#86
Northwestern · 2026

Alex Honig

TESenior6' 6", 275 lbsBavaria, Germany
Northwestern Wildcats5-1 · TDC #26
Snap share
52%
5 of 6 started · likely 36–69%
Receptions
11
522nd of 1995 in FBS
Rec. yards
187
385th of 1981 in FBS
Yards / catch
17.0
Rec. TD
2
172nd of 825 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.93
15 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

15 plays · +14.0 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.93
Passing+0.93
1st down+0.74
2nd down+1.72
3rd down+2.31
Standard downs+0.74
Passing downs+1.16
HonigWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays5%
Pass plays11%
Run plays0%
1st down5%
2nd down3%
3rd down5%
Standard downs4%
Passing downs7%
HonigWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets14—
Target share11.8%—
Catch rate78.6%—
Success rate per target78.6%—
Yards per target13.4—
Explosive catches21.4%—
Deep-target rate7.1%—
3rd-down targets3—
Red-zone targets2—

Charting

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

Targets
14
11 caught (79%)
Avg. depth of target
9.7
air yards per target
YAC per catch
6.9
76 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
111
of 187 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
7%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted14 targets charted

79% comp9.7 avg. depth6.9 YAC/catch7% 20+ air yds2–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 1 targets (7%), 1 caught (100%), 21 yds, 21.0 per target1100% · 21yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (14%), 2 caught (100%), 21 yds, 10.5 per target2100% · 21yLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (7%), 1 caught (100%), 32 yds, 32.0 per target1100% · 32yMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (7%), 1 caught (100%), 23 yds, 23.0 per target1100% · 23yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (7%), 1 caught (100%), 11 yds, 11.0 per target1100% · 11yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (7%), 1 caught (100%), 19 yds, 19.0 per target1100% · 19yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: 3 targets (21%), 2 caught (67%), 27 yds, 9.0 per target367% · 27yRight, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (7%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: 3 targets (21%), 2 caught (67%), 33 yds, 11.0 per target367% · 33yRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 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 · UConn

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

Charted targets
8
5 caught (63%)
Avg. depth of target
6.8
air yards per target
YAC per catch
5.0
25 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
22
of 47 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted8 targets charted

59% comp6.8 avg. depth5.0 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds3–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (13%), 1 caught (100%), 9 yds, 9.0 per target1100% · 9yLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (13%), 1 caught (100%), 8 yds, 8.0 per target1100% · 8yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 4 targets (50%), 3 caught (75%), 30 yds, 7.5 per target475% · 30yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: noneRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (13%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (13%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 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

4 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farNorthwestern#26 · 5-1652%11187211.8%
2025UConn#75 · 9-4936%1316235.7%
2024UConn#77 · 9-4312%65936.1%
2023UConn#118 · 3-912%————

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

Game Log

Alex Honig'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

7.1 avg. game scoreBest: 7.9 vs Ball State (Week 6)0 of 5 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1South Dakota StateW 34–187.222512.5114
3ColoradoW 41–7—no stats recorded
4@IndianaL 23–297.635418.0021
5Penn StateW 34–135.82189.0013
6Ball StateW 45–147.924824.0132
7@Michigan StateW 24–216.824221.0023
2026 · 5 games7.11118717.0232

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Passing2026FBS rank
Completions0—
Attempts1—
Completion %0.0%—
Yards0—
Yards / att.0—
Touchdowns0—
Interceptions0—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions11522nd / 1995
Yards187385th / 1981
Yards / catch17—
Touchdowns2172nd / 825
Long32—

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✓ TE54~28 (13–40)352%
Wk 3 · Colorado✓ TE73··—
Wk 4 · Indiana✓ TE56~28 (13–40)350%
Wk 5 · Penn State✓ TE69~40 (34–48)258%
Wk 6 · Ball State—55~43 (36–52)378%
Wk 7 · Michigan State✓ TE71~56 (47–68)479%
Season5 GS378195 (135–262)1552%

Position Room

6 TEs on the Northwestern roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
84Luke DehnickeTESO11208016%+1.03
86Alex HonigTESR11187211%+0.93
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 →