Usage Score
9
Player Dossier
2021-2025Northwestern
Najee Story
DL • 6'4" • 270 lbs • Solon, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Najee Story shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.2 disruption score.
Efficiency
11.2
Consistency
6.1
Season Value
10.6
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason · Northwestern
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 7
- Program Path
- Northwestern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: USC
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.
Najee Story, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason · Northwestern. Najee Story shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.2 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Northwestern paired 0 primary output with 7.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 11.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: USC
Loss with 3 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
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2025 Postseason · Northwestern
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
11.2
Usage
9
Consistency
6.1
Best Game by takeover score
Central Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Central Michigan: 0. Tulane: 0. Oregon: 1. UL Monroe: 0. Penn State: 0. Purdue: 0. Nebraska: 0. USC: 3. Michigan: 0. Minnesota: 0. Illinois: 0
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. Central Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Tulane: 2 by 8.3. Oregon: 2 by 18.3. UL Monroe: 1 by 4.2. Penn State: 2 by 8.3. Purdue: 4 by 16.7. Nebraska: 3 by 12.5. USC: 2 by 38.3. Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Minnesota: 1 by 4.2. Illinois: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0 · Games = 5 · -0.7 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 6 · +0.7 vs Wins
First Half0.2 · Games = 6 · -0.4 vs Second Half
Second Half0.6 · Games = 5 · +0.4 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
USC
Best efficiency game
38.3 vs USC
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/26 | vs Central Michigan | W 34-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/30 | @ Illinois | L 13-20 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Minnesota | W 38-35 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Michigan | L 22-24 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | @ USCSplash game | L 17-38 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Nebraska | L 21-28 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Purdue | W 19-0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Penn State | W 22-21 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs UL Monroe | W 42-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Oregon | L 14-34 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | @ Tulane | L 3-23 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Northwestern
2021-2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Northwestern | 1 | 11 | 2.2 | 1 |
| 2023 Postseason | Northwestern | 0 | 7.6 | 1.3 | -1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | 7.6 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Northwestern | 5 | 15 | 6 | 5 |
| 2025 Postseason | Northwestern | 4 | 11.2 | 9 | -1 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Northwestern | 4 | 11.2 | 9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
USC
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Primary metric
3 disruption/tackle impact with 74.4 takeover score.
#2
Miami (OH)
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.4 takeover score.
#3
Unknown
1
Primary metric
Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 42.9 takeover score.
#4
Iowa
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 28.3 takeover score.
#5
Wisconsin
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 26 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2023 Postseason · Northwestern
0 primary output · 7.6 efficiency · 1.3 usage
36.3
#2
2023 Regular Season · Northwestern
36.3
0 primary · 7.6 efficiency · 1.3 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Northwestern
18.6
5 primary · 15 efficiency · 6 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2021 · Rating 0.8877
Solon · Solon, OH
- Committed To
- Northwestern
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Career Facts
1
Career teams
7
Seasons tracked
88
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 42 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.