Northwestern University Athletics
2025 Football Roster
Carson Grove
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 185
- Position:
- WR
- Class:
- Redshirt First-Year
- Hometown:
- Arlington Heights, Ill.
- High School:
- John Hersey
2025 Redshirt First-Year:
Played in eight games … Registered two receptions for 17 yards in his first season of collegiate game action … Caught one pass for seven yards in collegiate debut against Tulane (8/30) … Registered a catch for 10 yards and logged a tackle in the GameAbove Sports Bowl against Central Michigan (12/26).
2024 First-Year:
Did not see game action as a true first-year.
High School:
Played football, basketball, and one year of track & field at John Hersey High School and was named a football team captain in his junior and senior seasons … Played both wide receiver and safety for the Huskies … Rated as a three-star prospect by 247Sports and ESPN, and ranked as the No. 42 player in Illinois according to ESPN … Chose Northwestern over South Dakota State … Over his high school career, totaled 119 catches for 2,501 receiving yards and 26 touchdowns, while adding 19 carries for 156 yards and four touchdowns on the ground … Totaled 56 tackles and 11 interceptions throughout career … Named to 7A All-State Team in his junior and senior seasons … Holds the John Hersey High School single season receiving yard record with 1,436 yards.
