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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 47 DOM D'ANTONIO Offensive Line 6-4 / 278 Woodstock, Ga. Etowah Verbally committed to Northwestern on April 7, 2018 … Rated a three-star prospect by 247sports … Played just two years of high school football and was named a Team Captain his senior campaign … Earned All-Region and All-County honors as a junior and senior … Led Etowah to a pair of playoff appearances … Father David played football at Army … Chose Northwestern over Rutgers, USF and Appalachian State. ZACHARY FRANKS Offensive Line 6-6 / 287 Baltimore, Md. The Gilman School BRYCE GALLAGHER Linebacker 6-2 / 205 Raynham, Mass. St. Sebastian's Verbally committed to Northwestern on August 10, 2018 … Rated a three- star prospect and the 17th-ranked player in Maryland by 247sports … Four- year letterwinner … Earned All-MIAA and All-Metro Baltimore City honors … Named a Pro Football Hall of Fame All-American … Invited to the Pro Football Hall of Fame World Bowl … Honor Roll Student … Father David played football at UConn … Attended the same high school as current NU wide receiver Jelani Roberts and cornerback Alonzo Mayo … Chose Northwestern over offers from Penn State, Arizona, Baylor, Boston College, Cal, UConn, Duke, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisville, Maryland, Nebraska, Ole Miss, Pitt, Rutgers, Syracuse, UCF, Utah, Vanderbilt, Virginia and Washington State. First member of the signing class to verbally commit to Northwestern on Sept. 27, 2017 … Ranked a three-star prospect and the No. 4 player in the state of Massachusetts by 247sports … Team Captain … Tallied 95 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, eight sacks and four interceptions in nine games as a senior to lead St. Sebastian's … Earned All-League Independent School League and All-New England Honors … Led St. Sebastian's to a 2018 ISL title with a 7-2 record … Tallied 23 tackles and a pair of sacks, while rushing for 205 and two scores in the Tod Marble Bowl … Finished high school career with 210 tackles, 32 tackles for loss, 11 sacks and seven interceptions …Earned All-ISL Honorable Mention in football and basketball as a sophomore … Named to the Boston Herald All-Scholastic Team … Honor Roll Student all four years of high school … Older brother Blake is the starting WILL linebacker and leading tackler for the Wildcats … Father Michael played college football at New Hampshire … Chose Northwestern over offers from Boston College, Duke, Vanderbilt and Army. WAYNE DENNIS, JR. Wide Receiver 6-3 / 183 Tampa, Fla. Armwood CONNOR FOSTER Offensive Line 6-7 / 276 Milford, Ohio Milford Verbally committed to Northwestern on June 19, 2018 … Rated a three-star prospect by 247sports … Three-time letter winner … Helped lead Armwood to a Florida High School Athletic Association 7A State Runner Up … Appeared in the Legends All-Star Game … Finished senior campaign with 15 catches for 266 yards and four touchdowns … Henry O. Langston Scholar-Athlete Award recipient … Mother Conya played basketball at South Florida and father Wayne played football at Florida State … Played on Team Tampa (7-on-7) with current Wildcat defensive back A.J. Hampton … Chose Northwestern over Army, Air Force and North Dakota State. Verbally committed to Northwestern on April 12, 2018 … Rated a three-start prospect, the No. 30 player in Ohio and the No. 56 offensive tackle in the nation by 247sports … Three-time letterwinner … Team Captain … Played defensive end and tight end in high school … Finished senior season with 15 catches for 272 yards and four touchdowns … Earned First-Team All-State and was named Team MVP as a senior … Earned All-District honors each of his final two prep seasons … Focal point of the Milford running game, with 62 pancake blocks in helping pave the way for nearly 2,000 yards rushing as a team … Posted 19 catches for 202 yards and a touchdown as a junior … Finished prep career with 42 catches, 570 yards and seven touchdowns in a run-heavy offensive system … Invited to the World Bowl in Mexico City and National Team Bowl in Dallas, Texas … Led Milford to the program's first playoff appearance since 1980 and first consecutive playoff appearances in school history … Father Trevor played football at Cincinnati … Attended the same high school as Northwestern Athletics Hall of Famer and retired New Orleans Saints offensive lineman Zach Strief … Sister plays basketball at the University of Indianapolis and step sister played softball at Bowling Green State … National Honor Society Member and Student Council Class representative … Chose Northwestern over Cincinnati, Kentucky, Purdue and Vanderbilt.