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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 49 MICHAEL JANSEY, JR. Linebacker 6-2 / 210 Batavia, Ill. Batavia CAMERON MITCHELL Defensive Back 5-11 / 175 Bolingbrook, Ill. Bolingbrook DUKE OLGES Defensive Line 6-4 / 230 Winnetka, Ill. New Trier CONRAD ROWLEY Offensive Line 6-3 / 281 Independence, Mo. Blue Springs BRANDON JOSEPH Defensive Back 6-1 / 181 College Station, Texas College Station BRYCE KIRTZ Wide Receiver 6-0 / 175 Brownsburg, Ind. Brownsburg Early enrollee who will be joining the Wildcats in the winter quarter … Verbally committed to Northwestern on June 9, 2018 … Rated a three-star prospect, the 11th-ranked player in Illinois and the No. 40 linebacker in the nation according to 247sports … Under Armour All-American … Three-year letterwinner … Team Captain … Played linebacker and running back in high school … Registered 75 tackles, 23 tackles for loss and 10 sacks as a senior … Posted a prep career high 99 tackles, 27.5 tackles for loss and 15 sacks as a junior to lead Batavia to a IHSAA 7A State Championship … Finished prep career with 204 tackles, 58.5 tackles for loss, 30.5 sacks and 60 quarterback hurries … Also forced four fumbles during prep career … Earned 7A All-State and Academic All-State honors … Named to the All-Area Team … Earned Team Defensive MVP Honors, All-Dukane Conference and was named the Dukane Conference Defensive MVP … Led Batavia to the 7A semifinals in his senior season … National Honor Society member and Honor Roll Student … Chose Northwestern over Air Force, Cincinnati, Iowa State, Missouri, Purdue, Rutgers and West Virginia. Verbally committed to Northwestern on March 13, 2018 … Rated a three- star prospect and the 23rd-ranked player in Illinois by 247sports … Four- year varsity letterwinner … Two-time Team Captain … Earned Southwest Suburban All-Conference honors as a junior and senior … Named to the 83rd News-Gazette All-State Team and All-Area Team as a senior … Father Deon played wide receiver at Northern Illinois … Honor Roll Student. Verbally committed to Northwestern on May 25, 2018 … Ranked a three-star prospect and the No. 13 player in Illinois by 247sports … Team Captain in Football and Baseball … Finished senior season with 102 tackles, including 69 solo stops, 15 tackles for loss, five sacks, 15 quarterback hurries and four pass deflections … Had 73 tackles, nine tackles for loss, five tackles and 10 quarterback hurries as a junior … Earned All-Area as a junior and senior … Also earned All-Area honors as a designated hitter in baseball as a junior after hitting .400 with nine home runs, 56 RBI, 90 hits and 45 runs … Honor Roll Student … Illinois State Scholar … All CSL/Area/State Scholar …. Studied Shodakan Karate for 12 years and is a fifth-degree black belt … Chose Northwestern over Wisconsin, Vanderbilt, Ole Miss, Michigan State and Iowa … Plans to major in economics. Verbally committed to Northwestern on March 26, 2018 … Ranked a three-star prospect and the No. 61 offensive guard in the nation by 247sports … Two- time Team Captain … Two-time First-Team All-Suburban Gold Conference … Also earned First-Team All-District, First-Team All-State and First-Team All- Simone (METRO) as a junior and senior … Earned the honors as a left tackle as a junior and as a left guard as a senior … Helped lead Blue Springs to three district championships, three conference championships and a pair of runner up finishes in the State Championship … Chose Northwestern over Iowa State, Kansas, Rice and Minnesota. Verbally committed to Northwestern on December 15, 2018 … Rated a three- start prospect and 127th-ranked player in Texas by 247sports … Posted 95 tackles, 10 pass breakups, five interceptions, five tackles for loss, two forced fumbles as a senior … Scored touchdowns on a kick return, punt return and fumble recovery … Earned All-State honors in 2018 … Helped lead College Station High School to the Texas 5A State Championship … Academic All- State honoree … Chose Northwestern over Texas Tech. Verbally committed to Northwestern on June 3, 2018 … Rated a three-star prospect, the seventh-ranked player in Indiana and the No. 62 wide receiver in the nation by 247sports … Four-year letterwinner … Named Brownsburg Offensive Player of the Year and Team MVP … Lettered three times in track … Finished prep career with 132 receptions, 2,400 receiving yards and 38 touchdowns … Earned All-State honors … Honor Roll student … Attended the same high school and played with current NU quarterback Hunter Johnson … Father Andre ran track at Indiana State and brother Tyler plays football at Ball State … Chose Northwestern over offers from Boston College, Cincinnati, Duke, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan State, Minnesota, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Purdue and Syracuse.