#99

Weston Kramer

Senior defensive lineman for Northern Illinois. 2021: 2 sacks, 5 tackles for loss, 35 tackles.

DL · Northern Illinois · Sr. · #99

6′2″ · 290 lb · Naperville, IL

CFB Index 32 · #208 of 274 interior linemenLow confidenceNorthern Illinois 2021 alumnus

The story

4 defensive lineman for Northern Illinois. 2021: 2 sacks, 5 tackles for loss, 35 tackles.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Northern Illinois in 2017.
Transferred from Northern Illinois to Indiana in 2021.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

DT recruit

No. 3852 nationally · Signed with Northern Illinois

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Five seasons at Indiana, 5 sacks — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

20178 games

Signed with Northern Illinois2-star out of Marmion Academy

20206 games

All-MACsecond

202111 games

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#3852 national

CFB

College

Northern Illinois

2017–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

2 honors · 1 category

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ALL-MAC · 2ND TEAM

All-MAC 2nd team (2020)

Coaching lineage · 2017–2021

2 coaches

2017–2018

Rod Carey

Northern Illinois

2019–2021

Thomas Hammock

Northern Illinois

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Rod Carey → Thomas Hammock. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2017Northern Illinois8-5HC: Rod Carey · Run-leaning

2018Northern Illinois8-6HC: Rod Carey · Run-leaning

2019Northern Illinois5-7HC: Thomas Hammock · Run-leaning

2020Northern Illinois0-6HC: Thomas Hammock · Balanced

2021Indiana9-5HC: Thomas Hammock · Run-heavy, fast tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

32Below cohort / limited sample #208 of 274?

Low confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Sacks#529 / 2743 · 78th pct

2.0

Tackles for loss#592 / 2743 · 77th pct

5.0

Tackles#1129 / 2743 · 58th pct

Solo tackles#1208 / 2743 · 55th pct

Forced fumbles#59 / 673 · 46th pct

QB hurries#1413 / 2743 · 24th pct

Passes defended#1695 / 2743 · 19th pct

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

2021 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	2.2	0.3	0.0	0.0
Road5g	4.4	0.6	0.4	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.2	0.3	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	3.2	0.6	0.4	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Rob Harley

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

32 · #208 of 274 interior linemen

Two-star recruit. Now #208 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Northern Illinois	35	19	5.0	2.0	--	--	--
2020	Northern Illinois	17	4	3.0	1.0	--	--	--
2019	Northern Illinois	23	9	2.5	0.0	--	--	--
2018	Northern Illinois	30	15	3.0	1.0	1	--	--
2017	Northern Illinois	19	8	2.5	1.0	--	--	--
Career		124	55	16.0	5.0	1	--	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 6-34@ Iowa	7	4	1.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 7 tackles
Wk 2	W 56-14vs Idaho	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 3	L 24-38vs Cincinnati	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	W 33-31@ Western Kentucky	2	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	L 0-24@ Penn State	5	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	L 15-20vs Michigan State	3	1	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	L 7-54vs Ohio State	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	L 35-38@ Maryland	2	2	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 10	L 7-29@ Michigan	6	3	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 11	L 3-38vs Rutgers	5	5	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	L 14-35vs Minnesota	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Total		35	19	5.0	2.0	—	0

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Weston Kramer

20178 games

20206 games

202111 games

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Part-time starter

Career stats

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

Two-Gap Base

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