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St. Louis DL with offers from 7 B1G programs commits to Northwestern

Dustin Schutte

By Dustin Schutte

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Northwestern beat out half the B1G for a commitment from a heavily-recruited defensive lineman out of St. Louis.

Sunday, Pat Fitzgerald and the Wildcats earned a verbal pledge from 6-foot-3, 280-pound defensive lineman Tyler Gant. He had received 19 other offers, including 7 from B1G programs. The St. Louis native made his announcement with a post on Twitter.

Northwestern edged out Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and Wisconsin for Gant’s commitment. The Wildcats are now up to 7 recruits in the 2023 cycle.

Other Power 5 programs to extend an offer to Gant include Arkansas, Boston College, Colorado, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Kentucky, Vanderbilt and West Virginia.

Per 247Sports’ composite rankings, Gant is a Top 500 overall prospect for the cycle. He’s listed as the No. 59 defensive lineman in the class and the No. 14 talent out of Missouri.

Gant joins a Northwestern class that sits in the Top 25 in the national recruiting rankings currently. He’s the second-highest-rated prospect to commit to the Wildcats and is the first defensive lineman to pledge to Fitzgerald’s squad.

Dustin Schutte

Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB