Northwestern Wildcats

Big Ten · Ryan Field · Evanston, IL

7-6 2025 record (4-5 conf)

Title odds (#32 board)

Win total (O -235)

56% Returning starter games

13th Hardest path of 138

Coaching

All coaches

David Braun Head Coach · 4th year

19–19 Career · 4 seasons, all at NW

Spread Offense

Multiple 4-3 Defense

Returning production

Unit	Ret games	Games	Depth	Share
Skill offense	81%	57 / 70	11 / 16	54%
Offensive line	40%	26 / 65	8 / 16	57%
Defensive front	45%	39 / 87	14 / 21	33%
Secondary	60%	37 / 62	9 / 13	100%

Back 44

Braden Turner DB · 4 INT+PD · 13g

Ore Adeyi DB · 2 INT+PD · 11g

Robert Fitzgerald DB · 2 INT+PD · 13g

Michael Kilbane DL · 12 havoc · 13g

Caleb Komolafe RB · 1,001 yds · 12g

Jackson Carsello OL · 13g

Gone 25

Preston Stone QB · 2,403 yds · 13g · gone

Aidan Hubbard DE · 23 havoc · 11g · gone

Carmine Bastone DL · 8 havoc · 13g · gone

Martes Lewis OL · 13g · gone

Caleb Tiernan OT · 13g · gone

Fred Davis II CB · 0 INT+PD · 12g · gone

New 10

Aidan Chiles QB · 1,619 yds · 9g · from MSU

Nicco Marchiol QB · 776 yds · 4g · from WVU

Gavin Sawchuk RB · 607 yds · 12g · from FSU

Alex Honig TE · 188 yds · 12g · from CONN

Mar'Kel Porter RB · 163 yds · 12g · from BGSU

Grant Seagren OL · 12g · from OKST

2025 Percentile vs FBS

Offense

Points per game 23.4 28

Explosive play rate 9.7% 21

Red zone TD rate 55.0% 4

Line yards per carry 2.6 63

Sack rate allowed 4.4% 81

Defense

Points allowed per game 19.8 82

Explosive rate allowed 11.5% 44

Red zone score rate allowed 84.6% 42

Line yards per carry allowed 2.5 51

Sack rate 6.2% 55

2025 Margin by Game

TULN

WIU

ORE

UCLA

ULM

PSU

PUR

NEB

USC

MICH

MINN

ILL

CMU

2026 schedule

13th-hardest path in FBS · 4 title-contender games · 5 road

W1	Sun 12:00 AM	vs	South Dakota State Jackrabbits		8	W 34-18	BTN
W3	Sat 11:30 PM	vs	Colorado	3-9	28	W 41-7	FOX
W4	Sat 12:00 AM	@	Indiana	16-0	84	L 23-29	FOX
W5	Sat 12:00 AM	vs	Penn State	7-6	38	W 34-13	FOX
W6	Sat 4:30 PM	vs	Ball State	4-8	23	W 45-14	BTN
W7	Sat 4:00 PM	@	Michigan State	4-8	34	W 24-21	Peacock
W8	Sat 4:00 PM	vs	Rutgers	5-7	31		Peacock
W9	Sat 5:00 PM	@	Oregon	13-2	66
W10	Sat 6:00 PM	vs	Iowa	9-4	45
W11	Sat 6:00 PM	@	Ohio State	12-2	86
W12	Sat 6:00 PM	@	Minnesota	8-5	42
W13	Sat 6:00 PM	vs	Illinois	9-4	43

Depth chart

Confirmed unavailable players omitted · backups promoted Transfer First year

	Starter	2nd	3rd
QB	Aidan Chiles SR · #0	Nicco Marchiol JR · #4	Ryan Boe SO · #2
RB	Caleb Komolafe JR · #5	Gavin Sawchuk GR · #27	Joseph Himon II GR · #6
WR-X	Hayden Eligon II JR · #8	Ricky Ahumaraeze JR · #10	Keaton Reinke FR · #11
WR-Z	Griffin Wilde SR · #17	Frank Covey IV JR · #3	Dube Enongene FR · #14
WR-SL	Drew Wagner JR · #19	Carson Grove SO · #87
TE	Alex Honig GR · #86	Robby Preckel SO · #41	Blake Van Buren GR · #83
LT	Grant Seagren JR · #74	Trey Boyd FR · #78
LG	Dennis Rahouski SO · #71	Arkel Anugwom JR · #75
C	Jackson Carsello GR · #65	Anthony Birsa JR · #64
RG	Idrys Cotton SO · #77	Jace Borcherding SO · #67
RT	Deuce McGuire GR · #73	Michael O'Connell FR · #76

