Former quarterback Lloyd Yates will play wide receiver in 2017, the program announced Tuesday morning.
Yates, a redshirt sophomore from Oak Park, Ill., spent the last two seasons practicing with the quarterbacks but did not see the field.
Yates joins Warren Long as players to switch positions this spring. Long will be playing linebacker this season, although Fitz left open the possibility of the redshirt senior returning to running back at some point or even playing both eventually.
The program also confirmed that senior Marcus McShepard will stick to cornerback in 2017. McShepard switched to wide receiver last spring but ended up returning to defensive back during the season due to injuries hampering Northwestern’s depth in the secondary.