Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 41 | — |
| Target share | 20.5% | 151st / 534 |
| Catch rate | 70.7% | 154th / 534 |
| Success rate per target | 48.8% | 256th / 534 |
| Yards per target | 6.2 | 427th / 534 |
| Explosive catches | 4.9% | 450th / 534 |
| Deep-target rate | 4.9% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 12 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 4 | — |
Charting
Where Wagner's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted40 targets charted
2025 charting · Northwestern
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (3 of Wagner’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted12 targets charted
Career
3 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Northwestern#24 · 6-2 | 8 | 76% | 30 | 261 | 2 | 20.5% |
| 2025 | Northwestern#59 · 7-6 | 9 | 39% | 22 | 172 | 2 | 16.1% |
| 2024 | Northwestern#91 · 4-8 | 4 | 5% | 3 | 31 | 0 | 3.3% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Drew Wagner's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Drew Wagner'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
| Rushing | Receiving | Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long | KR | KR yds | PR | PR yds | TD |
| 1 |  South Dakota State | W 34–18 | 6.3 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 22 | · | · | 1 | 5 | · |
| 3 |  Colorado | W 41–7 | 6.1 | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 12 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 4 | @ Indiana | L 23–29 | 5.4 | · | · | · | · | · | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 8 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 5 |  Penn State | W 34–13 | 6.5 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 8 | · | · | 1 | 26 | · |
| 6 |  Ball State | W 45–14 | 6.9 | · | · | · | · | · | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 1 | 32 | · | · | 2 | 0 | · |
| 7 | @ Michigan State | W 24–21 | 5.1 | · | · | · | · | · | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 14 | · | · | 1 | 4 | · |
| 8 |  Rutgers | W 42–14 | 6.9 | · | · | · | · | · | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 1 | 17 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 9 | @ Oregon | L 26–34 | 6.3 | · | · | · | · | · | 7 | 43 | 6.1 | 0 | 16 | · | · | 1 | 0 | · |
| 2026 · 8 games | 6.2 | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 0 | 21 | 30 | 261 | 8.7 | 2 | 32 | · | · | 6 | 35 | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 5 | — |
| Yards | 43 | 720th / 1519 |
| Yards / carry | 8.6 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 21 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 30 | 146th / 2089 |
| Yards | 261 | 325th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 8.7 | 411th / 460 |
| Touchdowns | 2 | 223rd / 914 |
| Long | 32 | — |
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 1 | 4438th / 5664 |
| Solo | 0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Returns | 6 | — |
| Yards | 35 | — |
| Average | 5.8 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 26 | — |
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
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Special teams | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · South Dakota State | — | 54 | ~46 (30–54) | 8 | 1 | 85% |
| Wk 3 · Colorado | ✓ WR | 73 | ~51 (34–62) | 4 | · | 70% |
| Wk 4 · Indiana | ✓ WR | 56 | ~48 (32–56) | 6 | · | 86% |
| Wk 5 · Penn State | ✓ WR | 69 | ~52 (34–63) | 6 | 1 | 75% |
| Wk 6 · Ball State | — | 55 | ~41 (27–50) | 5 | 2 | 75% |
| Wk 7 · Michigan State | ✓ WR | 71 | ~44 (29–54) | 3 | 1 | 62% |
| Wk 8 · Rutgers | ✓ WR | 66 | ~53 (35–65) | 5 | · | 80% |
| Wk 9 · Oregon | ✓ WR | 74 | ~58 (38–71) | 9 | 1 | 78% |
| Season | 6 GS | 518 | 393 (330–458) | 46 | 6 | 76% |
Position Room
13 WRs on the Northwestern roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griffin Wilde | WR | 44 | 761 | 5 | 25% | +1.09 | ||
| Drew Wagner | WR | 30 | 261 | 2 | 19% | +0.34 | ||
| 8 | Hayden Eligon II | WR | JR | 6 | 79 | 0 | 7% | +0.42 |
| 10 | Ricky Ahumaraeze | WR | JR | 6 | 74 | 0 | 9% | +0.30 |
| 3 | Frank Covey IV | WR | JR | — | — | — | 5% | -0.75 |
| 11 | Keaton Reinke | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | Dube Enongene | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Camp Magee | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Chase Farrell | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 80 | Braden Blueitt | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 82 | Jaden McDuffie | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 87 | Carson Grove | WR | SO | — | — | — | 2% | -1.10 |
| 89 | Cam Russell | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
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 →