Northwestern Wildcats Depth Chart
Offense
Season snap share: share of all the team’s offensive plays this season, with its likely range. Ordered by estimated snaps, latest game counted twice
Quarterbackseason snap share
QB1#0 Aidan ChilesQB · SR · 6 G · 5 GS96%364 snapsQB2#4 Nicco MarchiolQB · JR · 2 G2%9 snapsQB3#2 Ryan BoeQB · SO · 1 G1%4 snapsRunning backseason snap share
RB1#5 Caleb KomolafeRB · JR · 6 G · 5 GS47%38–58% · ~179 est.RB2Gavin SawchukRB · 6 G26%21–32% · ~98 est.RB3#6 Joseph Himon IIRB · SR · 6 G23%17–51% · ~88 est.RB4#41 Robby PreckelRB · SO · 5 G13%7–31% · ~49 est.Wide receiversseason snap share
WR1Griffin WildeWR · 6 G · 5 GS76%64–88% · ~287 est.WR2Drew WagnerWR · 6 G · 4 GS75%63–87% · ~282 est.WR3#8 Hayden Eligon IIWR · JR · 4 G · 2 GS33%19–43% · ~124 est.—#10 Ricky AhumaraezeWR · JR · 5 G · 1 GS44%25–58% · ~168 est.—#3 Frank Covey IVWR · JR · 2 G5%2–7% · ~20 est.Tight endseason snap share
TE1#86 Alex HonigTE · SR · 6 G · 5 GS52%36–69% · ~195 est.TE2#84 Luke DehnickeTE · SO · 3 G · 3 GS35%30–43% · ~133 est.Offensive linestarts · snap share
OL1#73 Deuce McGuireOL · SR · 6 G · 5 GS83%77–85% · ~313 est.OL2#65 Jackson CarselloOL · SR · 6 G · 5 GS83%77–85% · ~313 est.OL3#71 Dennis RahouskiOL · SO · 4 G · 4 GS64%60–66% · ~242 est.OL4#77 Idrys CottonOL · SO · 4 G · 3 GS47%44–48% · ~177 est.OL5#62 Ezomo OratokhaiOL · SO · 1 G · 1 GS19%17–19% · ~71 est.Defense
Season snap share: share of all the opponents’ plays this season, with its likely range. Ordered by estimated snaps, latest game counted twice
Defensive lineseason snap share
DL1#47 Michael KilbaneDL · SR · 5 G · 4 GS48%27–61% · ~199 est.DL2#24 Jamaal JohnsonDL · SR · 5 G · 5 GS44%25–56% · ~183 est.DL3#15 Brendan FlakesDL · SR · 6 G · 5 GS49%47–62% · ~204 est.DL4#54 Tyler GantDL · JR · 6 G · 5 GS42%24–55% · ~177 est.—#5 Dominic KirksDL · SO · 6 G35%20–44% · ~144 est.—#91 Caden O'RourkeDL · FR · 4 G29%17–38% · ~123 est.—#95 Mason MayneDL · FR · 3 G20%10–26% · ~83 est.—Jack TrautmannDL · 2 G16%8–22% · ~67 est.—#55 Dylan RobertsDL · JR · 4 G13%7–17% · ~55 est.Linebackersseason snap share
LB1#33 Braydon BrusLB · SR · 6 G · 5 GS94%79–100% · ~393 est.LB2#2 Kobie McKinzieLB · SR · 6 G · 5 GS87%73–100% · ~363 est.LB3Jack SadowskyLB · 3 G18%5–24% · ~75 est.—#51 Miles CrutchleyLB · SR · 1 G15%7–18% · ~62 est.—#34 Payton RothLB · JR · 4 G11%3–15% · ~47 est.—Matthew SmithLB · 5 G9%0–17% · ~37 est.—#37 Max MohringLB · FR · 1 G3%0–17% · ~12 est.Cornerbacksseason snap share
CB1#4 Montae PateDB · SR · 5 G · 2 GS77%55–88% · ~321 est.CB2#7 Ore AdeyiDB · SR · 6 G · 5 GS74%56–82% · ~307 est.—#6 Robert FitzgeraldDB · SR · 5 G · 4 GS82%59–94% · ~343 est.—Damon WaltersDB · 4 G · 4 GS61%44–70% · ~256 est.—Jon Jon StevensDB · 6 G · 2 GS51%23–56% · ~214 est.Special Teams
