Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 27 | — |
| Target share | 19.7% | 155th / 527 |
| Catch rate | 66.7% | 222nd / 527 |
| Success rate per target | 48.1% | 268th / 527 |
| Yards per target | 6.5 | 391st / 527 |
| Explosive catches | 7.4% | 383rd / 527 |
| Deep-target rate | 7.4% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 9 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 3 | — |
Charting
Where Wagner's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted27 targets charted
2025 charting · Northwestern
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (3 of Wagner’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted12 targets charted
Career
3 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Northwestern#26 · 5-1 | 6 | 75% | 18 | 176 | 1 | 19.7% |
| 2025 | Northwestern#59 · 7-6 | 9 | 39% | 22 | 172 | 2 | 16.1% |
| 2024 | Northwestern#91 · 4-8 | 4 | 5% | 3 | 31 | 0 | 3.3% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Drew Wagner's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Drew Wagner'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
| Rushing | Receiving | Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long | KR | KR yds | PR | PR yds | TD |
| 1 |  South Dakota State | W 34–18 | 6.3 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 22 | · | · | 1 | 5 | · |
| 3 |  Colorado | W 41–7 | 6.1 | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 12 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 4 | @ Indiana | L 23–29 | 5.4 | · | · | · | · | · | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 8 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 5 |  Penn State | W 34–13 | 6.5 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 8 | · | · | 1 | 26 | · |
| 6 |  Ball State | W 45–14 | 6.9 | · | · | · | · | · | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 1 | 32 | · | · | 2 | 0 | · |
| 7 | @ Michigan State | W 24–21 | 5.1 | · | · | · | · | · | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 14 | · | · | 1 | 4 | · |
| 2026 · 6 games | 6.0 | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 0 | 21 | 18 | 176 | 9.8 | 1 | 32 | · | · | 5 | 35 | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 5 | — |
| Yards | 43 | 671st / 1459 |
| Yards / carry | 8.6 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 21 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 18 | 276th / 1995 |
| Yards | 176 | 418th / 1981 |
| Yards / catch | 9.8 | 369th / 463 |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 346th / 830 |
| Long | 32 | — |
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 1 | 4249th / 5418 |
| Solo | 0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Returns | 5 | — |
| Yards | 35 | — |
| Average | 7 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 26 | — |
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
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Special teams | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · South Dakota State | — | 54 | ~46 (30–54) | 8 | 1 | 85% |
| Wk 3 · Colorado | ✓ WR | 73 | ~51 (34–62) | 4 | · | 70% |
| Wk 4 · Indiana | ✓ WR | 56 | ~48 (32–56) | 6 | · | 86% |
| Wk 5 · Penn State | ✓ WR | 69 | ~52 (34–63) | 6 | 1 | 75% |
| Wk 6 · Ball State | — | 55 | ~41 (27–50) | 5 | 2 | 75% |
| Wk 7 · Michigan State | ✓ WR | 71 | ~44 (29–54) | 3 | 1 | 62% |
| Season | 4 GS | 378 | 282 (237–329) | 32 | 5 | 75% |
Position Room
13 WRs on the Northwestern roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griffin Wilde | WR | 30 | 482 | 3 | 23% | +1.01 | ||
| Drew Wagner | WR | 18 | 176 | 1 | 17% | +0.41 | ||
| 8 | Hayden Eligon II | WR | JR | 5 | 71 | 0 | 10% | +0.45 |
| 10 | Ricky Ahumaraeze | WR | JR | 5 | 69 | 0 | 9% | +0.37 |
| 3 | Frank Covey IV | WR | JR | — | — | — | 5% | -0.75 |
| 11 | Keaton Reinke | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | Dube Enongene | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Camp Magee | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Chase Farrell | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 80 | Braden Blueitt | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 82 | Jaden McDuffie | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 87 | Carson Grove | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 89 | Cam Russell | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
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 →