Returning Starters: Bryce Kirtz (R-Sr.), Jacob Gill (R-So.)
Key Losses: Malik Washington (Virginia), Donny Navarro III (NFL UDFA), Wayne Dennis Jr. (Howard), Genson Hooper Price (Coastal Carolina)
Returners: Raymond Niro III (R-Sr.), Calvin Johnson II (R-So.), Donnie Gray (R-So.), Reggie Fleurima (R-Fy.), Preston Bacon (R-Sr.), Jack Kennedy (R-Sr.)
Newcomers: Cam Johnson (R-Sr., Arizona State), A.J. Henning (Sr., Michigan), Ricky Ahumaraeze (Fy.), Frank Covey IV (Fy.)
Like the running back room, the Northwestern receiving corps has lost its most productive member in Malik Washington. After managing to turn in a somewhat productive season catching passes from a number of different underwhelming quarterbacks, Washington entered the transfer portal and left for UVA this spring.