Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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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.
Impact Production
7
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
17
Limited ceiling signals so far
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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
- 5
- Program Path
- Northwestern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: USC
Player Story
Najee Story built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Solon, OH wearing No. 95, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Najee Story's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Northwestern
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Najee Story, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Northwestern. Najee Story shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 88
- TFL
- 5.5
- Sacks
- 2.5
- QB hurries
- 5
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Najee Story quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northwestern · DL
- Career Tackles
- 88
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 42 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Northwestern
- Top game
- USC
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Solon · Northwestern
- High school pipeline
- Solon · 17 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 95 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 20 tackles · DL 362nd (top 34%) · Big Ten 245th (top 32%) · National 2,056th (top 34%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2022 Regular Season | Northwestern | 10 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 16.4 |
| 2023 Postseason | Northwestern | 11 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 9.9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Northwestern | 11 | 19 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 9.9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Northwestern | 10 | 24 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 3 | - | 0 | 59.4 |
| 2025 Postseason | Northwestern | 11 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 35.7 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Northwestern | 11 | 19 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 35.7 |
Related Context
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Najee Story played DL for Northwestern. Across 5 tracked seasons, Najee Story recorded 88 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Northwestern.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Northwestern paired 8 primary output with 18 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.
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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
USC
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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
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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
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Wins0 · Games = 5 · -0.7 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 6 · +0.7 vs Wins
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 | — | — |
Player Story
Najee Story story
Najee Story built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Solon, OH wearing No. 95, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Najee Story's career was his defensive production: 88 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 42 career games in the available record. That gives Najee Story's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Northwestern
2021-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Northwestern | 2 | 12 | 2.6 | 2 |
| 2023 Postseason | Northwestern | 1 | 8.5 | 1.9 | -1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Northwestern | 1 | 8.5 | 1.9 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Northwestern | 8 | 18 | 7.2 | 7 |
| 2025 Postseason | Northwestern | 4 | 11.2 | 9 | -4 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Northwestern | 4 | 11.2 | 9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 16 USC
Week 11 · L 17-38 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
79.4 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.
#2
vs Miami (OH)
Week 1 · W 13-6
2
Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
#3
vs Ohio State
Week 12 · L 7-31 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
66.1 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 66.1 takeover score.
#4
@ Duke
Week 3 · L 14-38
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Havoc Plays
60.8 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60.8 takeover score.
#5
vs Southern Illinois
Week 3 · L 24-31
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Havoc Plays
58.3 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 58.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Northwestern
8 primary output · 18 efficiency · 7.2 usage
59.4
#2
2025 Postseason · Northwestern
35.7
4 primary · 11.2 efficiency · 9 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · Northwestern
35.7
4 primary · 11.2 efficiency · 9 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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