Northwestern is 6-2.
Three seasons in the Northwestern secondary to date. On tape: 5 tackles against Colorado, Week 3, 2026.
10 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Erases the deep middle of the field.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Northwestern | 10 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 |
| 2025 | Northwestern | 29 | 16 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 9 |
| 2024 | Northwestern | 39 | 30 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5 |
| Career | 78 | 54 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 19 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-18vs South Dakota State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 41-7vs Colorado | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Total | 10 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 5 |
5 tackles, including 2 passes broken up, tied for 4th-most passes broken up in FBS that week.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles, including 3 passes broken up, tied for 2nd-most passes broken up in FBS that week.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 6 for him; the box score credits 5.
3 seasons under David Braun — 17-16 over that span.
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 5.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 2.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
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 tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #47 of 77 Big Ten DBs
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%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 22 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under David Braun.
