Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 3-23@ Tulane | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | Season-high 22 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 14-34vs Oregon | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
#3
Frank Covey IV
Junior wide receiver for Northwestern. 2025: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 200 lb · Mount Prospect, IL · Prospect
Returning to Northwestern for 2026
The numbers
22
receiving yards · 2025
2 catches · 11 per catch
2 games into 2025 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 22 yds, at Tulane
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 wide receiver for Northwestern. 2025: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Northwestern in 2023.
Frank Covey IV
He has spent two seasons in the Northwestern receiving corps. The receipt: 22 rec yds, 2 receptions against Tulane — Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Northwestern3-star out of Prospect
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Northwestern
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under David Braun — 11-14 over that span.
2024Northwestern4-8HC: David Braun · Balanced, slow tempo
2025Northwestern7-6HC: David Braun · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 REC/g, 11.0 YDS/g, 11.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/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 · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Northwestern | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Northwestern | 10 | 98 | 9.8 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 12 | 120 | 10.0 | 0 | -- |
Game log
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 Redshirt Sophomore: Made 12 appearances with two starts … Opened the season with two catches for 22 yards against Tulane (8/30) … Posted the first passing attempt of his career against Oregon (9/13). 2024 Redshirt First-Year: Appeared in eight games and made five starts, totaling 10 catches...
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
- #3Frank Covey IV22 receiving yards · 2025
10 more on the roster · Northwestern team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology