#10
Northwestern · 2026

Ricky Ahumaraeze

WRJunior6' 4", 210 lbsKansas City, MO
Northwestern Wildcats6-2 · TDC #24
Snap share
41%
1 of 6 started · likely 25–50%
Receptions
6
1004th of 2089 in FBS
Rec. yards
74
943rd of 2074 in FBS
Yards / catch
12.3
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
+0.30
14 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

14 plays · +4.2 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.30
Passing+0.30
1st down-0.17
2nd down+0.15
3rd down+1.03
Standard downs+0.20
Passing downs+0.49
AhumaraezeWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays4%
Pass plays9%
Run plays0%
1st down4%
2nd down2%
3rd down7%
Standard downs3%
Passing downs4%
AhumaraezeWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets14—
Target share9.6%—
Catch rate50.0%—
Success rate per target50.0%—
Yards per target5.6—
Explosive catches7.1%—
Deep-target rate7.1%—
3rd-down targets5—
Red-zone targets0—

Charting

Where Ahumaraeze's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
15
7 caught (47%)
Avg. depth of target
11.2
air yards per target
YAC per catch
2.4
17 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
62
of 79 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
7%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted15 targets charted

47% comp11.2 avg. depth2.4 YAC/catch7% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (13%), 2 caught (100%), 10 yds, 5.0 per target2100% · 10yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (7%), 1 caught (100%), 6 yds, 6.0 per target1100% · 6yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 2 targets (13%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (7%), 1 caught (100%), 17 yds, 17.0 per target1100% · 17yLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (7%), 1 caught (100%), 6 yds, 6.0 per target1100% · 6yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 2 targets (13%), 2 caught (100%), 40 yds, 20.0 per target2100% · 40yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (7%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: 2 targets (13%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0yRight, 15–19 air yards: 2 targets (13%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0yRight, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (7%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 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.
2025 charting · Northwestern

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (4 of Ahumaraeze’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
10
5 caught (50%)
Avg. depth of target
15.2
air yards per target
YAC per catch
5.2
26 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
86
of 112 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
20%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted10 targets charted

32% comp15.2 avg. depth5.2 YAC/catch20% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (10%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (10%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 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: 1 targets (10%), 1 caught (100%), 9 yds, 9.0 per target1100% · 9yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 2 targets (20%), 1 caught (50%), 35 yds, 17.5 per target250% · 35yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (10%), 1 caught (100%), 6 yds, 6.0 per target1100% · 6yRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (10%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (10%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 20–29 air yards: 2 targets (20%), 2 caught (100%), 62 yds, 31.0 per target2100% · 62yRight, 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

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farNorthwestern#24 · 6-2641%67409.6%
2025Northwestern#59 · 7-6835%1020008.5%

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

Game Log

Ricky Ahumaraeze'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

4.5 avg. game scoreBest: 6.2 vs Colorado (Week 3)0 of 5 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1South Dakota StateW 34–18—no stats recorded
3ColoradoW 41–76.224020.0024
4@IndianaL 23–295.111717.0017
5Penn StateW 34–133.9166.006
6Ball StateW 45–143.9166.006
7@Michigan StateW 24–21—no stats recorded
8RutgersW 42–14—no stats recorded
9@OregonL 26–343.6155.005
2026 · 5 games4.567412.3024

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions61004th / 2089
Yards74943rd / 2074
Yards / catch12.3—
Touchdowns0—
Long24—

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—54~29 (9–40)254%
Wk 3 · Colorado—73~43 (28–52)359%
Wk 4 · Indiana—56~37 (12–51)366%
Wk 5 · Penn State✓ WR69~47 (31–57)268%
Wk 6 · Ball State—55~12 (4–20)122%
Wk 9 · Oregon—74~44 (29–54)459%
Season1 GS518212 (132–257)1541%

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 →