Senior defensive lineman for Northwestern. 2025: 0.5 sacks, 1 tackle for loss, 14 tackles.
6′3″ · 250 lb · New Palestine, IN
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.
How he plays
Disrupts the pocket from the interior.
QB hurries: 72nd percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
sacks · 2025
1 TFL · 14 tackles · 2 hurries
Best game: 0.5 sacks, 0.5 TFL, 2 tackles, vs UL Monroe
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman for Northwestern. 2025: 0.5 sacks, 1 tackle for loss, 14 tackles.
Richie Hagarty
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Chuck Martin and David Braun. One game to point at: 3 tackles against UCLA — Week 5, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He was on the field for 6 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2019–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Pat Fitzgerald → David Braun. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: solo tackles (4th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2025 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.0 | 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.
Player standing · 2025
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Northwestern | 14 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Northwestern | 31 | 13 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Miami (OH) | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Miami (OH) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 48 | 18 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2025
W 22–21
at Penn State
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 42-7vs Western Illinois | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 14-34vs Oregon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 17-14vs UCLA | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 42-7vs UL Monroe | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 22-21@ Penn State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 19-0vs Purdue | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-28@ Nebraska | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Northwestern
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Northwestern
Returning around him
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
Player DNA
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jason Mercier’s 2021 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
Player DNA
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