Former linebacker at Northwestern. 2024: 32 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1 sack.
6′3″ · 234 lb · Glen Ellyn, IL
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The story
Former linebacker at Northwestern. 2024: 32 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1 sack.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearGrayson Metz
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles. Grayson Metz has been at Northwestern through two head coaches in four seasons. The receipt on tape: 8 tackles against Ohio State, Week 12, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Northwestern, 83 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Pat Fitzgerald → David Braun. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: qb hurries (23rd percentile).
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 · Per-game
2024 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 6.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
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.
Player standing · 2024
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Northwestern | 32 | 21 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Northwestern | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Northwestern | 41 | 29 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Northwestern | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 83 | 54 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2024
W 31–7
3 TOT · 1 SOLO
Dominant 24-point win at home against Eastern Illinois.
With J. Lausch — 227 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 35.9 · 62 rush yds (7 car) · J. Himon II — 49 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 31-7vs Eastern Illinois | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-41vs Indiana | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 37-10@ Maryland | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 3-23vs Wisconsin | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 14-40@ Iowa | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 26-20@ Purdue | 8 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 7-31vs Ohio State | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 21 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Chris Russell’s 2023 season.
Matches Chris on
Differs from Chris on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Cincir Evans's senior season at Memphis (2023).
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Player DNA