Northwestern player stats
Every 2026 category, best line first.
Season
Passing
1 player
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aidan ChilesQB | 53–75 | 807 | 10.8 | 6 | 0 | 70.7% |
Rushing
9 players
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin SawchukRB | 25 | 143 | 5.7 | 0 | 21 |
| Joseph Himon IIRB | 10 | 115 | 11.5 | 1 | 80 |
| Caleb KomolafeRB | 27 | 102 | 3.8 | 1 | 11 |
| Drew WagnerWR | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 21 |
| Aidan ChilesQB | 30 | 20 | 0.7 | 4 | 15 |
| Nicco MarchiolQB | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
| Daniel AndersonRB | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 15 |
| Marcus RomainRB | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | 4 |
| Robby PreckelTE | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
Receiving
9 players
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griffin WildeWR | 14 | 245 | 17.5 | 2 | 71 |
| Luke DehnickeTE | 11 | 208 | 18.9 | 0 | 41 |
| Alex HonigTE | 5 | 79 | 15.8 | 1 | 21 |
| Drew WagnerWR | 8 | 78 | 9.8 | 0 | 22 |
| Caleb KomolafeRB | 6 | 67 | 11.2 | 0 | 25 |
| Joseph Himon IIRB | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 3 | 25 |
| Ricky AhumaraezeWR | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 0 | 24 |
| Hayden Eligon IiWR | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Robby PreckelTE | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
Defense
25 players
| Player | TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert FitzgeraldDB | 38 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Damon WaltersDB | 24 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kobie McKinzieLB | 22 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Braydon BrusLB | 20 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Braden TurnerDB | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ore AdeyiDB | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Montae PateDB | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael KilbaneDL | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh FussellDB | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Brendan FlakesDL | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyler GantDL | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamaal JohnsonDL | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dominic KirksDL | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason MayneDL | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan RobertsDL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Jon StevensDB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew SmithLB | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Payton RothLB | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amare JordanLB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brenden DeasfernandesDB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Caden O'RourkeDL | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack SadowskyLB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Callen CampbellDL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew WagnerWR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack TrautmannDL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions
3 players
| Player | INT | YDS | AVG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braden TurnerDB | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 |
| Damon WaltersDB | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Ore AdeyiDB | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Fumbles
4 players
| Player | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aidan ChilesQB | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb KomolafeRB | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Braydon BrusLB | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robert FitzgeraldDB | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kicking
1 player
| Player | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson KleatherPK | 5–5 | 100.0% | 42 | 11–11 | 26 |
Punting
1 player
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | IN 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola DugandzicP | 12 | 433 | 36.1 | 1 | 3 | 72 |
Kick returns
2 players
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Himon IIRB | 5 | 107 | 21.4 | 0 | 37 |
| Gavin SawchukRB | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
Punt returns
2 players
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew WagnerWR | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Carson GroveWR | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
⚠ INT under Passing is thrown. Under Interceptions it is taken away — two different events, one abbreviation, which is why they are separate blocks rather than neighbouring columns. SACKS and TFL can be halves, because a shared one is credited to both players.