Northwestern heads into rivalry week needing a win against Illinois to clinch a bowl berth. Despite a poor showing against Minnesota, the Wildcats have made no changes to their depth chart for the last game of the regular season.
The one positive from this is that Austin Carr remains in the depth chart, so he may have a chance to play against Illinois. However, we'll have to wait until the injury report on Thursday to know how healthy the Big Ten's best receiver truly is.
Changes 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 | Bennett Skowronek |
| Superback | Garrett Dickerson | Cameron Green |
| Left Tackle | Blake Hance | Sam Coverdale |
| Left Guard | J. |