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Northwestern Football Most Important Players — No. 3: Justin Jackson

Justin Jackson has been an absolute star for the past two years in a Northwestern uniform. He essentially carried the team on his back as a sophomore, and generally, the team went as he went. He’s on track to be Northwestern’s all-time leading rusher. Tristan Jung and Zach Pereles debate.

Tristan Jung (Rank: 4) The first point anyone will make to doubt Justin Jackson’s importance is that he is somewhat replaceable. With a running back stable of the dependable Warren Long and another potentially decent runner in Auston Anderson, Northwestern has no shortage of runningbacks.