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Roster analytics, depth, and season stat leaders for 2025

Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium • Evanston • IL

Players
112
Avg Height
6'2"
Avg Weight
236 lbs
Underclassmen
66

Roster Profile

Quick-glance talent, experience, and portal context for the current roster.

FBS RTI rank reflects teams with at least 67% matched recruiting coverage.

Roster

Showing 1-25 of 112 players

91Aidan HubbardURDLSr6'4"255 lbsCleveland, OH, USA
26Albert Kunickis IIIURRBSo6'3"225 lbsLemont, IL, USA
88Alex Lines
Transfer
3★TESr6'6"250 lbsGilbert, AZ, USA
20Alijah Jones
Freshman
3★DBFr6'0"185 lbsBaltimore, MD, USA
64Anthony BirsaUROLSo6'5"310 lbsPlainfield, IL, USA
4Anto Saka4★DLJr6'4"255 lbsPhoenix, MD, USA
83Blake Van BurenURTEJr6'4"248 lbsMiddleton, WI, USA
82Braden Blueitt
Freshman
3★WRFr6'0"200 lbsColleyville, TX, USA
9Braden Turner3★DBJr5'11"195 lbsMobile, AL, USA
97Braxton Strong
Freshman
3★DLFr6'4"250 lbsPeru, IN, USA
33Braydon Brus3★LBJr6'1"230 lbsGlendora, CA, USA
15Brendan Flakes3★DLSo6'4"291 lbsWinter Garden, FL, USA
16Brennan Saxe
Freshman
URWRFr6'3"190 lbsPalatine, IL, USA
93Caden O'Rourke
Freshman
3★DLFr6'5"230 lbsMokena, IL, USA
5Caleb Komolafe3★RBSo5'11"210 lbsKaty, TX, USA
72Caleb Tiernan4★OLSr6'7"325 lbsFranklin, MI, USA
44Callen Campbell
Freshman
3★DLFr6'4"260 lbsSault Sainte Marie, MI, USA
4Cam PorterURRBSr5'10"215 lbsCincinnati, OH, USA
89Cam Russell
Freshman
URWRFr6'3"210 lbsMilwaukee, WI, USA
18Camp Magee3★TESo6'5"220 lbsOrlando, FL, USA
90Carmine BastoneURDLSr6'2"290 lbsSaint Charles, IL, USA
87Carson Grove
Freshman
3★WRFr5'11"185 lbsArlington Heights, IL, USA
20Chase Farrell
TransferFreshman
URWRFr5'10"180 lbsThousand Oaks, CA, USA
81Chris Petrucci3★TEJr6'4"250 lbsPark Ridge, IL, USA
23Cole Shivers3★DBSo5'10"180 lbsScottsdale, AZ, USA

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Roster Talent Index

Signature roster score built from recruiting stars across the full roster.

Methodology

RTI assigns 100 points to 5-stars, 80 to 4-stars, 60 to 3-stars, 40 to 2-stars, and 20 to unrated players. FBS rank appears only when matched recruiting coverage is at least 35%.

RTI Score
5,360
FBS Rank
#53

Ranked against FBS teams with qualified recruiting coverage.

Blue Chip Ratio
7%

Coverage 67% of the roster with recruit matches.

Position Talent Breakdown

See where the current roster stacks its most recruiting capital.

Open recruiting page
DB
22 players • 9% blue chips
1,160
FBS rank #31
DL
20 players • 5% blue chips
980
FBS rank #36
OL
18 players • 6% blue chips
820
FBS rank #72
LB
12 players • 25% blue chips
620
FBS rank #47
TE
10 players • 0% blue chips
520
FBS rank #5
WR
12 players • 0% blue chips
440
FBS rank #120
RB
7 players • 0% blue chips
340
FBS rank #71
QB
5 players • 20% blue chips
240
FBS rank #87
ST
6 players • 0% blue chips
240
FBS rank #9

Talent vs Experience

Clean FBS landscape view with the current roster highlighted and focused team context alongside it.

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Experience
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Talent Index
5,360
Experience
2.23
Move across the plot to compare talent concentration. Higher placement signals a more veteran roster mix.

Roster Construction Breakdown

Current roster mix between portal additions and everyone else on the roster.

Full portal tracker
Transfers on roster
14

13% of the current roster.

Other rostered players
98

88% of the roster remains non-transfer.

Incoming
14
Outgoing
12
Net Portal
2

Experience Score

Weighted from class year to estimate how seasoned the roster is.

Average experience
2.23

Balanced

FBS experience rank
#91

Freshmen count as 1 point, sophomores 2, juniors 3, seniors 4.

Underclassmen
66
Upperclassmen
45

Quick Answers

Northwestern roster quick answers

Season

2025

Roster size
112
Positions represented
11
Underclassmen
66
Upperclassmen
45
Transfers
14
Average height
74.39
Average weight
235.94 lbs
RTI
5,360
Blue chip ratio
7.1%
Top season leader
Preston Stone (2400)