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2022 Football Roster

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Photo by: Stephen J. Carrera
Hull_Duke
Photo by: Stephen J. Carrera
Hull_Duke
Photo by: Stephen J. Carrera
Hull, Evan
Jersey Number 26

Evan Hull

  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    210
  • Position:
    RB
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Maple Grove, Minnesota
  • High School:
    Maple Grove

2022 Redshirt Junior:

  • Rushed 22 times for 119 yards and a touchdown, while hauling in five receptions for 55 yards to help beat Nebraska (8/27)
  • Shattered career-highs with 14 catches for 213 receiving yards, along with 17 rushes for 65 yards and two total TDs in a career-day against Duke (9/10)
  • 213 receiving yards against Duke were second most ever by a Wildcat at Ryan Field (3rd most yards in a single game for NU all-time) and 14 catches were most ever by an NU player at Ryan Field (t-4th for NU all time)
  • Became the first Big Ten player with 200+ receiving yards and 50+ rushing yards in the same game since at least 2000
  • Posted 124 rushing yards and a TD on 24 carries, along with eight catches for 33 yards against Southern Illinois (9/17)
  • Ran for 119 yards on a season-best 6.0 yards per carry to go along with a receiving TD against Maryland (10/22)
  • Recorded 122 rushing yards and 1 TD against Ohio State (his most rushing yards against a Big Ten opponent in 2022) (11/5)
  • Notched 105 rushing yards and 1 TD against Purdue (11/19)
  • Finished the season with 913 rushing yards and a career-best 546 receiving yards
  • Only the 16th player since 2000 to average over 75 rushing yards and 45 receiving yards a game over an entire season, most recently done by Travis Etienne and Saquon Barkley
  • Hull led all FBS running backs with 54 receptions and was second amongst all Big Ten receivers with 483 yards after the catch this season
  • 2022 Big Ten Honorable Mention

2021 Redshirt Sophomore:

  • All-Big Ten honorable mention by coaches and media
  • Finished the season  sixth in the Big Ten in rushing yards (1,009) and eighth in rushing touchdowns (7) 
  • Led the team in all-purpose yards (1,276) and averaged over 100 all-purpose yards per game
  •  Appeared in all 12 games and made 11 starts
  • Recorded 110 all-purpose yards on 12 touches, including a 49-yard rush against Michigan State (9/3)
  • Rushed 22 times for 126 yards and two touchdowns in a win over Indiana State (9/11) 
  • Rushed 22 times for 216 yards and two touchdowns, including a 90-yard touchdown run against Ohio, the fifth game in the Pat Fitzgerald era (2006-present) with a 200+ yard rusher (9/25) 
  • Handled a career-high 25 carries in a win over Rutgers (10/16)
  • Ripped-off a 75-yard touchdown run, his second 75+ yard run of the season and the season’s longest rush in Big Ten play, against Michigan (10/23)
  • Rushed for 107 yards and hauled in a receiving touchdown against Minnesota (10/30)
  • Set a season-high with 89 receiving yards against Iowa (11/6) and caught a touchdown
  • Compiled 129 total yards against Purdue (11/20), including 96 yards and a score on the ground
  •  Finished the season with a 101-yard performance against Illinois (11/27) to break 1,000 yards

2020 Redshirt First-Year

  • Scored on a 30-yard rushing touchdown in the 43-3 victory over Maryland (10/24)
  • Has five rushing scores in five career games played, four of which have come from at least 30 yards
  • Brought in first two receptions of his career vs. Nebraska (11/7), totaling 27 yards
  • Rushed for a season-high 149 yards vs. Illinois (12/12)
  • Recorded a career-long 50-yard rush against the Illini while scoring his fifth touchdown of 30 yards or more in his career in just two seasons

2019 First-Year

  • Ran for 286 yards over four games, with a rushing average of 71.5 yards per game 
  • Dominated against UMass, with 24 carries for 220 yards and four touchdowns, the most rushing touchdowns scored by any Northwestern player in a single game this season (11/16)

High School: 

  • Three-star prospect verbally committed to Northwestern on Jan. 25, 2019 
  • No. 6 player in the state of Minnesota (247sports) 
  • Named Team Captain in his senior season, amassing 1,915 rushing yards and 19 touchdowns 
  • Named to the Star Tribune All-Metro Team, All-Conference and AP All State as a senior 
  • Ran for 2,177 yards and scored 19 touchdowns as a junior 
  • Scored 10 touchdowns and averaged 226 yards in Maple Grove's four state-tournament games in 2017 
  • Set Maple Grove career rushing record with 4,140 total yards
  • Two-time Minnesota Associated Press All-State First Team selection 
  • Four-time letterwinner in wrestling 
  • Participated in the Minnesota Vikings All-Star Game
  • Chose Northwestern over Air Force and Kansas State