Player Story
Chris Gradone story
Chris Gradone built his college career from 2011 through 2014 as a punter from Cincinnati, OH wearing No. 31, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Chris Gradone's career was his field-position work: 76 punts, 2,880 punting yards, and 17 punts inside the 20 across 16 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2014 with Northwestern. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Special-teams careers depend on repeatable opportunity, not just one highlight. With 16 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Northwestern.
The arc is straightforward: Chris Gradone moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.