We’re nearly at the end of our Top Ten Northwestern Football players countdown here at Inside NU. Before we reveal the top three, however (all of whom you could probably guess), we wanted to give a little shine to some of the players who fell just outside of the final 10. It’s no secret that Northwestern’s season left much to be desired, but these players gave it their all this entire year and their performances deserve to be recognized.

Luke Akers, P

If you have an offense that struggles as much as Northwestern’s did (13.