By kicks and punts
Kickerby kicks
K1#90 Jackson KleatherPK · SR · 6 G13kicks · 4 lastK2#94 Henry HelmsPK · JR · 3 G4kicks · 2 lastPunterby punts
P1#92 Nikola DugandzicP · FR · 6 G19punts · 3 lastLong snapperroster order
LS1#60 Evan BoutorwickLS · SO · 1 GSOLS2#59 Jack FlorentineLS · SOSOSnaps by Game
| Player | Pos | Wk 1 vs South Dakota State | Wk 3 vs Colorado | Wk 4 @ Indiana | Wk 5 vs Penn State | Wk 6 vs Ball State | Wk 7 @ Michigan State | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team offensive plays | 54 | 73 | 56 | 69 | 55 | 71 | 378 | |
| Opponent offensive plays | 88 | 62 | 69 | 63 | 78 | 57 | 417 | |
| Quarterbacks · estimated snaps | ||||||||
| Aidan Chiles | QB | 54 | 66 | 56 | 69 | 49 | 70 | 364 |
| Nicco Marchiol | QB | · | 7 | · | · | 2 | · | 9 |
| Ryan Boe | QB | · | · | · | · | 4 | · | 4 |
| Running backs · estimated snaps | ||||||||
| Caleb Komolafe | RB | ~24 | ~25 | ~25 | ~42 | ~20 | ~43 | 179 |
| Gavin Sawchuk | RB | ~16 | ~22 | ~19 | ~15 | ~13 | ~13 | 98 |
| Joseph Himon II | RB | ~13 | ~15 | ~10 | ~19 | ~10 | ~21 | 88 |
| Robby Preckel | RB | · | ~8 | ~10 | ~10 | ~10 | ~11 | 49 |
| Daniel Anderson | RB | · | ~12 | · | · | ~10 | · | 22 |
| Marcus Romain | RB | · | ~12 | · | · | · | · | 12 |
| Sean Morris II | RB | · | · | · | · | ~9 | · | 9 |
| Receivers & tight ends · estimated snaps | ||||||||
| Griffin Wilde | WR | ~39 | ~53 | ~48 | ~37 | ~48 | ~62 | 287 |
| Drew Wagner | WR | ~46 | ~51 | ~48 | ~52 | ~41 | ~44 | 282 |
| Alex Honig | TE | ~28 | · | ~28 | ~40 | ~43 | ~56 | 195 |
| Ricky Ahumaraeze | WR | ~29 | ~43 | ~37 | ~47 | ~12 | · | 168 |
| Luke Dehnicke | TE | ~34 | ~56 | ~43 | · | · | · | 133 |
| Hayden Eligon II | WR | ~14 | · | · | ~19 | ~34 | ~57 | 124 |
| Frank Covey IV | WR | · | ~20 | · | · | · | · | 20 |
| Defensive line · estimated snaps | ||||||||
| Brendan Flakes | DL | ~59 | ~34 | ~32 | ~42 | ~37 | · | 204 |
| Michael Kilbane | DL | · | ~43 | ~42 | ~33 | ~47 | ~34 | 199 |
| Jamaal Johnson | DL | ~50 | ~31 | ~39 | ~37 | · | ~26 | 183 |
| Tyler Gant | DL | ~54 | ~18 | ~37 | ~26 | ~42 | · | 177 |
| Dominic Kirks | DL | ~34 | ~36 | ~30 | ~19 | · | ~25 | 144 |
| Caden O'Rourke | DL | ~25 | · | ~23 | · | ~45 | ~30 | 123 |
| Mason Mayne | DL | · | ~29 | ~34 | · | · | ~20 | 83 |
| Jack Trautmann | DL | · | · | · | · | ~39 | ~28 | 67 |
| Dylan Roberts | DL | · | ~24 | ~15 | · | · | ~16 | 55 |
| Callen Campbell | DL | ~43 | · | · | · | · | · | 43 |
| Migo Jackson | DL | · | · | · | · | · | ~32 | 32 |
| Tanner Jumpp | DL | · | · | · | · | ~31 | · | 31 |
| Troy Regovich | DL | · | · | · | · | ~21 | · | 21 |
| Linebackers · estimated snaps | ||||||||
| Braydon Brus | LB | ~78 | ~62 | ~60 | ~63 | ~73 | ~57 | 393 |
| Kobie McKinzie | LB | ~87 | ~49 | ~68 | ~62 | ~44 | ~53 | 363 |
| Jack Sadowsky | LB | · | ~27 | · | ~9 | ~39 | · | 75 |
| Miles Crutchley | LB | · | · | · | · | ~62 | · | 62 |
| Payton Roth | LB | ~20 | · | · | · | ~27 | · | 47 |
| Matthew Smith | LB | · | ~6 | ~21 | ~4 | · | ~6 | 37 |
| Max Mohring | LB | · | · | · | ~12 | · | · | 12 |
| Amare Jordan | LB | · | ~10 | · | · | · | · | 10 |
| Secondary · estimated snaps | ||||||||
| Robert Fitzgerald | DB | ~88 | ~62 | ~69 | ~60 | ~64 | · | 343 |
| Montae Pate | DB | ~69 | · | ~66 | ~55 | ~75 | ~56 | 321 |
| Ore Adeyi | DB | ~25 | ~61 | ~69 | ~63 | ~51 | ~38 | 307 |
| Damon Walters | DB | ~87 | ~54 | ~68 | · | · | ~47 | 256 |
| Jon Jon Stevens | DB | ~2 | ~9 | ~9 | ~62 | ~75 | ~57 | 214 |
| Braden Turner | DB | ~87 | ~62 | · | · | · | ~51 | 200 |
| Josh Fussell | DB | ~82 | ~59 | · | · | · | · | 141 |
| Brenden Deasfernandes | DB | · | · | ~47 | ~63 | ~10 | ~5 | 125 |
| Alijah Jones | DB | · | · | · | · | ~70 | ~20 | 90 |
| Timi Oke | DB | · | · | · | · | ~27 | · | 27 |
| Marquet Dorsey Jr. | DB | · | · | · | ~18 | ~5 | · | 23 |
| Jack Oyola | DB | · | · | · | · | ~18 | ~2 | 20 |
| Tito Williams | DB | · | · | · | · | ~5 | ~14 | 19 |
| Sean Martin | DB | · | · | · | · | ~5 | · | 5 |
| Offensive line · estimated snaps | ||||||||
| Jackson Carsello | OL | ~52 | ~71 | ~54 | ~67 | · | ~69 | 313 |
| Deuce McGuire | OL | ~52 | ~71 | ~54 | ~67 | · | ~69 | 313 |
| Dennis Rahouski | OL | ~52 | · | ~54 | ~67 | · | ~69 | 242 |
| Idrys Cotton | OL | ~52 | ~71 | ~54 | · | · | · | 177 |
| Ezomo Oratokhai | OL | · | ~71 | · | · | · | · | 71 |
How the snap estimates work. No free source publishes college snap counts, so these are estimates. Quarterbacks: every offensive play is credited to the QB running the offense, which is close to exact. Everyone else: a model trained on real NFL snap counts (nflverse, 2023–24) turns each player's share of their position group's involvement that game (carries and targets on offense, tackles, sacks and breakups on defense) into a share of the team's plays. Tested on a season it never saw, it's typically within 5 snaps a game for running backs and 9–10 for other positions, and within about 10–15% over a season. The ranges shown are where the real number landed 80% of the time in that test. They narrow as the season goes on, and are widest for part-time players in a single game. Blocking tight ends and receivers who rarely see the ball get underestimated. Offensive linemen leave no trace in the play-by-play, so the line comes from each game's starting lineup. Where a school's game notes list its starters by spot, and its website allows automated access, the line shows who played left tackle through right tackle.