Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2024Northwestern
Bryce Kirtz
WR • 6'0" • 195 lbs • Brownsburg, IN, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Bryce Kirtz reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
48
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
44
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
61
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Northwestern
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Northwestern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota
Player Story
Bryce Kirtz built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a wide receiver from Brownsburg, IN wearing No. 17, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Bryce Kirtz's career was his receiving role:...
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- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2025
Bryce Kirtz, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Northwestern. Bryce Kirtz reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,781
- Receptions
- 132
- Touchdowns
- 5
Quick Answers
Bryce Kirtz quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northwestern · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,781
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 8 entries · 39 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Northwestern
- Top game
- Minnesota
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Lone Peak
- High school pipeline
- Lone Peak · 23 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 17 · Senior
- 2024 Receiving yards rank
- 598 receiving yards · WR 158th (top 15%) · Big Ten 25th (top 9%) · National 171st (top 8%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2020 Postseason | Northwestern | 4 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 47.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Northwestern | 4 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 47.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Northwestern | 5 | 19 | 203 | 0 | 52 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Northwestern | 8 | 19 | 212 | 0 | 47.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Northwestern | 12 | 5 | 68 | 1 | 72.9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Northwestern | 12 | 44 | 633 | 4 | 72.9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Northwestern | 10 | 39 | 598 | 0 | 73.2 |
Related Context
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Bryce Kirtz played WR for Northwestern. Across 6 tracked seasons, Bryce Kirtz recorded 7 rushing yards, 1,781 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Northwestern.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Northwestern paired 598 primary output with 78.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 78.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Maryland
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 90th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Regular Season · Northwestern
Games
10
Receiving Yards / G
59.8
Efficiency
78.3
Usage
23.1
Consistency
52.3
Best Game by takeover score
Maryland
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Miami (OH): 91. Duke: 29. Eastern Illinois: 18. Washington: 2. Indiana: 128. Maryland: 123. Wisconsin: 23. Ohio State: 92. Michigan: 67. Illinois: 25
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Miami (OH): 6 by 100. Duke: 2 by 96.7. Eastern Illinois: 3 by 40. Washington: 1 by 13.3. Indiana: 10 by 85.3. Maryland: 3 by 100. Wisconsin: 2 by 76.7. Ohio State: 7 by 87.6. Michigan: 3 by 100. Illinois: 2 by 83.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins77.3 · Games = 3 · +25.0 vs Losses
Losses52.3 · Games = 7 · -25.0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Maryland
Best efficiency game
100 vs Michigan
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/30 | vs Illinois | L 28-38 | — | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 12.50 | 0 | 17 |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Michigan | L 6-50 | — | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 22.30 | 0 | 39 |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Ohio State | L 7-31 | — | 7 | 92 | 13.1 | 13.10 | 0 | 21 |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Wisconsin | L 3-23 | — | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 11.50 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Maryland100 receiving yards | W 37-10 | — | 3 | 123 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 55 |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Indiana100 receiving yards · High volume | L 24-41 | — | 10 | 128 | 12.8 | 12.80 | 0 | 47 |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Washington | L 5-24 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Eastern Illinois | W 31-7 | — | 3 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Duke | L 20-26 | — | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 14.50 | 0 | 25 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Miami (OH) | W 13-6 | — | 6 | 91 | 15.2 | 15.20 | 0 | 33 |
Player Story
Bryce Kirtz story
Bryce Kirtz built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a wide receiver from Brownsburg, IN wearing No. 17, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Bryce Kirtz's career was his receiving role: 132 catches, 1,781 receiving yards, 5 touchdowns, and 7 rushing yards across 39 career games in the available record. His career also includes 7 rushing yards, 1 tackle, and 80 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Bryce Kirtz's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Northwestern
2019-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20192020202020212022202320232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2020 Postseason | Northwestern | 67 | 73.3 | 6.8 | 67 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Northwestern | 67 | 73.3 | 6.8 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Northwestern | 203 | 64.5 | 20.8 | 136 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Northwestern | 212 | 69.7 | 11.4 | 9 |
| 2023 Postseason | Northwestern | 701 | 73.5 | 22.8 | 489 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Northwestern | 701 | 73.5 | 22.8 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Northwestern | 598 | 78.3 | 23.1 | -103 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Minnesota
Week 4 · W 37-34 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
215
Receiving Yards
99.3 takeover
215 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Maryland
Week 7 · W 37-10 · Conference game
123
Receiving Yards
98.7 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
123 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Indiana
Week 6 · L 24-41 · Conference game
128
Receiving Yards
95.1 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
128 receiving yards with a 85.3 efficiency score.
#4
vs Miami (OH)
Week 1 · W 13-6
91
Receiving Yards
90.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
91 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Ohio State
Week 12 · L 7-31 · Conference game
92
Receiving Yards
86.5 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
92 receiving yards with a 87.6 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Northwestern
598 primary output · 78.3 efficiency · 23.1 usage
73.2
#2
2023 Postseason · Northwestern
72.9
701 primary · 73.5 efficiency · 22.8 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Northwestern
72.9
701 primary · 73.5 efficiency · 22.8 usage
Milestones
3
100+ receiving yards
2
8+ catch outings
1
2+ TD games
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