Big Ten · Through Week 9
Northwestern Wildcats Depth Chart
Offense
Season snap share: share of all the team’s offensive plays this season, with its likely range. Ordered by estimated snaps, latest game counted twice
Quarterbackseason snap share
QB1#0 Aidan ChilesQB · SR · 8 G · 7 GS97%504 snapsQB2#4 Nicco MarchiolQB · JR · 2 G2%9 snapsQB3#2 Ryan BoeQB · SO · 1 G1%4 snapsRunning backseason snap share
RB1#5 Caleb KomolafeRB · JR · 8 G · 7 GS50%40–62% · ~258 est.RB2#6 Joseph Himon IIRB · SR · 8 G · 2 GS24%19–30% · ~124 est.RB3Gavin SawchukRB · 8 G23%19–29% · ~121 est.RB4#41 Robby PreckelRB · SO · 5 G9%5–22% · ~49 est.Wide receiversseason snap share
WR1Griffin WildeWR · 8 G · 7 GS78%66–91% · ~405 est.WR2Drew WagnerWR · 8 G · 6 GS76%64–88% · ~393 est.WR3#10 Ricky AhumaraezeWR · JR · 6 G · 1 GS41%25–50% · ~212 est.—#8 Hayden Eligon IIWR · JR · 6 G · 2 GS33%20–40% · ~170 est.—#3 Frank Covey IVWR · JR · 2 G4%1–5% · ~20 est.—#87 Carson GroveWR · SO · 2 G2%1–3% · ~9 est.Tight endseason snap share
TE1#86 Alex HonigTE · SR · 8 G · 7 GS52%40–73% · ~271 est.TE2#84 Luke DehnickeTE · SO · 4 G · 3 GS36%31–44% · ~187 est.Offensive linestarts · snap share
OL1#73 Deuce McGuireOL · SR · 8 G · 7 GS87%81–89% · ~449 est.OL2#65 Jackson CarselloOL · SR · 8 G · 7 GS87%81–89% · ~449 est.OL3#71 Dennis RahouskiOL · SO · 6 G · 6 GS73%68–75% · ~378 est.OL4#77 Idrys CottonOL · SO · 4 G · 3 GS34%32–35% · ~177 est.OL5#62 Ezomo OratokhaiOL · SO · 1 G · 1 GS14%13–14% · ~71 est.From each game’s starting lineup. Starting linemen play nearly every snap (NFL median: 100%), so a start counts as about 97% of the team’s plays.
Defense
Season snap share: share of all the opponents’ plays this season, with its likely range. Ordered by estimated snaps, latest game counted twice
Defensive lineseason snap share
DL1#47 Michael KilbaneDL · SR · 7 G · 6 GS51%32–65% · ~274 est.DL2#24 Jamaal JohnsonDL · SR · 7 G · 7 GS47%30–60% · ~253 est.DL3#54 Tyler GantDL · JR · 8 G · 7 GS40%25–51% · ~216 est.DL4#5 Dominic KirksDL · SO · 8 G35%22–45% · ~190 est.—#15 Brendan FlakesDL · SR · 6 G · 5 GS38%36–48% · ~204 est.—#91 Caden O'RourkeDL · FR · 5 G27%15–34% · ~145 est.—#95 Mason MayneDL · FR · 3 G15%8–20% · ~83 est.—#55 Dylan RobertsDL · JR · 5 G15%9–19% · ~82 est.—#88 Migo JacksonDL · SR · 3 G · 2 GS13%6–18% · ~71 est.Linebackersseason snap share
LB1#33 Braydon BrusLB · SR · 8 G · 7 GS95%80–100% · ~514 est.LB2#2 Kobie McKinzieLB · SR · 8 G · 7 GS88%74–100% · ~476 est.LB3Matthew SmithLB · 7 G18%0–34% · ~99 est.—Jack SadowskyLB · 4 G14%6–19% · ~78 est.—#34 Payton RothLB · JR · 6 G12%0–22% · ~63 est.—#51 Miles CrutchleyLB · SR · 2 G13%4–19% · ~70 est.—#42 Nigel GloverLB · JR · 1 G3%0–5% · ~16 est.Cornerbacksseason snap share
CB1#4 Montae PateDB · SR · 7 G · 4 GS82%62–91% · ~443 est.CB2#7 Ore AdeyiDB · SR · 8 G · 7 GS76%58–85% · ~413 est.—Damon WaltersDB · 6 G · 6 GS63%47–70% · ~339 est.—Braden TurnerDB · 5 G · 5 GS56%40–64% · ~304 est.—#6 Robert FitzgeraldDB · SR · 5 G · 4 GS63%45–72% · ~343 est.Safetiesseason snap share
S1Damon WaltersDB · 6 G · 6 GS63%47–70% · ~339 est.S2Braden TurnerDB · 5 G · 5 GS56%40–64% · ~304 est.—#6 Robert FitzgeraldDB · SR · 5 G · 4 GS63%45–72% · ~343 est.—Jon Jon StevensDB · 8 G · 4 GS54%24–59% · ~291 est.—#3 Brenden DeasfernandesDB · SR · 5 G · 2 GS33%11–39% · ~179 est.Special Teams
By kicks and punts
Kickerby kicks
K1#90 Jackson KleatherPK · SR · 8 G19kicks · 5 lastK2#94 Henry HelmsPK · JR · 5 G12kicks · 7 lastPunterby punts
P1#92 Nikola DugandzicP · FR · 8 G25punts · 4 lastLong snapperroster order
LS1#60 Evan BoutorwickLS · SO · 1 GSOLS2#59 Jack FlorentineLS · SOSONo plays recorded yet, so this is roster order.
