Northwestern released its official depth chart Monday for its Week 4 and final non-conference contest against Ball State, and there's only one change:
(Changes in bold italic)
| Starter/1st String | Backup/2nd String | |
| Quarterback | Clayton Thorson | Zack Oliver OR Matt Alviti |
| Running Back | Justin Jackson | Warren Long |
| X-Receiver | Austin Carr | Macan Wilson |
| Y-Receiver | Christian Jones | Flynn Nagel |
| Z-Receiver | Miles Shuler | Mike McHugh |
| Superback | Dan Vitale | Garrett Dickerson |
| Left Tackle | Geoff Mogus | Tommy Doles |
| Left Guard | Connor Mahoney | J. |