Player Career

Drake Dunsmore Career Story

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Player Story

Drake Dunsmore story

Drake Dunsmore built his college career from 2007 through 2011 as a player from Lenexa, KS wearing No. 9, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Drake Dunsmore's career was his receiving role: 143 catches, 1,567 receiving yards, and 14 touchdowns across 44 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2011 with Northwestern. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. With 44 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Northwestern.

The arc is straightforward: Drake Dunsmore moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Northwestern

    2007-2011

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20072008200920092010201020112011
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2007 Regular SeasonNorthwestern0
2008 Regular SeasonNorthwestern00
2009 PostseasonNorthwestern33
2009 Regular SeasonNorthwestern30
2010 PostseasonNorthwestern52
2010 Regular SeasonNorthwestern50
2011 PostseasonNorthwestern61
2011 Regular SeasonNorthwestern60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Auburn

Week 1 · L 35-38 · Postseason

Loss with a strong all-around stat line.

1

Touchdowns

100 takeover

1 primary-metric impact.

#2

@ Iowa

Week 10 · W 17-10 · Conference game

1

Touchdowns

100 takeover

Win with a strong all-around stat line.

1 primary-metric impact.

#3

@ Syracuse

Week 3 · L 34-37

1

Touchdowns

100 takeover

Loss with a strong all-around stat line.

1 primary-metric impact.

#4

vs Illinois State

Week 2 · W 37-3

2

Touchdowns

100 takeover

Win with a strong all-around stat line.

2 primary-metric impact.

#5

@ Indiana

Week 9 · W 59-38 · Conference game

4

Touchdowns

100 takeover

Win with a strong all-around stat line.

4 primary-metric impact.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2007 Regular Season · Northwestern

0 primary output · efficiency · usage

100

#2

2011 Postseason · Northwestern

53.9

6 primary · efficiency · usage

#3

2011 Regular Season · Northwestern

53.9

6 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

5

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games