Snaps by Game
| Player | Pos | Wk 1 vs South Dakota State | Wk 3 vs Colorado | Wk 4 @ Indiana | Wk 5 vs Penn State | Wk 6 vs Ball State | Wk 7 @ Michigan State | Wk 8 vs Rutgers | Wk 9 @ Oregon | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team offensive plays | 54 | 73 | 56 | 69 | 55 | 71 | 66 | 74 | 518 | |
| Opponent offensive plays | 88 | 62 | 69 | 63 | 78 | 57 | 66 | 59 | 542 | |
| Quarterbacks · estimated snaps | ||||||||||
| Aidan Chiles | QB | 54 | 66 | 56 | 69 | 49 | 70 | 66 | 74 | 504 |
| Nicco Marchiol | QB | · | 7 | · | · | 2 | · | · | · | 9 |
| Ryan Boe | QB | · | · | · | · | 4 | · | · | · | 4 |
| Running backs · estimated snaps | ||||||||||
| Caleb Komolafe | RB | ~24 | ~25 | ~25 | ~42 | ~20 | ~43 | ~30 | ~49 | 258 |
| Joseph Himon II | RB | ~13 | ~15 | ~10 | ~19 | ~10 | ~21 | ~21 | ~15 | 124 |
| Gavin Sawchuk | RB | ~16 | ~22 | ~19 | ~15 | ~13 | ~13 | ~13 | ~10 | 121 |
| Robby Preckel | RB | · | ~8 | ~10 | ~10 | ~10 | ~11 | · | · | 49 |
| Marcus Romain | RB | · | ~12 | · | · | · | · | ~11 | · | 23 |
| Daniel Anderson | RB | · | ~12 | · | · | ~10 | · | · | · | 22 |
| Sean Morris II | RB | · | · | · | · | ~9 | · | ~11 | · | 20 |
| Receivers & tight ends · estimated snaps | ||||||||||
| Griffin Wilde | WR | ~39 | ~53 | ~48 | ~37 | ~48 | ~62 | ~60 | ~58 | 405 |
| Drew Wagner | WR | ~46 | ~51 | ~48 | ~52 | ~41 | ~44 | ~53 | ~58 | 393 |
| Alex Honig | TE | ~28 | · | ~28 | ~40 | ~43 | ~56 | ~53 | ~23 | 271 |
| Ricky Ahumaraeze | WR | ~29 | ~43 | ~37 | ~47 | ~12 | · | · | ~44 | 212 |
| Luke Dehnicke | TE | ~34 | ~56 | ~43 | · | · | · | · | ~54 | 187 |
| Hayden Eligon II | WR | ~14 | · | · | ~19 | ~34 | ~57 | ~27 | ~19 | 170 |
| Frank Covey IV | WR | · | ~20 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 20 |
| Carson Grove | WR | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | ~9 | 9 |
| Defensive line · estimated snaps | ||||||||||
| Michael Kilbane | DL | · | ~43 | ~42 | ~33 | ~47 | ~34 | ~44 | ~31 | 274 |
| Jamaal Johnson | DL | ~50 | ~31 | ~39 | ~37 | · | ~26 | ~34 | ~36 | 253 |
| Tyler Gant | DL | ~54 | ~18 | ~37 | ~26 | ~42 | · | · | ~39 | 216 |
| Brendan Flakes | DL | ~59 | ~34 | ~32 | ~42 | ~37 | · | · | · | 204 |
| Dominic Kirks | DL | ~34 | ~36 | ~30 | ~19 | · | ~25 | ~20 | ~26 | 190 |
| Caden O'Rourke | DL | ~25 | · | ~23 | · | ~45 | ~30 | · | ~22 | 145 |
| Mason Mayne | DL | · | ~29 | ~34 | · | · | ~20 | · | · | 83 |
| Dylan Roberts | DL | · | ~24 | ~15 | · | · | ~16 | ~27 | · | 82 |
| Migo Jackson | DL | · | · | · | · | · | ~32 | ~39 | · | 71 |
| Jack Trautmann | DL | · | · | · | · | ~39 | ~28 | · | · | 67 |
| Callen Campbell | DL | ~43 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 43 |
| Tanner Jumpp | DL | · | · | · | · | ~31 | · | · | · | 31 |
| Troy Regovich | DL | · | · | · | · | ~21 | · | · | · | 21 |
| Linebackers · estimated snaps | ||||||||||
| Braydon Brus | LB | ~78 | ~62 | ~60 | ~63 | ~73 | ~57 | ~66 | ~55 | 514 |
| Kobie McKinzie | LB | ~87 | ~49 | ~68 | ~62 | ~44 | ~53 | ~59 | ~54 | 476 |
| Matthew Smith | LB | · | ~6 | ~21 | ~4 | · | ~6 | ~28 | ~34 | 99 |
| Jack Sadowsky | LB | · | ~27 | · | ~9 | ~39 | · | · | ~3 | 78 |
