Josh Veldman brings length, violence, and hometown upside to Northwestern’s linebacker room
In the 2026 season, Josh Veldman is a redshirt first-year linebacker at Northwestern with a long, lean frame at 6-5 and around 210 pounds, and the Wildcats staff has highlighted his toughness, physicality, and aggressive play. He arrived with a strong prep résumé—110 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, six pass breakups, four forced fumbles, and two sacks in his high school senior year—and that production backs up the feel that he’s a disruptive, downhill defender. He looks like a good fit if your team wants range, edge, and special-teams potential with room to grow into more.
