Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 9 | W 21-20@ Iowa | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 15 | W 28-10vs Illinois | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Erik Mueller
Senior linebacker for Northwestern. 2020: 2 tackles.
6′2″ · 230 lb · Wheaton, IL
Northwestern 2020 alumnus
Recruiting
3★
ILB recruit
No. 1836 nationally · Signed with Northwestern
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Northwestern. 2020: 2 tackles.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Northwestern in 2017.
Erik Mueller
Fourth year in the Northwestern linebacker corps, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against Illinois, Week 15, 2020.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Northwestern, 15 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
2017
- Signed with Northwestern3-star out of Wheaton North
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Northwestern
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
1 coach2017–2020
Northwestern
Played his entire career under Pat Fitzgerald.
2020 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Pat Fitzgerald — 29-19 over that span.
2017Northwestern10-3HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2018Northwestern9-5HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Balanced
2019Northwestern3-9HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Run-heavy
2020Northwestern7-2HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
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
Player standing · 2020
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Northwestern | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Northwestern | 7 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Northwestern | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2017 | Northwestern | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 15 | 10 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology