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Northwestern Roster

2006 roster analytics, depth, and season stat leaders in one workspace.

Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium • Evanston • IL

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Players
28
Avg Height
6'3"
Avg Weight
280 lbs
Underclassmen
0

Scan talent concentration, class balance, transfer reliance, and player-level filtering without leaving the page.

Roster context

Northwestern roster construction

The roster tab connects player-level listings with the context that explains how the team is built: class year, position group, acquisition path, recruiting profile, and current season production.

For 2006, Northwestern has 28 rostered players in the current viewable dataset. The talent model has enough rated-player coverage to compare blue-chip ratio, RTI rank, and portal dependence.

Roster Workspace

Filter the full squad

Active view
28

of 28 players

All roster filters are open. Narrow the table by position, class, stars, or geography.

Analytics Summary

Roster Profile

Quick-glance talent, experience, and portal context for the current roster.

FBS RTI rank reflects teams with at least 43% matched recruiting coverage.

Position health

Position Group Health

A quick diagnostic that combines talent score, class experience, and transfer reliance into an opinionated roster read.

Portal context
GroupTalentExperiencePortal riskVerdictContext
OtherHighHighLowStable23 players, 0% blue chips
DBLowHighLowStrength2 players, 0% blue chips
DLLowHighLowNeeds depth1 players, 0% blue chips
QBLowHighLowNeeds depth1 players, 0% blue chips
WRLowHighLowNeeds depth1 players, 0% blue chips

Roster

Showing 1-25 of 28 players

Adam KadelaURSr
Amado VillarrealURSr
12Andrew BrewerURWRSr6'3"Tulsa, OK, USA
Brandon Roberson2★Sr
4Brendan SmithURSSr6'1"Andover, MA, USA
C.J. BacherURSr
99Corey WoottonURDESr6'7"280 lbsRutherford, NJ, USA
Deante BattleURSr
Eddie Simpson2★Sr
Eric PetermanURSr
Erryn Cobb2★Sr
Jeff Yarbrough2★Sr
Joel HowellsURSr
Kim Thompson2★Sr
Marquice Cole2★Sr
13Mike KafkaURQBSr6'3"Chicago, IL, USA
Nick Roach2★Sr
Omar ContehURSr
Rasheed WardURSr
Reggie McPhersonURSr
Ross Lane2★Sr
Sam CheathamURSr
Shaun Herbert2★Sr
24Sherrick McManis2★CBSr6'1"Peoria, IL, USA
Slade LarscheidURSr

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Season Stat Leaders

Up to eight category leaders from the current team season.

4/8

Passing Yards

Mike Kafka

QB

494

Rushing Yards

Mike Kafka

QB

263

Receiving Yards

Andrew Brewer

WR

48

Roster Talent Index

Signature roster score built from recruiting stars across the full roster.

Methodology

RTI assigns 100 points to 5-stars, 80 to 4-stars, 60 to 3-stars, 40 to 2-stars, and 20 to unrated players. FBS rank appears only when matched recruiting coverage is at least 35%.

RTI Score
800
FBS Rank
#62

Ranked against FBS teams with qualified recruiting coverage.

Blue Chip Ratio
0%

Coverage 43% of the roster with recruit matches.

Position Talent Breakdown

See where the current roster stacks its most recruiting capital.

Open recruiting page
Other
23 players • 0% blue chips
680
FBS rank #43
DB
2 players • 0% blue chips
60
FBS rank #34
DL
1 players • 0% blue chips
20
Rank unavailable
QB
1 players • 0% blue chips
20
Rank unavailable
WR
1 players • 0% blue chips
20
Rank unavailable

Talent vs Experience

Clean FBS landscape view with the current roster highlighted and focused team context alongside it.

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Veteran Overachiever
Championship Contender
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Young Powerhouse
Talent Index
Experience
Focus Team
Northwestern
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Veteran Overachiever
Talent Index
800
Experience
4.00
Move across the plot to compare talent concentration. Higher placement signals a more veteran roster mix.

Roster Construction Breakdown

Current roster mix between portal additions and everyone else on the roster.

Full portal tracker
Transfers on roster
0

0% of the current roster.

Other rostered players
28

100% of the roster remains non-transfer.

Incoming
0
Outgoing
0
Net Portal
0

Experience Score

Weighted from class year to estimate how seasoned the roster is.

Average experience
4.00

Veteran-heavy

FBS experience rank
#67

Freshmen count as 1 point, sophomores 2, juniors 3, seniors 4.

Underclassmen
0
Upperclassmen
28

Quick Answers

Northwestern roster quick answers

Season

2006

Roster size
28
Positions represented
5
Underclassmen
0
Upperclassmen
28
Transfers
0
Average height
75
Average weight
280 lbs
RTI
800
Blue chip ratio
0.0%
Top season leader
Mike Kafka (494)