Penn State · W 34-13
No catches.
Ball State · W 45-14
No catches.
Michigan State · W 24-21
No catches.
Rutgers · W 42-14
No catches.
Dehnicke has catches in 4 of Northwestern’s 8 games: none in the other 4.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Luke Dehnicke
Creates mismatches lined up all over the formation. One game to point at: 140 receiving yards and 7 receptions against Indiana — Week 4, 2026.
251 receiving yards · 14 catches · 0 receiving TD
Play style
Lined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Fans first named Luke Dehnicke at Indiana.
Against Oregon on Oct. 31: 3 catches for 43 yards. In the 4 games drawn here: 14 catches for 251 yards. Northwestern has thrown to him 17 times in 112 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Northwestern | 14 | 251 | 17.9 | 0 | 41 |
| Career | 14 | 251 | 17.9 | 0 | 41 |
Last game (Wk 9): 43 receiving yards, 3 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-18vs South Dakota State | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | 35 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-7vs Colorado | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 4 | L 23-29@ No. 5 Indiana | 7 | 140 | 20.0 | 0 | 41 | Season-high 140 yds |
| Wk 9 | L 26-34@ Oregon | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 22 | |
| Total | 14 | 251 | 17.9 | 0 | 41 |
Week 4 · 2026
L 23-29
at Indiana
7 rec · 140 yds
With A. Chiles — 293 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 89.1 · N. Dugandzic — 45 yards per punt · 4 punts · 2 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
347th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -4 to +24 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
178% of team targetsCatch rate
82%14 of 17 targetsShort · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
82% catch rate on 17 targets · 8% of the team's targets.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.0 | 34.0 | 17.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 5.0 | 91.5 | 17.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 3.7 | 69.3 | 18.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 3.0 | 43.0 | 14.3 | 0.0 |
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
More catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.
