Carson Grove

#87 · WR · Northwestern5′11″ · 195 lb · Arlington Heights, IL · John Hersey

Nextvs IowaSat Nov 7 · 7:30 pm ET

Carson Grove is a wide receiver at Northwestern who has played in 1 of Northwestern's 8 games this season, most recently Sep 19.

Northwestern is 6-2.

Second year in the Northwestern receiving corps.

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2026	Northwestern	--	--	--	--	--
2025	Northwestern	2	17	8.5	0	10
Career		2	17	8.5	0	10

Season	Team
2026	Northwestern	4
2025	Northwestern	--
Career		4

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 1 game

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 3	W 41-7vs Colorado	—	—	—	—	—

Signature game

Bowl · 2025

W 34-7

vs Central Michigan · neutral site

1 rec · 10 yds

Dominant 27-point win at a neutral site against Central Michigan.

With P. Stone — 226 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 59.2 · L. Akers — 41.8 yards per punt · 4 punts · 1 inside the 20

Teams and coaches

2 seasons under David Braun, all run-leaning offenses — 13-8 over that span.

2025Northwestern7-6HC: David Braun · Run-leaning

2026Northwestern6-2HC: David Braun · Run-leaning

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

David Braun

Pass share

40.2%

204 pass / 303 run

Plays / game

63.4

8 games

Team sack rate

7.4%

231 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.