Usage / Role
58%
Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2022-2025Northwestern
Robert Fitzgerald
DB • 6'0" • 210 lbs • Dallas, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Robert Fitzgerald shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 45.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
65
Solid production for a defensive back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
50
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
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Northwestern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Michigan
Player Story
Robert Fitzgerald built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive back from Dallas, TX wearing No. 6, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Robert Fitzgerald's career was his defensive...
Read the storyRobert Fitzgerald, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Northwestern. Robert Fitzgerald shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 45.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 165
- TFL
- 7
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Robert Fitzgerald quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northwestern · DB
- Career Tackles
- 165
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 29 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Northwestern
- Top game
- Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Erie · 5 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Junior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 106 tackles · DB 4th (top 1%) · Big Ten 5th (top 1%) · National 38th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2023 Regular Season | Northwestern | 6 | 13 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40.7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Northwestern | 11 | 46 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 24.4 |
| 2025 Postseason | Northwestern | 12 | 5 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 74.3 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Northwestern | 12 | 101 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 74.3 |
Related Context
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Robert Fitzgerald played DB for Northwestern. Across 4 tracked seasons, Robert Fitzgerald recorded 165 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Northwestern.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Northwestern paired 12 primary output with 45.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 45.1 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: Michigan
Loss 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
1
Efficiency
45.1
Usage
11.2
Consistency
59.2
Best Game by takeover score
Michigan
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Game by game trend chart. Central Michigan: 1. Tulane: 0. Western Illinois: 0.5. Oregon: 0. UCLA: 1. UL Monroe: 1. Penn State: 0. Purdue: 1. Nebraska: 1. Michigan: 3. Minnesota: 2.5. Illinois: 1
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Central Michigan: 5 by 30.8. Tulane: 13 by 50. Western Illinois: 4 by 21.7. Oregon: 10 by 41.7. UCLA: 9 by 47.5. UL Monroe: 6 by 35. Penn State: 5 by 20.8. Purdue: 13 by 60. Nebraska: 9 by 47.5. Michigan: 15 by 80. Minnesota: 6 by 50. Illinois: 11 by 55.8
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Wins1 · Games = 7 · +0 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 5 · +0 vs Wins
Game Log
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12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Michigan
Best efficiency game
80 vs Michigan
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/26 | vs Central Michigan | W 34-7 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/30 | @ Illinois10+ tackles | L 13-20 | 11 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs MinnesotaSplash game | W 38-35 | 6 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Michigan10+ tackles · Splash game | L 22-24 | 15 | 10 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Nebraska | L 21-28 | 9 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Purdue10+ tackles | W 19-0 | 13 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Penn State | W 22-21 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs UL Monroe | W 42-7 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs UCLA | W 17-14 | 9 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Oregon10+ tackles | L 14-34 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/5 | vs Western Illinois | W 42-7 | 4 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | @ Tulane10+ tackles | L 3-23 | 13 | 9 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Robert Fitzgerald story
Robert Fitzgerald built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive back from Dallas, TX wearing No. 6, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Robert Fitzgerald's career was his defensive production: 165 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 2 interceptions across 29 career games in the available record. That gives Robert Fitzgerald's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Northwestern
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20222023202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | 9 | 1.6 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Northwestern | 3 | 20.1 | 5.6 | 3 |
| 2025 Postseason | Northwestern | 12 | 45.1 | 11.2 | 9 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Northwestern | 12 | 45.1 | 11.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs No. 25 Michigan
Week 12 · L 22-24 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
93.3 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 93.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Ohio State
Week 12 · L 7-31 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
83.1 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.
#3
vs No. 70 Minnesota
Week 13 · W 38-35 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
77.8 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 77.8 takeover score.
#4
@ No. 24 Illinois
Week 14 · L 13-20 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
1
Havoc Plays
63 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 63 takeover score.
#5
@ No. 46 Nebraska
Week 9 · L 21-28 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60.3 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Northwestern
12 primary output · 45.1 efficiency · 11.2 usage
74.3
#2
2025 Regular Season · Northwestern
74.3
12 primary · 45.1 efficiency · 11.2 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Northwestern
40.7
0 primary · 9 efficiency · 1.6 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
3
Splash games
5
10+ tackle games
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