2023 Football Roster

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 Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
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December 23, 2023, Las Vegas, NV: A game between Northwestern Football and Utah in the SRS Las Vegas Bowl at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, NV on Saturday, December 23, 2023. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics
December 23, 2023, Las Vegas, NV: A game between Northwestern Football and Utah in the SRS Las Vegas Bowl at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, NV on Saturday, December 23, 2023. (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 John Konstantaras/Northwestern Athletics)
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Jack Olsen
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July 24, 2023, Evanston, IL: Northwestern Football internal media day at Walter Athletics Center in Evanston, IL on Monday, July 24, 2023. (Photo by Stephen Carrera/Northwestern Athletics)
Jersey Number 82

Jack Olsen

  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    190
  • Position:
    K
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Wheaton, Ill.
  • High School:
    Wheaton-Warrenville
  • Prev School:
    Michigan State

2024 Redshirt Junior:
Appeared in five games as Northwestern’s starting kicker, converting 7-of-10 field goal attempts (70.0%) and all 10 extra point tries … Named Academic All-Big Ten … Went 4-of-5 on field goals inside 40 yards … Converted 45-yard and 38-yard field goals in the season opener against Miami (Ohio) (8/31) … Drilled 44- and 35-yard field goals against Duke (9/6) … Hit a season-long 46-yard field goal vs. Eastern Illinois (9/14) … Added an 18-yard make vs. Washington (9/21) and a 32-yard conversion against Indiana (10/5).

2023 Redshirt Sophomore:
Started all 13 games … Went 14-of-19 (73.7%) on field goals and a perfect 33-of-33 on extra points … Named All-Big Ten Honorable Mention and Academic All-Big Ten … Ranked seventh in the Big Ten in field goal percentage and eighth in made field goals … Most made field goals (14) by a Northwestern kicker since 2015 … First NU kicker to make 100% of extra points (min. 33) since 2013 … Hit a career-best 4-of-4 field goals in win over Maryland (10/28), including a career-long 47-yarder … Recorded 15 points that game, tied for fifth-most in program history … Made six extra points and a 46-yard field goal in rivalry win over Illinois (11/25).

2022 Redshirt First-Year:
Converted an extra point against Wisconsin (10/8).

2021 First-Year:
Appeared in two games, redshirted … Connected on one PAT and two kickoffs averaging 61 yards.

2020 (at Michigan State):
Redshirted … Enrolled in spring semester.

High School:
Five-star kicker, ranked No. 3 nationally (Chris Sailer Kicking) and No. 4 by 247Sports … Four-year letterwinner at Wheaton-Warrenville South (IL) … Set IHSA record with eight field goals in one game and 22 in a season … Long field goal of 53 yards … Selected for 2020 All-American Bowl … All-State and All-Area honors … 42-of-42 PATs and 10 field goals as a senior … Had 54 touchbacks in 64 kickoffs.

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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