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2026 Football Roster

October 19, 2025, Evanston, IL: Evanston, IL: Northwestern Football hosts recruits for an Official Visit at Walter Athletics Center in Evanston, IL on Sunday, October 19, 2025. (Photo by Griffin Quinn/Northwestern Athletics)
Jersey Number 79

Jacob Miller

  • Height:
    6-8
  • Weight:
    250
  • Position:
    OL
  • Class:
    First-Year
  • Hometown:
    Hamilton, Mo.
  • High School:
    Penney
High School: 
  • Committed to Northwestern on Oct. 24, 2025
  • Lined up at tight end and defensive end in high school
  • Class 1 First-Team All-State and First-Team All-District honoree as a junior on the gridiron
  • Also competes in basketball, receiving offers as a power forward from Central Missouri and Nebraska-Kearney
  • High school coach at Penney High School was Keith Alberti
  • Chose Northwestern over Northern Iowa
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