Quinton Urwiler is a linebacker who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Northern Illinois.
Urwiler is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Four seasons in the Northern Illinois linebacker corps to date. The first one came in 2025: All-MAC. A game that shows it: 16 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss against San Diego State — Week 5, 2025.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
127 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 7.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Northern Illinois | 127 | 65 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | Northern Illinois | 32 | 17 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Northern Illinois | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Northern Illinois | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 173 | 91 | 9.0 | 1.5 | 2 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 19-17vs Holy Cross | 10 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 9-20@ Maryland | 10 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-38@ Mississippi State | 14 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 3-6vs San Diego State | 16 | 10 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 16 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 14-25vs Miami (OH) | 14 | 9 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 10-16@ Eastern Michigan | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-48@ Ohio | 12 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 21-7vs Ball State | 14 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 45-3@ Massachusetts | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 19-35vs Western Michigan | 11 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | L 31-35vs Kent State | 12 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 127 | 65 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
127tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%8 TFLSack rate
1%2 sacksPD rate
1%1 pass breakups127 tackles · 7.5 for loss · 1.5 sacks · 1 interception.
4 seasons under Thomas Hammock — 21-29 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 12.8 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 10.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 11.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 11.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Thomas Hammock
Pass share
33.0%
244 pass / 495 run
Plays / game
61.6
12 games
Team sack rate
6.2%
273 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #78 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Mountain West
Based on 2025: #8 of 55 Mid-American LBs — his program moves to the Mountain West for 2026
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%). It was measured on players who stayed in the same conference and is not adjusted for the move to the Mountain West.
The No. 2,280 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Mid-American as a senior.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC · 2ND TEAM
All-MAC 2nd team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed every college season under Thomas Hammock.
