2025 Football Roster

August 14, 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 Thursday, August 14, 2025. (Photo by Griffin Quinn/Northwestern Athletics)
Jersey Number 96

Jonah Hayes

  • Height:
    6-6
  • Weight:
    245
  • Position:
    DL
  • Class:
    First-Year
  • Hometown:
    Loveland, Ohio
  • High School:
    Archbishop Moeller HS

High School:
Rated as a three-star prospect by 247Sports, and ranked as the No. 81 player in Ohio and the No. 158 edge nationally … Attended Archbishop Moeller in Cincinnati … As a senior, led Moeller to its first state title game appearance since 2013 … Was named First Team All-GCL and an All-State honorable mention during his senior season … High school coach at Moeller was Bert Bathiany … Committed to Northwestern on June 23, 2024 … Chose Northwestern over Virginia and Georgia Tech.

Personal:
Father, Jonathan, was an All-American tight end at Iowa (1982-84) and was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the second round of the 1985 NFL Draft, played in Kansas City from 1985-93 before joining the Pittsburgh Steelers (1994-96). Later served as a tight ends coach for Oklahoma (1999-2002) and the Cincinnati Bengals (2003-18), head coach of the XFL’s St. Louis Battlehawks (2020) and offensive coordinator for the XFL champion Arlington Renegades (2023). Now serves as the athletic director at Moeller … Mother, Kristi, played college basketball at Drake and was the Missouri Valley Conference MVP in 1995 … Brother, Jaxson, played basketball at Texas, was selected eighth overall by the Atlanta Hawks in the 2019 NBA Draft and now for the Los Angeles Lakers … Sister, Jillian, plays basketball at Cincinnati … Brother, Jewett, is a defensive lineman at Virginia.

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