Northwestern
Tier 3Big Ten · FBS · Tier 3 · 85 players
- Head coach
- David Braun
- Playbook
- NORTHWESTERN · 4 formations, 465 plays
79OVR
80OFF
78DEF
Roster split
85 players by side of the ball
- Offense4249%
- Defense4047%
- Special teams34%
Position split
Players per position group; shades follow the side of the ball
- QB56%
- RB56%
- WR1012%
- TE56%
- OL1720%
- DL1518%
- LB1113%
- DB1416%
- ST34%
Class mix
22 seniors in their final year
- Freshman2125%
- Sophomore2226%
- Junior2024%
- Senior2226%
Abilities per player
How many abilities each player has
- No abilities6374%
- 1 ability1518%
- 2 abilities56%
- 3 or more22%
Recruiting regions
50% of players are from the Midwest
- Northeast78%
- Southeast1518%
- Midwest4250%
- South Central810%
- West1214%
Ratings vs FBS average
Roster average against all 9,944 FBS players
NorthwesternFBS average
OVR
±0.0
SPD
+0.4
ACC
+0.9
AGI
+0.9
STR
+0.3
AWR
+0.7
Overall distribution
Players in each overall band
0
33
40
12
0
Starter vs backup
Top two on the depth chart at each position; a wide gap means thin depth
StarterBackup
QB
−7
HB
−5
WR
−4
TE
0
LT
−5
LG
−5
C
−21
RG
−1
RT
−6
LEDG
−7
REDG
−4
DT
−4
SAM
−4
MIKE
−5
WILL
−4
CB
−3
FS
−14
SS
−7
K
−2
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Ability coverage
Abilities across the roster, most widely held first
- With ability
- 22/85
- Different abilities
- 26
- Platinum
- 3
Quick Drop4
Quick Step3
Deep Range2
Jammer2
Workhorse2
Adrenaline1
Blow Up1
Bouncer1
Size by position
Height and weight of every player
OffenseDefenseSpecial teams
Recruiting footprint
Hometown states across 31 states
- Illinois21
- Ohio8
- Texas7
- Michigan5
- California4
- Florida3
- Georgia3
- 24 other states33
Roster snapshot from 2026-10-05.