018 … Ranked a three- star prospect, the No. 32 tight end in the nation and No. 92 player in Texas by 247sports … Four-time letter winner in football and basketball … Three- time All-District selection … Earned Second-Team All-Houston as a senior … Caught 33 passes for 550 yards and prep-career high 10 touchdowns in 2018 … Finished prep career with 104 catches, 1,550 yards and 20 touchdowns … Chose Northwestern over Baylor, Boston College, Colorado, Duke, Iowa State, Louisville, LSU and Maryland. ROD HEARD Defensive Back 5-10 / 160 Farmington, Mich. Farmington Hills Harrison Early Enrollee who will join the Wildcats during the winter quarter … Verbally committed to Northwestern on March 11, 2018 … Ranked a three-star prospect, the No. 24 player in the state of Michigan and No. 86 cornerback in the country according to 247sports … Three-time letter winner … Team Captain … Registered 49 tackles, six pass break ups and an interception on defense with 1,492 yards rushing, 277 yards receiving and 26 total touchdowns as a senior to earn All-State honors from MLive, Detroit Free Press and Detroit News … Had 30 tackles, nine pass breakups and an interception returned for a touchdown as a junior … Also rushed for 1,566 yards and hauled in 302 receiving yards for 27 touchdowns on offense in 2017 to earn All-State honors from the Detroit Free Press and Detroit News … Two-time team MVP … Ranks fourth in school history in rushing and scoring … Honor Roll Student … Also lettered three times in track and field … Father Roderick played football at Eastern Illinois … Chose Northwestern over Michigan, Purdue, Syracuse, Iowa State, Indiana, Cincinnati and Army. COCO AZEMA Defensive Back 5-11 / 180 Cypress Creek, Texas Langham Creek GENSON HOOPER PRICE Defensive Back 5-11 / 180 Cypress Creek, Texas Langham Creek Verbally committed to Northwestern on May 29, 2018 … Rated a three-start prospect and the 108th-ranked player in Texas by 247sports … Three-year letterwinner … Two-time Team Captain … Finished senior season with 60 tackles and three interceptions on defense … Added 309 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns on offense … Also had an interception return for a touchdown and two punt return touchdowns … Registered a prep career-high 94 tackles and four interceptions as a junior … Finished prep career with 220 tackles, 11 interceptions, seven forced fumbles and 15 total touchdowns … Earned First- Team All-District honors three times … All-Houston First Team … Also earned Houston Defensive Back of the Year … A/B Honor Roll Student … Chose Northwestern over offers from Arkansas, Duke, Houston, Indiana, Iowa State, Memphis, Michigan State, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Stanford, Utah and Vanderbilt. Verbally committed to Northwestern on October 30, 2018 … Rated a three- star prospect, the 64th-ranked player in Texas and the No. 66 wide receiver in the nation according to 247sports … Had 59 catches, 1,027 yards and 12 touchdowns receiving in 30 games as a prep star at St. John's … Also had 136 rushing yards and two scores on the ground … Averaged 17.4 yards per reception … Also excelled as an elite level track and field athlete, having recorded FAT personal best times of 10.57 in the 100M, 21.80 in the 200M, 47.94 in the 400M and has long jumped 22'11" … Chose Northwestern over offers from Notre Dame, Arizona, Arizona State, Baylor, Cal, Duke, Florida, Houston, Iowa State, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Vanderbilt and Virginia.