Player Dossier

2017-2020

Northwestern

Erik Mueller

LB • 6'2" • 230 lbs • Wheaton, IL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Erik Mueller shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 4.2 disruption score.

Usage Score

0.9

Efficiency

4.2

Consistency

100

Season Value

35

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Northwestern

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Northwestern
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Iowa

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Erik Mueller, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Northwestern. Erik Mueller shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 4.2 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season

Northwestern paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2020 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 4.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2020 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Illinois

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2020 Regular Season · Northwestern

Games

2

Havoc Plays / G

0

Efficiency

4.2

Usage

0.9

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Illinois

Not enough games exist for the full explorer. The summary cards stay available so the season still reads clearly.

Game-by-Game Trend

12

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Iowa: 0. Illinois: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Scatter view is hidden because this season does not have enough game-to-game variety yet.

Split Comparison

Wins0 · n=2
All Games0 · n=2

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

2 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Illinois

Best efficiency game

4.2 vs Illinois

Result
Sat 12/12vs IllinoisW 28-1011000
Sat 10/31@ IowaW 21-2011000

Career Arc

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

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    Northwestern

    2017-2020

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20172018201820192020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonNorthwestern04.20.9
2018 PostseasonNorthwestern04.20.80
2018 Regular SeasonNorthwestern04.20.80
2019 Regular SeasonNorthwestern0.56.81.90.5
2020 Regular SeasonNorthwestern04.20.9-0.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Iowa

Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5

Primary metric

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 23 takeover score.

#2

Indiana

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.2 takeover score.

#3

Minnesota

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.7 takeover score.

#4

Utah

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.7 takeover score.

#5

Illinois

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2017 Regular Season · Northwestern

0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.9 usage

35

#2

2018 Postseason · Northwestern

35

0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · Northwestern

35

0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2017 · Rating 0.8117

Wheaton North · Wheaton, IL

Committed To
Northwestern
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

15

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 13 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Erik Mueller quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
15