Brennan Saxe
Freshman wide receiver on Northwestern's 2026 roster. No game stats recorded yet.
6′3″ · 195 lb · Palatine, IL · Fremd
The story
1 wide receiver on Northwestern's roster. No game stats recorded yet.
The record fills in as he plays.
Brennan Saxe
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Splits & context
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
David Braun
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 1 game in so far.
Awards
Brennan Saxe plays wide receiver for Northwestern.
He hasn't recorded a college stat yet. Here's what we know about him.
Northwestern has produced 1 All-Conference wide receivers.
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Northwestern
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Northwestern
Returning around him
- 88% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- 2 Northwestern players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +9 net (17 in / 8 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Northwestern · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #60 · 2026 recruiting class #52
Background
2025 First-Year: Did not see game action. High School: Attended Fremd High School in Palatine, Illinois, where he was a starter at both wide receiver and defensive back for four years … Over his career, tallied 249 receptions and 3,478 receiving yards, ranking third and seventh in IHSA history, r...
The receiver room · Northwestern
- #17Griffin Wilde880 receiving yards · 2025
- #8Hayden Eligon II521 receiving yards · 2025
- #10Ricky Ahumaraeze200 receiving yards · 2025
- #19Drew Wagner172 receiving yards · 2025
- #16Brennan Saxeno box-score line yet
10 more on the roster · Northwestern team page