Northwestern wide receiver Solomon Vault underwent surgery for a lower-body injury and is expected to redshirt this season, a team spokesman told InsideNU.
The injury will be a tough blow for the Northwestern offense. With Austin Carr and Andrew Scanlan gone next season, Vault was expected to have a larger role in the offense. Vault had 15 receptions for 164 yards and two touchdowns in 2016, his first season at wide receiver.
Northwestern has decent depth and should be able to survive this loss, although it may force less-experienced players like Riley Lees and Ramaud Chiaokhiao-Bowman into action.