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Roster analytics, depth, and season stat leaders for 2024

Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium • Evanston • IL

Players
111
Avg Height
6'2"
Avg Weight
238 lbs
Underclassmen
48

Roster Profile

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

FBS RTI rank reflects teams with at least 62% matched recruiting coverage.

Roster

Showing 1-25 of 111 players

8A.J. Henning4★WRSr5'10"192 lbsFrankfort, IL, USA
9Aidan Gray
Freshman
3★QBFr6'3"195 lbsNaperville, IL, USA
91Aidan HubbardURDLSr6'4"255 lbsCleveland, OH, USA
26Albert Kunickis IIIURRBSo6'3"225 lbsLemont, IL, USA
64Anthony BirsaUROLSo6'5"310 lbsPlainfield, IL, USA
4Anto Saka4★DLJr6'4"255 lbsPhoenix, MD, USA
71Ben WratherUROLSr6'6"315 lbsPowell, OH, USA
83Blake Van BurenURTEJr6'4"248 lbsMiddleton, WI, USA
9Braden Turner3★DBJr5'11"195 lbsMobile, AL, USA
65Braeden EdwardsUROLSr6'6"315 lbsWest Des Moines, IA, 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
17Bryce Kirtz3★WRSr6'0"195 lbsBrownsburg, IN, 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
5Calvin Johnson II3★WRSr5'11"180 lbsFrench Camp, MS, 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
81Chris Petrucci3★TEJr6'4"250 lbsPark Ridge, IL, USA
0Coco AzemaURDBSr5'11"207 lbsCypress, TX, 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
5,080
FBS Rank
#73

Ranked against FBS teams with qualified recruiting coverage.

Blue Chip Ratio
6%

Coverage 62% of the roster with recruit matches.

Position Talent Breakdown

See where the current roster stacks its most recruiting capital.

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DB
19 players • 0% blue chips
1,000
FBS rank #71
DL
21 players • 5% blue chips
880
FBS rank #50
LB
13 players • 15% blue chips
660
FBS rank #52
OL
17 players • 6% blue chips
660
FBS rank #115
WR
12 players • 17% blue chips
600
FBS rank #103
TE
9 players • 0% blue chips
420
FBS rank #19
QB
6 players • 17% blue chips
340
FBS rank #20
RB
7 players • 0% blue chips
260
FBS rank #121
ST
7 players • 0% blue chips
260
FBS rank #10

Talent vs Experience

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

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Talent Index
5,080
Experience
2.75
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
5

5% of the current roster.

Other rostered players
106

96% of the roster remains non-transfer.

Incoming
6
Outgoing
12
Net Portal
-6

Experience Score

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

Average experience
2.75

Balanced

FBS experience rank
#72

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

Underclassmen
48
Upperclassmen
63

Quick Answers

Northwestern roster quick answers

Season

2024

Roster size
111
Positions represented
12
Underclassmen
48
Upperclassmen
63
Transfers
5
Average height
74.27
Average weight
237.78 lbs
RTI
5,080
Blue chip ratio
6.3%
Top season leader
Jack Lausch (1714)