#87
Northwestern · 2026

Carson Grove

WRSophomore5' 11", 195 lbsArlington Heights, IL
Northwestern Wildcats5-1 · TDC #26
2025 charting · Northwestern

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (3 of Grove’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
4
1 caught (25%)
Avg. depth of target
10.2
air yards per target
YAC per catch
5.0
5 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
5
of 10 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted4 targets charted

29% comp10.2 avg. depth5.0 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (25%), 1 caught (100%), 10 yds, 10.0 per target1100% · 10yLeft, 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: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (25%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (25%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: noneRight, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (25%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 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

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

SeasonTeamGSnaps
2026 so farNorthwestern#26 · 5-11—
2025Northwestern#59 · 7-6212%

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

Game Log

Carson Grove'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

No box-score stats in 2026.

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Punt returns2026FBS rank
Returns1—
Yards4—
Average4—
Touchdowns0—
Long4—

Snaps by Game

Plays the player shows up in the play-by-play. Not snap counts

GameTeam playsSpecial teams
Wk 3 · Colorado731
Season731

Position Room

13 WRs on the Northwestern roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
Griffin WildeWR30482323%+1.01
Drew WagnerWR18176117%+0.41
8Hayden Eligon IIWRJR571010%+0.45
10Ricky AhumaraezeWRJR56909%+0.37
3Frank Covey IVWRJR———5%-0.75
11Keaton ReinkeWRFR—————
14Dube EnongeneWRFR—————
18Camp MageeWRJR—————
20Chase FarrellWRSO—————
80Braden BlueittWRFR—————
82Jaden McDuffieWRFR—————
87Carson GroveWRSO—————
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 →