Returning Starters: Cam Mitchell (Jr.), AJ Hampton Jr. (Sr.), Coco Azema (Jr.)
Key Losses: Brandon Joseph (Notre Dame)
Returners: Trent Carrington (Gr.), Jaheem Joseph (Jr.), Rod Heard II (Jr.), Nigel Williams (Jr.), Garnett Hollis Jr. (Jr.), Tyler Haskins (Jr.), Joe DeHaan (Jr.), Ore Adeyi (So.), Garner Wallace (So.), Theran Johnson (So.)
Newcomers: Jeremiah Lewis (R-Sr. transfer, Duke), Evan Smith (Fy.), Devin Turner (Fy.), Jack Oyola (Fy.), Braden Turner (Fy.), Robert Fitzgerald (Fy.)
Last year, our position preview for this unit covered how the Northwestern secondary had lost three starters, but at least it still had Brandon Joseph.