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Northwestern Roster

2009 roster analytics, depth, and season stat leaders in one workspace.

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Players
100
Avg Height
6'2"
Avg Weight
252 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 2009, Northwestern has 100 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
100

of 100 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 64% 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
DLHighHighLowStrength16 players, 0% blue chips
OLHighHighLowStable14 players, 7% blue chips
DBHighHighLowStable20 players, 0% blue chips
WRHighHighLowStable15 players, 0% blue chips
LBMediumHighLowStable9 players, 0% blue chips
OtherMediumHighLowStable10 players, 0% blue chips
RBLowHighLowNeeds depth7 players, 0% blue chips
STLowHighLowNeeds depth6 players, 17% blue chips
QBLowHighLowNeeds depth3 players, 0% blue chips

Roster

Showing 1-25 of 100 players

45Aaron NagelUR?Sr6'1"Lemont, IL, USA
79Adam Hahn2★DTSr6'4"290 lbsHartford, WI, USA
75Al NetterUROLSr6'6"310 lbsRohnert Park, CA, USA
2Alex Daniel3★RBSrUSA
12Andrew BrewerURWRSr6'3"Tulsa, OK, USA
61Andrew StruckmeyerURDLSr6'2"260 lbsVienna, VA, USA
96Anthony Battle3★DLSr6'2"240 lbsDolton, IL, USA
19Arby Fields3★RBSr5'9"Alta Loma, CA, USA
65Ben Burkett3★OLSr6'4"290 lbsToledo, OH, USA
35Ben Johnson2★LBSr6'3"Trevor, WI, USA
1Bo CisekURDLSr6'2"Chicago, IL, USA
17Brad Phillips2★SSr6'4"Export, PA, USA
49Brandon Williams4★PSr6'2"Nappanee, IN, USA
86Brendan BarberURWRSr6'2"Erie, PA, USA
80Brendan MitchellUR?Sr6'3"Twinsburg, OH, USA
4Brendan SmithURSSr6'1"Andover, MA, USA
40Brett Nagel3★?Sr6'4"230 lbsLemont, IL, USA
91Brian Arnfelt2★DLSr6'5"300 lbsLake Elmo, MN, USA
72Brian Mulroe3★OLSr6'4"295 lbsGlenview, IL, USA
10Brian Peters2★SSr6'4"Pickerington, OH, USA
87Brian Smith3★?Sr6'7"285 lbsMedina, OH, USA
51Bryce McNaul3★LBSr6'3"Eden Prairie, MN, USA
14Caleb Harper2★CBSr5'11"180 lbsMurfreesboro, TN, USA
71Cameron Joplin3★DESr6'5"265 lbsAnn Arbor, MI, USA
15Carl Fisher3★WRSr6'0"195 lbsBolingbrook, IL, USA

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Season Stat Leaders

Up to eight category leaders from the current team season.

4/8

Passing Yards

Mike Kafka

QB

3,430

Rushing Yards

Arby Fields

RB

302

Receiving Yards

Andrew Brewer

WR

925

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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
4,260
FBS Rank
#41

Ranked against FBS teams with qualified recruiting coverage.

Blue Chip Ratio
2%

Coverage 64% of the roster with recruit matches.

Position Talent Breakdown

See where the current roster stacks its most recruiting capital.

Open recruiting page
DL
16 players • 0% blue chips
700
FBS rank #31
OL
14 players • 7% blue chips
700
FBS rank #38
DB
20 players • 0% blue chips
640
FBS rank #51
WR
15 players • 0% blue chips
600
FBS rank #32
LB
9 players • 0% blue chips
500
FBS rank #53
Other
10 players • 0% blue chips
460
FBS rank #21
RB
7 players • 0% blue chips
340
FBS rank #54
ST
6 players • 17% blue chips
260
FBS rank #2
QB
3 players • 0% blue chips
60
Rank unavailable

Talent vs Experience

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

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Championship Contender
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Talent Index
Experience
Focus Team
Northwestern
Big Ten
Championship Contender
Talent Index
4,260
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
100

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
#66

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

Underclassmen
0
Upperclassmen
100

Quick Answers

Northwestern roster quick answers

Season

2009

Roster size
100
Positions represented
14
Underclassmen
0
Upperclassmen
100
Transfers
0
Average height
73.86
Average weight
252.45 lbs
RTI
4,260
Blue chip ratio
2.0%
Top season leader
Mike Kafka (3430)