Roster 123

#	Player	Pos	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown
0	Alijah Jones	DB	SO	6'0"	195	Baltimore, MD
0	Aidan Chiles	QB	SR	6'4"	225	Long Beach, CA
2	Kobie McKinzie	LB	GR	6'2"	235	Lubbock, TX
2	Ryan Boe	QB	SO	6'3"	215	Batavia, IL
3	Brenden Deasfernandes	DB	GR	6'2"	200	Detroit, MI
3	Frank Covey IV	WR	JR	6'1"	200	Arlington Heights, IL
4	Nicco Marchiol	QB	JR	6'2"	220	Chandler, AZ
4	Montae Pate	DB	GR	6'2"	175	Las Vegas, NV
5	Dominic Kirks	DL	SO	6'5"	275	Cleveland, OH
5	Caleb Komolafe	RB	JR	5'11"	210	Katy, TX
6	Joseph Himon II	RB	GR	5'9"	195	Little Rock, AR
6	Robert Fitzgerald	DB	SR	6'0"	210	Dallas, TX
7	Ore Adeyi	DB	GR	5'11"	200	Mansfield, TX
7	Mar'Kel Porter	RB	SO	5'11"	215	Lancaster, TX
8	Hayden Eligon II	WR	JR	6'4"	210	Lakewood, CA
9	Johnny O'Brien	QB	FR	6'3"	200	Palatine, IL
9	Braden Turner	DB	SR	5'10"	200	Mobile, AL
10	Ricky Ahumaraeze	WR	JR	6'4"	210	Kansas City, MO
11	Aidan Gray	QB	JR	6'3"	215	Naperville, IL
11	Seth Valeri	DB	FR	6'0"	190	Wheaton, IL
11	Keaton Reinke	WR	FR	6'3"	210	St. Charles, IL
12	Gabe Davis-Ray	DB	FR	6'3"	200	Columbus, OH
12	Marcus Romain	RB	FR	6'0"	215	Marietta, GA
13	Gavin Frakes	QB	GR	6'4"	235	Norman, OK
13	Josh Fussell	DB	JR	6'0"	190	Cincinnati, OH
14	Dube Enongene	WR	FR	6'1"	200	Atlanta, GA
15	Sean Winton	QB	SO	6'2"	200	Elmhurst, IL
15	Brendan Flakes	DL	GR	6'4"	295	Orlando, FL
16	J.J. Lewis	DB	JR	6'0"	205	Inglewood, CA
16	Brennan Saxe	WR	FR	6'3"	195	Palatine, IL
17	Griffin Wilde	WR	SR	6'2"	200	Sioux Falls, SD
17	Jaden Vaughn	DB	FR	6'0"	195	Houston, TX
18	Camp Magee	WR	JR	6'5"	210	Orlando, FL
19	Drew Wagner	WR	JR	5'10"	195	Delafield, WI
20	Chase Farrell	WR	SO	5'10"	180	Thousand Oaks, CA
21	Damon Walters	DB	JR	6'1"	195	Bolingbrook, IL
22	Daniel Anderson	RB	FR	5'11"	210	Alexander, AR
22	Terrion Curry-Hicks	DB	SO	5'11"	185	Lexington, KY
23	Nate Dawson	DB	FR	6'2"	200	Cincinnati, OH
24	Jamaal Johnson	DL	GR	6'2"	250	Miami, FL
25	Marquet Dorsey Jr.	DB	SO	6'2"	195	Wayne, NJ
26	Jalen Lewis	DB	JR	5'9"	200	Westlake Village, CA
27	Jack Oyola	DB	SR	5'11"	200	Alpharetta, GA
27	Gavin Sawchuk	RB	GR	6'0"	205	Littleton, CO
28	Timi Oke	DB	SO	6'1"	190	London,, GBR
29	Jon Jon Stevens Jr.	DB	SO	6'0"	200	Columbus, OH
31	Tito Williams Jr.	DB	SO	6'2"	190	Chattanooga, TN
32	Matthew Smith	LB	SO	6'2"	225	Durham, NC
33	Braydon Brus	LB	GR	6'1"	230	Glendora, CA
34	Payton Roth	LB	JR	6'4"	230	Portland, OR
35	Sean Martin	DB	SO	6'1"	190	Cleveland, OH
36	Sean Morris II	RB	FR	5'10"	210	Compton, CA
37	Max Mohring	LB	FR	6'3"	220	Downingtown, PA
38	Josh Veldman	LB	FR	6'5"	220	New Lenox, IL
39	Parker Maiers	LB	FR	6'1"	230	Indianapolis, IN
40	Jason Reynolds II	LB	SR	6'2"	230	McDonough, GA
41	Robby Preckel	RB	SO	6'3"	230	Wildwood, MO
42	Nigel Glover	LB	JR	6'3"	225	Clayton, OH
43	Noah LaPorte	TE	FR	6'6"	235	Princeton, IL
44	Callen Campbell	DL	SO	6'4"	260	Sault Ste. Marie, MI
45	Jack Sadowsky V	LB	SR	6'2"	230	Batavia, IL
