Northwestern Wildcats · EDGE RoomEDGE
#5 Dominic Kirks
Class RS SO/TRFrom Ohio State (transfer)Ht / Wt 6'5" · 270 lbHometown Cleveland, OH · Riverside
Depth-chart placement
Current role
LDE2Placement
BackupRoom
EDGEExperience
3-SOLast change
Updated 2026-07-29EDGE room context
View full depth chart →Dominic Kirks holds the LDE · Backup spot in Northwestern Wildcats’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:
Transfer history
2026Ohio State→Northwestern Wildcats
Background & career
Dominic Kirks is a 6'5", 270-pound left defensive end from Cleveland, OH who attended Riverside High School. A four-star recruit ranked 163rd nationally in the 2024 class, Kirks transferred to Northwestern from Ohio State. He is in his redshirt sophomore year and wears No. 5 for the Wildcats.
Ohio State2024 – 2025
Northwestern2026 — presentPrevious schoolOhio StateRecruiting4-star · No. 163 nationalOriginCleveland, OH · Riverside