Receiver, Northwestern (from South Dakota State), 2023–⁠26

Griffin Wilde

Number
No. 17
Height
6′2″
Weight
200 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Sioux Falls, SD

Griffin Wilde plays receiver for Northwestern, after South Dakota State (2023–⁠24). Last time out, at Michigan State: 6 catches, 57 yards. Wilde leads Northwestern in receiving touchdowns and receiving yards this season.

2026 so far

30 catches, 482 yards, 3 TD

Last game: 6 catches, 57 yards at Michigan State, W 24–⁠21

Next game: vs. Rutgers, Oct 24

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 104SDST
  2. 85COLO
  3. 56@IU
  4. 36PSU
  5. 144BALL
  6. 57@MSU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

11catches, career highvs. Minnesota, 2025150receiving yards, career highat Oklahoma State, 20243receiving touchdowns, career highat North Dakota, 2024

Team titles: Missouri Valley Football champions, 2023 and 2024

Receiving

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023South Dakota State1632020.0571
2024South Dakota State711,15416.31260
2025Northwestern7188012.4849
2026Northwestern3048216.1371
Career1882,83615.12871

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023South Dakota State17WRFr.
2024South Dakota State17WRSo.
2025Northwestern17WRJr.
2026Northwestern17WRSr.6′2″200

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
2025Northwestern1070.6580th (n=1040)0.4669.313%
2026Northwestern351.0197th (n=829)0.4335.59%

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, 30 catches, 482 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 5vs.South Dakota StateW 34–⁠183104071–
Sep 19vs.ColoradoW 41–⁠7585032–
Sep 25atIndianaL 23–⁠29656218–
Oct 2vs.Penn StateW 34–⁠13236031–
Oct 10vs.Ball StateW 45–⁠148144139–
Oct 17atMichigan StateW 24–⁠21657017–
2025 Northwestern 13 games, 71 catches, 880 yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30atTulaneL 3–⁠23664022–
Sep 5vs.Western IllinoisW 42–⁠7594046–
Sep 13vs.OregonL 14–⁠34455031–
Sep 27vs.UCLAW 17–⁠14798125–
Oct 4vs.UL MonroeW 42–⁠7364149–
Oct 11atPenn StateW 22–⁠21794129–
Oct 18vs.PurdueW 19–⁠0447118–
Oct 25atNebraskaL 21–⁠283540375
Nov 7atUSCL 17–⁠38423116–
Nov 15vs.MichiganL 22–⁠24251032–
Nov 22vs.MinnesotaW 38–⁠3511111117–
Nov 29atIllinoisL 13–⁠20528012–
Dec 26 ✦vs.Central MichiganW 34–⁠71097223–
2024 South Dakota State 15 games, 71 catches, 1,154 yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31atOklahoma StateL 20–⁠447150160–
Sep 7vs.Incarnate WordW 45–⁠2410106225–
Sep 14vs.Augustana (SD)W 24–⁠3647014–
Sep 21atSE LouisianaW 41–⁠01303–
Oct 5atNorthern IowaW 41–⁠33390226
Oct 12vs.Youngstown StateW 63–⁠13562119–
Oct 19atNorth Dakota StateL 9–⁠13532012–
Oct 26vs.South DakotaW 20–⁠17561026–
Nov 2vs.Murray StateW 52–⁠6378041–
Nov 9atNorth DakotaW 38–⁠75140347–
Nov 16vs.Southern IllinoisW 41–⁠10350026–
Nov 23atMissouri StateW 45–⁠94139153–
Dec 7vs.MontanaW 35–⁠187114238–
Dec 14vs.Incarnate WordW 55–⁠14367235–
Dec 21 ✦atNorth Dakota StateL 21–⁠28466027–
2023 South Dakota State 11 games, 16 catches, 320 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 9vs.Montana StateW 20–⁠16249135–
Sep 16vs.DrakeW 70–⁠7118118–
Sep 30vs.North DakotaW 42–⁠21–––––
Oct 14vs.Northern IowaW 41–⁠6460022–
Oct 21atSouthern IllinoisW 17–⁠10261149–
Nov 4vs.North Dakota StateW 33–⁠16116016–
Nov 11atYoungstown StateW 34–⁠0216111–
Dec 2 ✦vs.MercerW 41–⁠01707–
Dec 9 ✦vs.VillanovaW 23–⁠121808–
Dec 15 ✦vs.UAlbanyW 59–⁠0285171–
Jan 7 ✦vs.MontanaW 23–⁠3–––––

No box score in the source for Sep 1 vs. Western Oregon, so that game is not listed.

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

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