#87
Northwestern · 2026

Carson Grove

WRSophomore5' 11", 195 lbsArlington Heights, IL
Northwestern Wildcats6-2 · TDC #24
Snap share
2%
likely 1–3%

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

1 plays · -1.1 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays-1.10
Passing-1.10
3rd down-1.10
Standard downs-1.10
GroveWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays1%
Pass plays2%
Run plays0%
1st down0%
2nd down0%
3rd down6%
Standard downs2%
Passing downs0%
GroveWR/TE average
2025 charting · Northwestern

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (3 of Grove’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
4
1 caught (25%)
Avg. depth of target
10.2
air yards per target
YAC per catch
5.0
5 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
5
of 10 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted4 targets charted

29% comp10.2 avg. depth5.0 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (25%), 1 caught (100%), 10 yds, 10.0 per target1100% · 10yLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (25%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (25%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: noneRight, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (25%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Career

2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnaps
2026 so farNorthwestern#24 · 6-222%
2025Northwestern#59 · 7-6212%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Carson Grove's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Carson Grove's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

No box-score stats in 2026.

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Punt returns2026FBS rank
Returns1—
Yards4—
Average4—
Touchdowns0—
Long4—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSpecial teamsSnap share
Wk 3 · Colorado73··1—
Wk 9 · Oregon74~9 (3–15)1·12%
Season5189 (3–15)112%

Position Room

13 WRs on the Northwestern roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
Griffin WildeWR44761525%+1.09
Drew WagnerWR30261219%+0.34
8Hayden Eligon IIWRJR67907%+0.42
10Ricky AhumaraezeWRJR67409%+0.30
3Frank Covey IVWRJR———5%-0.75
11Keaton ReinkeWRFR—————
14Dube EnongeneWRFR—————
18Camp MageeWRJR—————
20Chase FarrellWRSO—————
80Braden BlueittWRFR—————
82Jaden McDuffieWRFR—————
87Carson GroveWRSO———2%-1.10
89Cam RussellWRSO—————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. Northwestern depth chart →