Northwestern University Athletics
2025 Football Roster
Anthony Birsa
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 310
- Position:
- OL
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Plainfield, Ill.
- High School:
- Joliet Catholic Academy
2025 Redshirt Sophomore:
Appeared in all 13 games for the Wildcats, mostly on special teams.
2024 Redshirt First-Year:
Appeared in six games and made two starts. … Named Academic All-Big Ten.
2023 First-Year:
Did not see game action this year and redshirted.
High School: Rated as a four-star recruit by 247Sports, and ranked as the No. 6 player in Illinois and No. 32 interior offensive lineman nationally … Attended Joliet Catholic Academy in Joliet, Ill. … As a senior, was named IHSFCA All-State First Team and CCL/ESCC Orange Division Lineman of the Year… As a junior in 2021, helped the Hillmen to a 14-0 record and the 4A state championship … Also played basketball and baseball at Joliet … Chose Northwestern over Iowa State, Minnesota, and Duke.
