Former tight end at Northwestern. 2024: 11 catches, 115 receiving yards, 1 TD.
6′4″ · 246 lb · Cincinnati, OH
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.
Recruiting
TE recruit
No. 1245 nationally · Signed with St. Xavier
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former tight end at Northwestern. 2024: 11 catches, 115 receiving yards, 1 TD.
Marshall Lang
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Four seasons at Northwestern, two different head coaches: Pat Fitzgerald and David Braun. The receipt on tape: 36 rec yds, 3 receptions against Purdue, Week 10, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Northwestern, 491 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
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 profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.5 | 15.0 | 9.8 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 1.7 | 18.3 | 10.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.3 | 15.3 | 10.7 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.8 | 17.2 | 9.5 | 0.0 |
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
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Northwestern | 11 | 115 | 10.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Northwestern | 11 | 116 | 10.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Northwestern | 15 | 192 | 12.8 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Northwestern | 11 | 68 | 6.2 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 48 | 491 | 10.2 | 4 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2024
W 31–7
3 rush yds (1 car)
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
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 20-26vs Duke | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-7vs Eastern Illinois | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 1 | 19 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-41vs Indiana | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 9 | L 14-40@ Iowa | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 10 | W 26-20@ Purdue | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | 21 | Season-high 36 yds |
| Wk 12 | L 7-31vs Ohio State | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 13 | L 6-50@ Michigan | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Total | 11 | 115 | 10.0 | 1 | 21 |
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Julian Nixon’s 2024 season.
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Broc Lane's senior season at Utah State (2024).
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Player DNA