Receiver, Northwestern, 2024–⁠26

Drew Wagner

Number
No. 19
Height
5′10″
Weight
195 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Delafield, WI

Drew Wagner plays receiver for Northwestern. Last time out, at Michigan State: 2 catches, 18 yards.

2026 so far

18 catches, 176 yards, 1 TD

Last game: 2 catches, 18 yards at Michigan State, W 24–⁠21

Next game: vs. Rutgers, Oct 24

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 43SDST
  2. 16COLO
  3. 19@IU
  4. 19PSU
  5. 61BALL
  6. 18@MSU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

6catches, career highvs. UL Monroe, 2025

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024Northwestern33110.3013
2025Northwestern221727.8240
2026Northwestern181769.8132
Career433798.8340

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2024Northwestern–––2711
2025Northwestern122014270
2026Northwestern–––5350
Career1220211331

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024Northwestern19WRFr.
2025Northwestern19WRSo.
2026Northwestern19WRJr.5′10″195

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2024Northwestern31.68––5.0–
2025Northwestern370.1511th (n=1040)0.465.76%
2026Northwestern310.4148th (n=829)0.4312.68%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 Northwestern 6 games, 18 catches, 176 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 5vs.South Dakota StateW 34–⁠183430––1
Sep 19vs.ColoradoW 41–⁠72160–––
Sep 25atIndianaL 23–⁠293190–––
Oct 2vs.Penn StateW 34–⁠134190––1
Oct 10vs.Ball StateW 45–⁠144611––2
Oct 17atMichigan StateW 24–⁠212180––1
2025 Northwestern 9 games, 22 catches, 172 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 5vs.Western IllinoisW 42–⁠7281––4
Sep 13vs.OregonL 14–⁠341400–––
Sep 27vs.UCLAW 17–⁠142−80––2
Oct 4vs.UL MonroeW 42–⁠76631––1
Oct 11atPenn StateW 22–⁠21280––1
Oct 18vs.PurdueW 19–⁠0170––4
Oct 25atNebraskaL 21–⁠2811201221
Nov 7atUSCL 17–⁠384260–––
Nov 15vs.MichiganL 22–⁠243160––1
2024 Northwestern 4 games, 3 catches, 31 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 21atWashingtonL 5–⁠24––––––
Oct 26atIowaL 14–⁠40–––––2
Nov 23atMichiganL 6–⁠50170–––
Nov 30vs.IllinoisL 28–⁠382240–––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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