#84
Northwestern · 2026

Luke Dehnicke

TESophomore6' 6", 240 lbsAndover, MN
Northwestern Wildcats5-1 · TDC #26
Snap share
35%
3 of 3 started · likely 30–43%
Receptions
11
522nd of 1995 in FBS
Rec. yards
208
325th of 1981 in FBS
Yards / catch
18.9
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
+1.03
13 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

13 plays · +13.4 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+1.03
Passing+1.03
1st down+1.22
2nd down+0.88
3rd down+0.76
Standard downs+1.01
Passing downs+1.09
DehnickeWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays7%
Pass plays16%
Run plays0%
1st down8%
2nd down5%
3rd down8%
Standard downs8%
Passing downs5%
DehnickeWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets13—
Target share18.3%203rd / 524
Catch rate84.6%24th / 524
Success rate per target76.9%3rd / 524
Yards per target16.06th / 524
Explosive catches38.5%3rd / 524
Deep-target rate23.1%—
3rd-down targets3—
Red-zone targets1—

Charting

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

Targets
13
11 caught (85%)
Avg. depth of target
11.7
air yards per target
YAC per catch
6.4
70 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
138
of 208 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
23%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted13 targets charted

85% comp11.7 avg. depth6.4 YAC/catch23% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 1 caught (100%), 6 yds, 6.0 per target1100% · 6yLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 1 caught (100%), 20 yds, 20.0 per target1100% · 20yLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (15%), 2 caught (100%), 23 yds, 11.5 per target2100% · 23yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 1 caught (100%), 13 yds, 13.0 per target1100% · 13yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 1 caught (100%), 35 yds, 35.0 per target1100% · 35yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (8%), 1 caught (100%), 41 yds, 41.0 per target1100% · 41yRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (15%), 2 caught (100%), 16 yds, 8.0 per target2100% · 16yRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 1 caught (100%), 21 yds, 21.0 per target1100% · 21yRight, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 1 caught (100%), 33 yds, 33.0 per target1100% · 33yRight, 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.

Game Log

Luke Dehnicke'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

7.8 avg. game scoreBest: 9.9 at Indiana (Week 4)1 of 3 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1South Dakota StateW 34–187.024120.5035
3ColoradoW 41–76.422713.5021
4@IndianaL 23–299.9714020.0041
5Penn StateW 34–13—no stats recorded
6Ball StateW 45–14—no stats recorded
7@Michigan StateW 24–21—no stats recorded
2026 · 3 games7.81120818.9041

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions11522nd / 1995
Yards208325th / 1981
Yards / catch18.9—
Touchdowns0—
Long41—

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 involvedPenaltiesSnap share
Wk 1 · South Dakota State✓ TE54~34 (16–49)3·63%
Wk 3 · Colorado✓ TE73~56 (47–68)3·77%
Wk 4 · Indiana✓ TE56~43 (36–52)7177%
Season3 GS378133 (113–161)13135%

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 →