Oregon · L 26-34
7 catches, 43 yards
The other 7 games average 31 yards. This one was 12 above.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
No bar in a game where the team had under 100 receiving yards: a share of that little says nothing.
Share of the team's total this season.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed. Of his catches with a spot in the play text: left 15, middle 1, right 13.
Drew Wagner
Rated a two-star prospect, with three seasons of snaps at Northwestern since. One game to point at: 61 receiving yards and 4 receptions against Ball State — Week 6, 2026.
261 receiving yards · 30 catches · 2 receiving TD
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Northwestern | 30 | 261 | 8.7 | 2 | 32 |
| 2025 | Northwestern | 22 | 172 | 7.8 | 2 | 40 |
| 2024 | Northwestern | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 13 |
| Career | 55 | 464 | 8.4 | 4 | 40 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Northwestern | 5 | 43 | -- | 35 | -- |
| 2025 | Northwestern | 3 | 17 | 22 | 27 | -- |
| 2024 | Northwestern | -- | -- | -- | 71 | 1 |
| Career | 8 | 60 | 22 | 133 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 43 receiving yards, 7 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-18vs South Dakota State | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 22 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-7vs Colorado | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 4 | L 23-29@ No. 5 Indiana | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 5 | W 34-13vs Penn State | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 6 | W 45-14vs Ball State | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 1 | 32 | Season-high 61 yds |
| Wk 7 | W 24-21@ Michigan State | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 8 | W 42-14vs Rutgers | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 1 | 17 | |
| Wk 9 | L 26-34@ Oregon | 7 | 43 | 6.1 | 0 | 16 | |
| Total | 30 | 261 | 8.7 | 2 | 32 |
Oct. 31 · L 26-34 at Oregon, play by play
7 catches for 43 yards. Northwestern threw to him on 10 of its 38 passes. 38 of the 43 came before halftime.
4-yard catch on 3rd and 9. Second quarter, up 10-3.
16-yard catch. Second quarter, up 13-6.
2-yard catch on 3rd and 3. Second quarter, up 20-13.
Incomplete on 3rd and 19. Fourth quarter, down 34-26. Broken up by Oregon’s T. Tuioti.
5 catches for 42 yards and a touchdown. Northwestern threw to him on 5 of its 25 passes.
17-yard catch. Second quarter, up 21-3.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
2 catches for 18 yards. Northwestern threw to him on 3 of its 29 passes.
4-yard catch on 3rd and 1. Second quarter, up 10-7. Converted.
Incomplete on 3rd and 9. Second quarter, up 10-7.
14-yard catch. Third quarter, down 14-10.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
4 catches for 61 yards and a touchdown, his most this season. Northwestern threw to him on 5 of its 24 passes.
32-yard catch. Second quarter, up 21-7.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
4 catches for 19 yards. Northwestern threw to him on 4 of its 14 passes.
8-yard catch. Third quarter, up 24-7.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
3 catches for 19 yards. Northwestern threw to him on 6 of its 29 passes.
8-yard catch. Second quarter, down 12-0.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
2 catches for 16 yards. Northwestern threw to him on 2 of its 21 passes. All of it came before halftime of a 41-7 win.
12-yard catch on 3rd and 7. Second quarter, up 14-0. Converted.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
3 catches for 43 yards. Northwestern threw to him on 7 of its 24 passes. He was 1 of 3 on third and fourth down.
Incomplete on 3rd and 18. First quarter, up 7-0. Broken up by South Dakota State’s N. St-Juste.
Incomplete on 3rd and 5. Third quarter, up 10-6.
22-yard catch. Third quarter, up 10-9.
17-yard catch on 3rd and 6. Fourth quarter, up 20-18. Converted.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
Week 8 · 2026
W 42-14
vs Rutgers
5 rec · 42 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 28-point win at home against Rutgers.
With A. Chiles — 219 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 84.1 · 83 rush yds (12 car) · 2 TD · C. Komolafe — 150 rush yds (13 car) · 1 TD
The plays that mattered most
325th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -20 to +24 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
4221% of team targetsCatch rate
71%30 of 42 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
71% catch rate on 42 targets · 21% of the team's targets.
3 seasons under David Braun — 17-16 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.6 | 36.2 | 10.2 | 0.4 |
| Road3g | 4.0 | 26.7 | 7.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.0 | 29.3 | 9.6 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 6.0 | 42.5 | 7.2 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
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.
Player standing · 2026
About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #220 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #59 of 61 Big Ten WRs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
The No. 3,084 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the Big Ten.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 21 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under David Braun.
