2026 Northwestern Wildcats roster
2-1
The Northwestern Wildcats went 2-1 in the 2026 FBS regular season.
2026 Wildcats roster: passing
2026 Wildcats roster: rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Sawchuk | — | 25 | 143 | 5.7 | 0 |
| Joseph Himon II | RB | 10 | 115 | 11.5 | 1 |
| Caleb Komolafe | RB | 27 | 102 | 3.8 | 1 |
| Drew Wagner | — | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 |
| Aidan Chiles | QB | 30 | 20 | 0.7 | 4 |
| Nicco Marchiol | QB | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 |
| Daniel Anderson | RB | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 |
| Marcus Romain | RB | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 |
| Robby Preckel | RB | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
2026 Wildcats roster: receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griffin Wilde | — | 14 | 245 | 17.5 | 2 |
| Luke Dehnicke | TE | 11 | 208 | 18.9 | 0 |
| Alex Honig | TE | 5 | 79 | 15.8 | 1 |
| Drew Wagner | — | 8 | 78 | 9.8 | 0 |
| Caleb Komolafe | RB | 6 | 67 | 11.2 | 0 |
| Joseph Himon II | RB | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 3 |
| Ricky Ahumaraeze | WR | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 0 |
| Hayden Eligon II | WR | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 |
| Robby Preckel | RB | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 |
2026 Wildcats roster: defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Fitzgerald | DB | 38 | 15 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Damon Walters | — | 24 | 14 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kobie McKinzie | LB | 22 | 9 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Braydon Brus | LB | 20 | 9 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ore Adeyi | DB | 15 | 10 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Braden Turner | — | 15 | 8 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Montae Pate | DB | 12 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Kilbane | DL | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Josh Fussell | DB | 10 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Brendan Flakes | DL | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Gant | DL | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jamaal Johnson | DL | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dominic Kirks | DL | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason Mayne | DL | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Smith | — | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Jon Stevens Jr. | — | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Roberts | DL | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Payton Roth | LB | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brenden Deasfernandes | DB | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Sadowsky V | — | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caden O'Rourke | DL | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amare Jordan | LB | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Wagner | — | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Callen Campbell | DL | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Mohring | LB | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Results
Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on December 31 of the season.