Weston Kramer: DL · Northern Illinois · #99.
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Weston Kramer
Wins the gap play after play. The five seasons span two head coaches: Rod Carey and Thomas Hammock. The first career honor came in 2020: All-MAC. On tape: 7 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Iowa, Week 1, 2021.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
35 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| 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 · Week-by-week
2021 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 6-34@ No. 18 Iowa | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 56-14vs Idaho | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 3 | L 24-38vs No. 8 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@ No. 4 Penn State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 15-20vs No. 10 Michigan State | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 7-54vs No. 5 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@ No. 9 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 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
14%5 TFLSack rate
6%2 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries35 tackles · 5 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 11 games
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
Head Coach
Thomas Hammock
Pass share
37.4%
389 pass / 652 run
Plays / game
80.1
13 games
Team sack rate
2.7%
373 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2021
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #208 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Indiana, 5 sacks — the college career is complete.
Recruited as a two-star, and honored since.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC · 2ND TEAM
All-MAC 2nd team (2020)
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Rod Carey, Thomas Hammock and Tom Allen.
