2023 Football Roster

September 6, 2024, Evanston, IL: A game between Northwestern Football and Duke at Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium in Evanston, IL on Friday, September 6, 2024. (Photo by Griffin Quinn/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: GRIFFIN QUINN/Northwestern Athletics
October 11, 2024, College Park, MD: A game between Northwestern Football and Maryland at SECU Stadium in College Park, MD on Friday, October 11, 2024. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics
November 23, 2024, Ann Arbor, MI: A game between Northwestern Football and Michigan at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, MI on Saturday, November 23, 2024. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics
August 31, 2024, Evanston, IL: A game between Northwestern Football and Miami Ohio at Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium in Evanston, IL on Saturday, August 31, 2024. (Photo by Bailey Black/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: Bailey Black/Northwestern Athlet
October 11, 2024, College Park, MD: A game between Northwestern Football and Maryland at SECU Stadium in College Park, MD on Friday, October 11, 2024. (Photo by Griffin Quinn/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: GRIFFIN QUINN/Northwestern Athletics
July 25, 2023, Evanston, IL: Northwestern Football internal media day at Walter Athletics Center in Evanston, IL on Tuesday, July 25, 2023. (Photo by Stephen Carrera/Northwestern Athletics)
Jersey Number 21

Damon Walters

  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    180
  • Position:
    DB
  • Class:
    First-Year
  • Hometown:
    Bolingbrook, Ill.
  • High School:
    Bolingbrook

2024 Redshirt First-Year:
Played in 10 games and started the final five, totaling 42 tackles, four tackles for loss, two pass breakups, one interception, and one fumble recovery … Earned an All-Big Ten Honorable Mention selection and was named Academic All-Big Ten … Finished tied for second in the Big Ten in tackles by a first-year and was the only rookie in the conference to post 40+ tackles and 3.5+ tackles for loss during the 2024 season … Became the first Northwestern first-year to log 40+ tackles and 3.0+ tackles for loss in a season since Paddy Fisher in 2017 … Recorded his first-career interception, fumble recovery, and pass breakup in a win over Maryland (10/11) … Became the first Northwestern first-year to log an interception and fumble recovery in the same game since Anthony Walker Jr. in 2014 at Notre Dame … Tallied a career-high 11 tackles against Wisconsin (10/19) … Had the first double-digit tackle game by a Northwestern first-year since Devin Turner (10) at Minnesota in 2022 … Notched six tackles and the first two tackles for loss of his career at Iowa (10/24) … His two tackles for loss were the most in a game by a Wildcat first-year since Paddy Fisher (2) on Nov. 25, 2017 at Illinois … Became the first NU first-year defensive back to register 2+ tackles for loss since at least 2000 and first Big Ten first-year defensive back to do so since Desmond Igbinosun (Rutgers) on Dec. 31, 2021 … Registered a game-high 10 tackles with one tackle for loss at Michigan (11/23) … Became the first NU first-year to record two 10+ tackle games since Paddy Fisher in 2017 … Logged five tackles and one tackle for loss vs. Illinois (11/30).

2023 First-Year:
Did not see game action this year and redshirted.

High School:
Three-year varsity letterwinner at Bolingbrook High School … Consensus three-star prospect according to 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN, and was ranked the No. 11 player in Illinois by 247Sports … Three of his older siblings are also Division I athletes: Older brothers play football (Brandon; Army) (Justin; Notre Dame). Older sister (Kayla) runs Track and Field at Miami (OH) … Verbally committed to Northwestern on May 28, 2022.

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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
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Saturday, September 06