2017 Football Roster
Brad North
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 290
- Position:
- OL
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Allen, Texas
- High School:
- Allen
Invited by the Baltimore Ravens on April 28, 2018 to participate in their rookie mini camp.
2017: Redshirt senior ... Rimington Award Watch List ... Started all 13 games at center, extending his streak of consecutive games started at the position to 30 ... Helped pave the way for senior running back Justin Jackson to eclipse 1,000 yards rushing for the fourth straight season ... Helped protect All-Big Ten quarterback Clayton Thorson, who finished the regular season fourth in the Big Ten in passing yards ... Helped lead an offense to 29.2 points per game, good for fourth in the Big Ten.
2016: Redshirt junior … Started all 13 games at center … Helped pave the way for junior running back Justin Jackson, who became the first player in program history to rush for over 1,000 yards in three-straight seasons and finished with a career-high 1,524 yards and 15 rushing touchdowns … Part of a starting unit that totaled over 400 yards of offense in six games, including a season-high 605 yards in the Wildcats’ 45-17 win at Purdue … Contributed in a passing attack that ranked third in the Big Ten and saw sophomore quarterback Clayton Thorson set a new NU single-season record with 22 touchdown passes.
2015: Redshirt sophomore ... Started five games at center, including the last four of the season ... Appeared in ten games over the course of the season ... Key member of an offensive line that has helped running back Justin Jackson rush for over 1,000 yards for the second consecutive season.
2014: Redshirt freshman ... Appeared in three games, beginning with his collegiate debut in NU's upset win over Notre Dame.
2013: Redshirted his freshman season.
High School: Ranked as the No. 9 center prospect in the country by Rivals.com, and No. 13 by Scout.com ... Rated as the No. 95 overall recruit from talent-rich Texas ... Earned second-team All-State honors in 2012 and was a two-time all-county and all-district performer ... Ranked No. 3 in Dave Campbell's Top 10 Texas Offensive Lineman and No. 55 in Texas Top 100 ... MVP at Nike Football Training Camp (March, 2012) ... Won two bi-district championships and a 5A Division I state championship, the second title in school history ... Team captain ... Also a three-year letterwinner in shotput ... Honorable Mention Academic All-State and a member of the National Honor Society ... Recipient of President's Scholar and Eagle Scholar Award.
Personal: Born Bradley Addison North ... Son of Ron and Kristen Kinnard ... Attended same high school as NFL center J.D. Walton ... Competed alongside fellow signee Tyler Lancaster in the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl ... Major is history.
