2025 Football Roster

November 16, 2024, Chicago, IL: A game between Northwestern Football and Ohio State at Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL on Saturday, November 16, 2024. (Photo by Ayelet Prottas/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: Ayelet Prottas/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 Joshua Sukoff/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: Joshua Sukoff/Northwestern Athletics
August 7, 2023, Evanston, IL: Northwestern Football fall camp practice at Hutcheson Field in Evanston, IL Monday, August 7, 2023. (Photo by Griffin Quinn/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: GRIFFIN QUINN/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 83

Blake Van Buren

  • Height:
    6-4
  • Weight:
    250
  • Position:
    TE
  • Class:
    Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown:
    Middleton, Wis.
  • High School:
    Middleton

2024 Redshirt Sophomore:
Did not see game action … Named Academic All-Big Ten.

2023 Redshirt First-Year:
Appeared in six games, logging 48 snaps on special teams … Named Academic All-Big Ten.

2022 First-Year:
Redshirted.

High School:
Attended Middleton High School in Middleton, Wis. … Played outside linebacker in high school … Was a captain and First Team All-Conference during his senior season … Came to Northwestern as a preferred walk-on.

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