Northwestern Wildcats · QB RoomQB
#9 Johnny O’Brien
Status ReturningHt / Wt 6'3" · 200 lbHometown Palatine, IL · William Fremd
Depth-chart placement
Johnny O’Brien is on the Northwestern Wildcats roster but is not placed on the maintained two-deep. Role and placement populate automatically once he appears on the published chart.
Background & career
Johnny O'Brien is a quarterback for the Northwestern Wildcats. The 6'3", 200-pound signal caller hails from Palatine, Illinois, where he attended William Fremd High School. O'Brien was a three-star recruit in the 2026 class with a rating of 0.8622 and a national ranking of 1422. He wears jersey number 9 and returns to the program for the upcoming season.
Northwestern2026 — presentRecruiting3-star · No. 1474 nationalOriginPalatine, IL · William Fremd