| Miles Crutchley | LB | · | · | · | · | ~62 | · | ~8 | · | 70 |
| Payton Roth | LB | ~20 | · | · | · | ~27 | · | ~3 | ~13 | 63 |
| Nigel Glover | LB | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | ~16 | 16 |
| Max Mohring | LB | · | · | · | ~12 | · | · | · | · | 12 |
| Amare Jordan | LB | · | ~10 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 10 |
| Secondary · estimated snaps | ||||||||||
| Montae Pate | DB | ~69 | · | ~66 | ~55 | ~75 | ~56 | ~64 | ~58 | 443 |
| Ore Adeyi | DB | ~25 | ~61 | ~69 | ~63 | ~51 | ~38 | ~50 | ~56 | 413 |
| Robert Fitzgerald | DB | ~88 | ~62 | ~69 | ~60 | ~64 | · | · | · | 343 |
| Damon Walters | DB | ~87 | ~54 | ~68 | · | · | ~47 | ~62 | ~21 | 339 |
| Braden Turner | DB | ~87 | ~62 | · | · | · | ~51 | ~60 | ~44 | 304 |
| Jon Jon Stevens | DB | ~2 | ~9 | ~9 | ~62 | ~75 | ~57 | ~65 | ~12 | 291 |
| Brenden Deasfernandes | DB | · | · | ~47 | ~63 | ~10 | ~5 | · | ~54 | 179 |
| Alijah Jones | DB | · | · | · | · | ~70 | ~20 | ~24 | ~58 | 172 |
| Josh Fussell | DB | ~82 | ~59 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 141 |
| Timi Oke | DB | · | · | · | · | ~27 | · | · | · | 27 |
| Marquet Dorsey Jr. | DB | · | · | · | ~18 | ~5 | · | · | · | 23 |
| Jack Oyola | DB | · | · | · | · | ~18 | ~2 | · | · | 20 |
| Tito Williams | DB | · | · | · | · | ~5 | ~14 | · | · | 19 |
| Jalen Lewis | DB | · | · | · | · | · | · | ~7 | · | 7 |
| Sean Martin | DB | · | · | · | · | ~5 | · | · | · | 5 |
| J.J. Lewis | DB | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | ~1 | 1 |
| Offensive line · estimated snaps | ||||||||||
| Jackson Carsello | OL | ~52 | ~71 | ~54 | ~67 | · | ~69 | ~64 | ~72 | 449 |
| Deuce McGuire | OL | ~52 | ~71 | ~54 | ~67 | · | ~69 | ~64 | ~72 | 449 |
| Dennis Rahouski | OL | ~52 | · | ~54 | ~67 | · | ~69 | ~64 | ~72 | 378 |
| Idrys Cotton | OL | ~52 | ~71 | ~54 | · | · | · | · | · | 177 |
| Ezomo Oratokhai | OL | · | ~71 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 71 |
How the snap estimates work. No free source publishes college snap counts, so these are estimates. Quarterbacks: every offensive play is credited to the QB running the offense, which is close to exact. Everyone else: a model trained on real NFL snap counts (nflverse, 2023–24) turns each player's share of their position group's involvement that game (carries and targets on offense, tackles, sacks and breakups on defense) into a share of the team's plays. Tested on a season it never saw, it's typically within 5 snaps a game for running backs and 9–10 for other positions, and within about 10–15% over a season. The ranges shown are where the real number landed 80% of the time in that test. They narrow as the season goes on, and are widest for part-time players in a single game. Blocking tight ends and receivers who rarely see the ball get underestimated. Offensive linemen leave no trace in the play-by-play, so the line comes from each game's starting lineup. Where a school's game notes list its starters by spot, and its website allows automated access, the line shows who played left tackle through right tackle.