Westphal was the highest rated player in Northwestern's recruiting class of 2014. He's appeared in a total of four games in his career, all on special teams. The journey has been unexpectedly difficult, but Westphal's goals remain in front of him. Now, his body just has to cooperate.
Parrker Westphal is one of the few Northwestern students who is grade-confused.
In football terms, he's a redshirt freshman. He lives with Deonte Gibson, a senior, and C.J. Robbins, who is entering his sixth year in Evanston. Academically, he "thinks" he's a junior. But current juniors enrolled in the fall of 2013, when Westphal was still just a high school senior.