Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 7 | W 22-21@ Penn State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-35vs Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | W 34-7vs Central Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#42
Nigel Glover
Junior linebacker for Northwestern. 2025: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 225 lb · Clayton, OH · Northmont
Returning to Northwestern for 2026
The numbers
4
tackles · 2025
3 games into 2025 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, vs Central Michigan
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 linebacker for Northwestern. 2025: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Northwestern in 2023.
- Transferred from Ohio State to Northwestern in 2024.
Nigel Glover
Ohio State to Northwestern — the move that set up everything since. The receipt: 2 tackles against Central Michigan — Bowl, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- portal record
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Northwestern4-star out of Northmont
2024
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Northwestern
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Northwestern7-6HC: David Braun · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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
2025 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 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.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Northwestern | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2025
W 22–21
at Penn State
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Northwestern
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Northwestern
Returning around him
- 2 Northwestern players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +9 net (17 in / 8 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Northwestern · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #60 · 2026 recruiting class #52
Background
2025 Redshirt Sophomore: Played in 12 of 13 games … Finished the season with five total tackles and two solo tackles … Made his first career tackle against Penn State (10/11) … Logged his first career solo tackle against USC (11/7) … Added a tackle against Minnesota (11/22) … Posted two total tac...
The linebacker corps · Northwestern
- #37Mac Uihlein89 tackles · 2025
- #33Braydon Brus81 tackles · 2025
- #2Kobie McKinzie32 tackles · 2025
- #14Yanni Karlaftis11 tackles · 2025
- #42Nigel Glover4 tackles · 2025
12 more on the roster · Northwestern team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology