Northwestern has released its Week 2 depth chart for Illinois St. The only change from last week is the addition of John Moten as 2nd string running back due to Warren Long's injury in the first half against Western Michigan.
Changes from Week 1 are in BOLD ITALICS.
| Starter/1st String | Backup/2nd String | |
| Quarterback | Clayton Thorson | Matt Alviti |
| Running Back | Justin Jackson | John Moten IV |
| X-Receiver | Austin Carr | Andrew Scanlan |
| Y-Receiver | Flynn Nagel | Macan Wilson |
| Z-Receiver | Solomon Vault | Marcus McShepard |
| Superback | Garrett Dickerson | Cameron Green |
| Left Tackle | Blake Hance | Ben Oxley |
| Left Guard | Connor Mahoney | Andrew Otterman |
| Center | Brad North | J. |