2025 Football Roster

September 21, 2024, Seattle, WA: A game between Northwestern Football and Washington at Husky Stadium in Seattle, WA on Saturday, September 21, 2024. (Photo by Griffin Quinn/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: GRIFFIN QUINN/Northwestern Athletics
September 21, 2024, Seattle, WA: A game between Northwestern Football and Washington at Husky Stadium in Seattle, WA on Saturday, September 21, 2024. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics
September 14, 2024, Evanston, IL: A game between Northwestern Football and Eastern Illinois at Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium in Evanston, IL on Saturday, September 14, 2024. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics
October 26, 2024, Iowa City, IA: A game between Northwestern Football and Iowa at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, IA on Saturday, October 26, 2024. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics
September 30, 2023, Evanston, IL: A game between Northwestern Football and Penn State at Ryan Field in Evanston, IL on Saturday, September 30, 2023. (Photo by John Konstantaras/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: John Konstantaras/Northwestern Athletics
July 21, 2025, 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 Monday, July 21, 2025. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
Jersey Number 84

Hunter Welcing

  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    250
  • Position:
    TE
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Deer Park, Ill.
  • High School:
    Lake Zurich

2024 Redshirt Junior:
Played in all 12 games … Named Academic All-Big Ten … Recorded his first-career reception with a 20-yard catch against Eastern Illinois (9/14).

2023 Redshirt Sophomore:
Appeared in eight games, seeing action in 53 snaps, primarily on special teams … Named Academic All-Big Ten.

2021 Redshirt First-Year:
Played in four games and redshirted.

2020 First-Year:
Did not see game action.

High School:
Three-star prospect and the 25th-ranked player in Illinois by 247Sports … Committed to Northwestern on March 9, 2019 … Played three seasons of football after transitioning from hockey … Totaled 200 receiving yards and four touchdowns in five games before an injury ended his senior season … Earned All-Conference honors and Gazette News All-State Honorable Mention as a junior … All-Conference Academic Honor Roll member … Chose Northwestern over Western Michigan … Anticipated major is biology.

Football - Western Illinois Cinematic Recap (9/5/25)
Monday, September 08
Football - Week 3 Monday Press Conference (9/8/25)
Monday, September 08
Football - Western Illinois at Northwestern Postgame Press Conference
Saturday, September 06
Football - 'Cats Roll Western Illinois, 42-7 in Home Opener (9/5/25)
Saturday, September 06