#84
Northwestern · 2026

Luke Dehnicke

TESophomore6' 6", 240 lbsAndover, MN
Northwestern Wildcats2-0 · TDC #55
Snap share
71%
2 of 2 started · likely 60–86%
Receptions
4
622nd of 1676 in FBS
Rec. yards
68
485th of 1662 in FBS
Yards / catch
17.0
86th of 499 in FBS
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
+0.30
6 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

6 plays · +1.8 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.30
Passing+0.30
1st down+1.14
2nd down-1.20
3rd down-0.21
Standard downs+0.32
Passing downs+0.20
DehnickeWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays5%
Pass plays13%
Run plays0%
1st down5%
2nd down2%
3rd down8%
Standard downs6%
Passing downs3%
DehnickeWR/TE average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets6—
Target share14.3%314th / 489
Catch rate66.7%228th / 489
Success rate per target50.0%227th / 489
Yards per target11.393rd / 489
Explosive catches33.3%14th / 489
Deep-target rate0.0%—
3rd-down targets2—
Red-zone targets0—

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions4622nd / 1676
Yards68485th / 1662
Yards / catch1786th / 499
Touchdowns0—
Long35—

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

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · South Dakota State✓ TE54~34 (16–49)363%
Wk 3 · Colorado✓ TE73~56 (47–68)377%
Season2 GS12790 (76–109)671%

Position Room

6 TEs on the Northwestern roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
84Luke DehnickeTESO468013%+0.30
86Alex HonigTESR225112%+1.05
43Noah LaPorteTEFR—————
48Tyler KielmeyerTEFR—————
81Chris PetrucciTESR—————
85Tom McGlincheyTEFR—————

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 →