Next up in our summer content previewing the 2022 Northwestern football season, our staff will break down who are the top 10 most important players on NU’s roster this season. With our position previews all wrapped up, it is time to discuss which individuals are crucial to Northwestern’s success this season.
Here’s who our staffers identified as their top 10 most important players for the coming season as well as our composite rankings for Inside NU as a whole.
2022 Top 10 Rankings
| 1 | Ryan Hilinski or Brendan Sullivan | QB1 | QB1 | QB1 | Ryan Hilinski (since I expect him to start) | QB1 | QB1 | QB1 |
| 2 | Cam Mitchell | Bryce Gallagher | Peter Skoronski | Cam Mitchell | Adetomiwa Adebawore | Cam Mitchell | Peter Skoronski | Cam Mitchell |
| 3 | Peter Skoronski | Peter Skoronski | Cam Porter | Malik Washington | Malik Washington | Peter Skoronski | Adetomiwa Adebawore | Bryce Gallagher |
| 4 | Adetomiwa Adebawore | A. |