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 | 17 | — |
| Target share | 15.6% | 304th / 534 |
| Catch rate | 82.4% | 30th / 534 |
| Success rate per target | 70.6% | 8th / 534 |
| Yards per target | 14.0 | 11th / 534 |
| Explosive catches | 35.3% | 2nd / 534 |
| Deep-target rate | 17.6% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 3 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 1 | — |
Charting
Where Dehnicke's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted17 targets charted
Game Log
Luke Dehnicke'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
| Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 |  South Dakota State | W 34–18 | 7.0 | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | 35 |
| 3 |  Colorado | W 41–7 | 6.4 | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 21 |
| 4 | @ Indiana | L 23–29 | 9.9 | 7 | 140 | 20.0 | 0 | 41 |
| 5 |  Penn State | W 34–13 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 6 |  Ball State | W 45–14 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 7 | @ Michigan State | W 24–21 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 8 |  Rutgers | W 42–14 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 9 | @ Oregon | L 26–34 | 7.2 | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 22 |
| 2026 · 4 games | 7.6 | 14 | 251 | 17.9 | 0 | 41 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 14 | 510th / 2089 |
| Yards | 251 | 346th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 17.9 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 41 | — |
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 | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · South Dakota State | ✓ TE | 54 | ~34 (16–49) | 3 | · | 63% |
| Wk 3 · Colorado | ✓ TE | 73 | ~56 (47–68) | 3 | · | 77% |
| Wk 4 · Indiana | ✓ TE | 56 | ~43 (36–52) | 7 | 1 | 77% |
| Wk 9 · Oregon | — | 74 | ~54 (46–65) | 4 | · | 73% |
| Season | 3 GS | 518 | 187 (158–226) | 17 | 1 | 36% |
Position Room
6 TEs on the Northwestern roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86 | Alex Honig | TE | SR | 15 | 229 | 3 | 11% | +0.79 |
| 84 | Luke Dehnicke | TE | SO | 14 | 251 | 0 | 14% | +0.92 |
| 43 | Noah LaPorte | TE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 48 | Tyler Kielmeyer | TE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 81 | Chris Petrucci | TE | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 85 | Tom McGlinchey | TE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
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 →