July 23, 2024, Indianapolis, IN: Members of Northwestern Football participate in Big Ten Conference Football Media Days at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, IN on Tuesday, July 23, 2024. (Photo by Marc Lebryk/Big Ten Conference)July 23, 2024, Indianapolis, IN: Members of Northwestern Football participate in Big Ten Conference Football Media Days at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, IN on Tuesday, July 23, 2024. (Photo by Marc Lebryk/Big Ten Conference)

Northwestern Announces 2025 Football Media Days Attendees

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ROSEMONT, Ill. - Dan and Susan Jones Family Head Coach David Braun, redshirt-junior running back Joseph Himon II, redshirt-junior defensive lineman Anto Saka, and graduate quarterback Preston Stone will represent Northwestern at 2025 Big Ten Football Media Days presented by Discover, the conference announced on Monday.  

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Joseph Himon II, Anto Saka, and Preston Stone will represent Northwestern at Big Ten Media Day on July 23. pic.twitter.com/GDvEZ1HULG

— Northwestern Football (@NUFBFamily) June 30, 2025
This year's event will feature a three-day format, taking place from July 22 to 24 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, with Big Ten Network providing live coverage of all three days. The head coach and three student-athletes will represent each of the conference's 18 institutions. Northwestern will participate in the second day of the event on July 23.

July 22: Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Nebraska, Ohio State, Rutgers
July 23: Minnesota, Northwestern, Oregon, Penn State, Washington, Wisconsin
July 24: Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Purdue, UCLA, USC

Northwestern kicks off the 2025 campaign at Tulane on Saturday, August 30, in New Orleans. The Wildcats open their home season on September 5 at 6:30 p.m. in a Friday night tilt with Western Illinois at Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium. 

The complete list of student-athletes attending the 2025 Big Ten Football Media Days presented by Discover from all institutions is below: 

TUESDAY, JULY 22:
ILLINOIS
QB Luke Altmyer
OL J.C. Davis
DB Xavier Scott

INDIANA
LB Aiden Fisher
DL Mikail Kamara
WR Elijah Sarratt 

MARYLAND
OL Isaiah Wright
LB Daniel Wingate
DB Jalen Huskey

NEBRASKA
OL Henry Lutovsky
S DeShon Singleton
DB Marques Buford Jr.

OHIO STATE
Sr. LB Sonny Styles
Jr. SAF Caleb Downs
So. WR Jeremiah Smith

RUTGERS
LB Dariel Djabome
QB Athan Kaliakmanis
WR Ian Strong

WEDNESDAY, JULY 23:
MINNESOTA
DL Anthony Smith
RB Darius Taylor
DB Koi Perich

NORTHWESTERN
DL Anto Saka 
RB Joseph Himon II
QB Preston Stone

OREGON
LB Bryce Boettcher
TE Kenyon Sadiq
OLB Matayo Uiagalelei

PENN STATE
QB Drew Allar
OL Nick Dawkins
S Zakee Wheatley

WASHINGTON
RB Jonah Coleman
CB Ephesians Prysock
QB Demond Williams Jr.

WISCONSIN
QB Billy Edwards
CB Ricardo Hallman
C Jake Renfro

THURSDAY, JULY 24:
IOWA
DB Koen Entringer
DL Ethan Hurkett
OL Logan Jones

MICHIGAN
TE/FB Max Bredeson
EDGE Derrick Moore
LB Ernest Hausmann

MICHIGAN STATE
WR Nick Marsh
LB Jordan Hall
OT Stanton Ramil

PURDUE
DB Tony Grimes
RB Devin Mockobee
DE CJ Madden

UCLA
OL Garrett DiGiorgio
QB Nico Iamaleava
LB JonJon Vaughns

USC
S Kamari Ramsey
WR Makai Lemon
OL Elijah Paige