#21

Kyle Queiro

Safety for Northwestern. 2017: 5 interceptions, 9 pass breakups, 59 tackles.

S · Northwestern · #21

6′3″ · 220 lb · Verona, NJ

Northwestern 2017 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

ATH recruit

No. 803 nationally · Signed with Northwestern

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2017 safety for Northwestern. 2017: 5 interceptions, 9 pass breakups, 59 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Northwestern in 2013.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Northwestern, 111 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2013

Signed with Northwestern3-star out of Bergen Catholic

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#803 national

CFB

College

Northwestern

2015–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2015–2017

1 coach

2015–2017

Pat Fitzgerald

Northwestern

Played his entire career under Pat Fitzgerald.

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Pat Fitzgerald — 27-12 over that span.

2015Northwestern10-3HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Run-heavy

2016Northwestern7-6HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Balanced

2017Northwestern10-3HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Run-leaning, fast tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: interceptions (98th percentile). Strength: passes defended (97th percentile). Concern: sacks (25th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Interceptions#11 / 795 · 98th pct

Passes defended#74 / 2682 · 97th pct

Tackles#474 / 2682 · 82nd pct

Tackles for loss#516 / 2682 · 79th pct

5.5

Solo tackles#599 / 2682 · 77th pct

QB hurries#717 / 2682 · 63rd pct

Sacks#1345 / 2682 · 25th pct

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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

2017 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home8g	4.0	0.3	0.0	0.5
Road5g	5.4	0.6	0.0	1.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	5.0	0.8	0.0	0.6
Weeks 8+6g	4.0	0.0	0.0	0.8

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

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 · 2017

Starter

A locked-in starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	Northwestern	59	32	5.5	0.0	9	5	--
2016	Northwestern	52	31	3.5	0.0	6	2	--
2015	Northwestern	--	--	--	--	--	1	--
Career		111	63	9.0	0.0	15	8	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 9 · 2017

W 39–31

vs Michigan State

3 TOT · 3 SOLO

Edged out Michigan State at home in a shootout.

With C. Thorson — 356 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 85.0 · 11 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD · H. Niswander — 37 AVG · 45 LONG · 6 NO

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week