Noah LaPorte

July 18, 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 Friday, July 18, 2025. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)

Height:
6-6
Weight:
220
Position:
TE
Class:
First-Year
Hometown:
Princeton, Ill.
High School:
Princeton HS

High School:
Rated as a three-star recruit by 247Sports, and ranked as the No. 49 player in Illinois … Attended Princeton High School in Princeton, Ill. … Named to Class 3A Illinois High School Football Coaches Association (IHSFCA) All-State Team in back-to-back seasons in 2023 and 2024 … Named 2023-24 as the Bureau County Republican (BCR) outlet’s Male Athlete of the Year … Played tight end, wide receiver and defensive back at Princeton, helping the Tigers make three straight Class 3A state quarterfinal appearances … Also started on Princeton’s boys basketball team, earning All-State honors twice and becoming the program’s all-time leading scorer with 1,616 career points … Played center field and pitched for Princeton baseball team, earning second-team Three Rivers East All-Conference honors in 2023 … High school coach at Princeton was Ryan Pearson … Committed to Northwestern on June 20, 2024 … Chose Northwestern over Kansas and Michigan State.