46	Lincoln Creager	LB	FR	6'3"	220	Hamler, OH
47	Michael Kilbane	DL	SR	6'5"	280	Lakewood, OH
48	Tyler Kielmeyer	TE	FR	6'6"	240	Westerville, OH
49	Amare Jordan	LB	FR	6'1"	210	Cedar Park, TX
50	Qayvier Johnson	LB	SO	6'3"	225	New Haven, CT
50	Owen Fors	OL	FR	6'5"	305	Barrington, IL
51	Miles Crutchley	LB	SR	6'0"	220	Scottsdale, AZ
52	Calvin Lorek	DL	FR	6'4"	280	Loveland, OH
52	Angelo De Sensi	OL	FR	6'5"	290	Lombard, IL
53	Tanner Jumpp	DL	FR	6'3"	280	Lake Mary, FL
54	Tyler Gant	DL	JR	6'3"	300	St. Louis, MO
55	Dylan Roberts	DL	JR	6'3"	300	Phoenix, AZ
56	Tre Hoskins	DL	FR	6'5"	310	Warsaw, IL
57	Nick Costa	DL	FR	6'3"	250	Mullica Hill, NJ
58	Ronald Derrick III	DL	FR	6'5"	260	Waco, TX
59	Jack Florentine	LS	SO	6'0"	210	Frankfort, IL
60	Evan Boutorwick	LS	SO	6'3"	240	Macomb Township, MI
60	Hayden Flavin	OL	FR	6'7"	300	Clarkston, MI
61	David Anchondo	OL	JR	6'7"	315	Sterling Heights, MI
62	Ezomo Oratokhai	OL	SO	6'4"	310	Austin, TX
63	Nick Zalewski	DL	FR	6'6"	235	Worthington, OH
64	Anthony Birsa	OL	JR	6'5"	305	Plainfield, IL
65	Jackson Carsello	OL	GR	6'4"	300	Northbrook, IL
66	Owen Jakubczak	OL	FR	6'5"	285	Palatine, IL
67	Jace Borcherding	OL	SO	6'4"	300	Cedar Rapids, IA
68	Quinn Wicklow	OL	FR	6'7"	295	Portland, OR
69	Patrick Schaller	OL	SO	6'6"	310	Northbrook, IL
70	Leighton Burbach	OL	FR	6'8"	280	Norfolk, NE
71	Dennis Rahouski	OL	SO	6'5"	300	Eden Prairie, MN
72	Jack Fuchs	OL	FR	6'8"	300	Hendersonville, TN
73	Deuce McGuire	OL	GR	6'5"	310	Chicago, IL
74	Grant Seagren	OL	JR	6'7"	320	Oakland, NE
75	Arkel Anugwom	OL	JR	6'7"	330	Antioch, TN
76	Michael O'Connell	OL	FR	6'7"	315	Glen Ellyn, IL
77	Idrys Cotton	OL	SO	6'4"	305	Canton, MI
78	Trey Boyd	OL	FR	6'5"	300	Shakopee, MN
79	Jacob Miller	OL	FR	6'7"	270	Hamilton, MO
80	Braden Blueitt	WR	FR	6'0"	205	Colleyville, TX
81	Chris Petrucci	TE	GR	6'4"	245	Park Ridge, IL
82	Jaden McDuffie	WR	FR	6'3"	190	Edgewater, MD
83	Blake Van Buren	TE	GR	6'4"	245	Middleton, WI
84	Luke Dehnicke	TE	SO	6'6"	240	Andover, MN
85	Tom McGlinchey	TE	FR	6'6"	240	Warrington, PA
86	Alex Honig	TE	GR	6'6"	275	Bavaria,, DEU
87	Carson Grove	WR	SO	5'11"	195	Arlington Heights, IL
88	Migo Jackson	DL	GR	6'0"	305	Pittsburgh, PA
89	Cam Russell	WR	SO	6'3"	215	Milwaukee, WI
90	Jackson Kleather	K	SR	5'10"	190	Tipp City, OH
90	Jack Trautmann	DL	SO	6'3"	250	Elmhurst, IL
91	Caden O'Rourke	DL	FR	6'5"	250	Mokena, IL
92	Nikola Dugandzic	P	FR	6'5"	215	Winnetka, IL
92	Mason Green	DL	JR	6'2"	250	Brentwood, TN
93	Glory Stephen-Wangboje	DL	JR	6'1"	300	Hillside, NJ
94	Gage LaDere	DL	FR	6'2"	270	Frankfort, IL
94	Henry Helms	K	JR	6'1"	180	Chicago, IL
95	Marko Dubak	P	SR	6'2"	200	Chicago, IL
95	Mason Mayne	DL	FR	6'3"	290	Lawton, MI
96	Jonah Hayes	DL	FR	6'6"	260	Loveland, OH
97	Braxton Strong	DL	SO	6'4"	255	Peru, IN
98	Landon Lauter	DL	SO	6'5"	290	Northbrook, IL
98	Noah Sur	K	FR	6'0"	185	Western Springs, IL
99	Troy Regovich	DL	SO	6'5"	290	Chesterland, OH