2023 Football Roster

josh fussell
Photo by: Griffin Quinn / Northwestern Athletics
September 21, 2024, Seattle, WA: A game between Northwestern Football and Washington at Husky Stadium in Seattle, WA on Saturday, September 21, 2024. (Photo by Griffin Quinn/Northwestern Athletics)
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November 30, 2024, Chicago, IL: A game between Northwestern Football and Illinois at Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL on Saturday, November 30, 2024. (Photo by Bailey Black/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)
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July 26, 2023, Evanston, IL: Northwestern Football internal media day at Walter Athletics Center in Evanston, IL on Wednesday, July 26, 2023. (Photo by Stephen Carrera/Northwestern Athletics)
Jersey Number 13

Josh Fussell

  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    180
  • Position:
    DB
  • Class:
    First-Year
  • Hometown:
    Cincinnati, Ohio
  • High School:
    Lakota West

2024 Redshirt First-Year:
Played in 12 games, starting the final eight, in his a redshirt first-year season, tallying 39 tackles, five pass breakups, and one tackle for loss … Named Academic All-Big Ten … Finished with three tackles in consecutive weeks against Miami (Ohio) (8/31) and Duke (9/6) … Recorded the first pass breakup of his career while totaling five tackles against Washington (9/21) … Registered a pass breakup and three tackles in a win over Maryland (10/11) … Logged a pass breakup against Wisconsin (10/19) … Had three tackles in a win at Purdue (11/2) … Set a career-high with seven tackles while recording a pass breakup against Ohio State (11/16) … Totaled seven tackles for the second consecutive game, while recording his first career tackle for loss against Michigan (11/23) … Recorded a pass breakup and two tackles against Illinois (11/30).

2023 First-Year:
Played in one game against Penn State (9/30) … Redshirted.

High School:
Four-year varsity letterwinner at Lakota West High School … Consensus three-star prospect according to 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN, and was named the No. 33 player in Ohio by ESPN … Combined for 72 total tackles, 19 pass breakups and nine interceptions throughout his high school career … Posted eight pass breakups in both his junior and senior campaigns … As a junior, led the Greater Miami Conference with six interceptions … Verbally committed to Northwestern on May 19, 2022.

Football - Oregon at Northwestern Postgame Press Conference (9/13/25)
Saturday, September 13
Football - 'Cats Fall to No. 4 Oregon (9/13/25)
Saturday, September 13
Football - Western Illinois Cinematic Recap (9/5/25)
Monday, September 08
Football - Week 3 Monday Press Conference (9/8/25)
Monday, September 08