Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2021-2025Northwestern
Mac Uihlein
LB • 6'1" • 230 lbs • Lake Forest, IL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Mac Uihlein shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
56
Solid production for a linebacker
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
49
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Northwestern
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Northwestern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Miami (OH)
Player Story
Mac Uihlein built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a linebacker from Lake Forest, IL wearing No. 37, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Mac Uihlein's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Northwestern
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Mac Uihlein, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Northwestern. Mac Uihlein shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 201
- TFL
- 8.5
- Sacks
- 2
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Mac Uihlein quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northwestern · LB
- Career Tackles
- 201
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Northwestern
- Top game
- Miami (OH)
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Lake Forest · Northwestern
- High school pipeline
- Lake Forest · 5 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 37 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 89 tackles · LB 71st (top 6%) · Big Ten 15th (top 2%) · National 95th (top 2%)
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 | 6 | 12 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40.2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Northwestern | 6 | 16 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 18.6 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Northwestern | 12 | 84 | 3.5 | 2 | - | 1 | 0 | 47.9 |
| 2025 Postseason | Northwestern | 12 | 8 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 60.1 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Northwestern | 12 | 81 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 60.1 |
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Mac Uihlein played LB for Northwestern. Across 5 tracked seasons, Mac Uihlein recorded 201 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Northwestern.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Northwestern paired 8 primary output with 37.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 37.6 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: Purdue
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Northwestern
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
37.6
Usage
10.7
Consistency
13.9
Best Game by takeover score
Purdue
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Central Michigan: 0. Tulane: 2. Western Illinois: 1. Oregon: 1. UCLA: 0. UL Monroe: 0. Penn State: 0. Purdue: 3. Nebraska: 1. Michigan: 0. Minnesota: 0. Illinois: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Central Michigan: 8 by 33.3. Tulane: 9 by 57.5. Western Illinois: 4 by 26.7. Oregon: 8 by 43.3. UCLA: 7 by 29.2. UL Monroe: 6 by 25. Penn State: 10 by 41.7. Purdue: 7 by 59.2. Nebraska: 7 by 39.2. Michigan: 10 by 41.7. Minnesota: 6 by 25. Illinois: 7 by 29.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.6 · Games = 7 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 5 · +0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Purdue
Best efficiency game
59.2 vs Purdue
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/26 | vs Central Michigan | W 34-7 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/30 | @ Illinois | L 13-20 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Minnesota | W 38-35 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Michigan10+ tackles | L 22-24 | 10 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Nebraska | L 21-28 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs PurdueSplash game | W 19-0 | 7 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Penn State10+ tackles | W 22-21 | 10 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs UL Monroe | W 42-7 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs UCLA | W 17-14 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Oregon | L 14-34 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/5 | vs Western Illinois | W 42-7 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | @ TulaneSplash game | L 3-23 | 9 | 8 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Mac Uihlein story
Mac Uihlein built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a linebacker from Lake Forest, IL wearing No. 37, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Mac Uihlein's career was his defensive production: 201 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 4 interceptions across 36 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with Northwestern. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Mac Uihlein's production has multiple signals. With 36 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Northwestern.
The arc is straightforward: Mac Uihlein 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
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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 | 0 | 8.3 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Northwestern | 2 | 14.5 | 2.9 | 2 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Northwestern | 6.5 | 34.2 | 7.8 | 4.5 |
| 2025 Postseason | Northwestern | 8 | 37.6 | 10.7 | 1.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Northwestern | 8 | 37.6 | 10.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Miami (OH)
Week 1 · W 13-6
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#2
vs No. 90 Purdue
Week 8 · W 19-0 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
86.4 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 86.4 takeover score.
#3
@ No. 45 Tulane
Week 1 · L 3-23
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Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Howard
Week 6 · W 23-20
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Havoc Plays
65.6 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 65.6 takeover score.
#5
vs No. 4 Oregon
Week 3 · L 14-34 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
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Havoc Plays
58.9 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 58.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Northwestern
8 primary output · 37.6 efficiency · 10.7 usage
60.1
#2
2025 Regular Season · Northwestern
60.1
8 primary · 37.6 efficiency · 10.7 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Northwestern
47.9
6.5 primary · 34.2 efficiency · 7.8 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
3
Splash games
5
10+ tackle games
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