Receiver, Northwestern, 2014–⁠18

Solomon Vault

Number
No. 4
Height
5′10″
Weight
196 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Gaithersburg, MD

Solomon Vault played receiver at Northwestern (2014–⁠18).

Career highs

2rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Western Illinois, 2014

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014Northwestern6315.2011
2015Northwestern11958.6037
2016Northwestern1516410.9244
2018Northwestern8131.606
Career403037.6244

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2014Northwestern112881
2015Northwestern256572
2016Northwestern235601
2018Northwestern1130
Career601,5184

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2014Northwestern20814.0216
2015Northwestern561592.8015
2016Northwestern11262.405
2018Northwestern44691.6010
Career1313352.6216

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2014Northwestern4WRYr 1
2015Northwestern4WRYr 2
2016Northwestern4WRYr 3
2017Northwestern4WRYr 4
2018Northwestern4WRSr. (Yr 5)5′10″196

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2014Northwestern290.10––2.96%–
2015Northwestern77-0.171st (n=465)0.53-12.98%-0.12
2016Northwestern46-0.161st (n=489)0.52-7.25%–
2018Northwestern59-0.481st (n=497)0.53-28.411%-0.13

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2018 Northwestern 9 games, 69 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Sep 29vs.MichiganL 17–⁠20–––––
Oct 6atMichigan StateW 29–⁠19140––
Oct 13vs.NebraskaW 34–⁠31430––
Nov 3vs.Notre DameL 21–⁠31110––
Nov 10atIowaW 14–⁠10–––––
Nov 17atMinnesotaW 24–⁠14120––
Nov 24vs.IllinoisW 24–⁠16–––––
Dec 1vs.Ohio StateL 24–⁠45130––
Dec 31 ✦vs.UtahW 31–⁠20–––113
2016 Northwestern 13 games, 15 catches, 164 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Sep 3vs.Western MichiganL 21–⁠2222004115
Sep 10vs.Illinois StateL 7–⁠9160130
Sep 17vs.DukeW 24–⁠132481226
Sep 24vs.NebraskaL 13–⁠242170257
Oct 1atIowaW 38–⁠31100––
Oct 15atMichigan StateW 54–⁠40280195
Oct 22vs.IndianaW 24–⁠142281491
Oct 29atOhio StateL 20–⁠24–––112
Nov 5vs.WisconsinL 7–⁠211150––
Nov 12atPurdueW 45–⁠17160232
Nov 19atMinnesotaL 12–⁠29–––355
Nov 26vs.IllinoisW 42–⁠211160––
Dec 28 ✦vs.PittsburghW 31–⁠24–––347
2015 Northwestern 13 games, 11 catches, 95 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Sep 5vs.StanfordW 16–⁠6–––119
Sep 12vs.Eastern IllinoisW 41–⁠0–––124
Sep 19atDukeW 19–⁠10–––2118
Sep 26vs.Ball StateW 24–⁠19120360
Oct 3vs.MinnesotaW 27–⁠0140––
Oct 10atMichiganL 0–⁠38–––239
Oct 17vs.IowaL 10–⁠401805111
Oct 24atNebraskaW 30–⁠282120249
Nov 7vs.Penn StateW 23–⁠21–––3119
Nov 14vs.PurdueW 21–⁠142530137
Nov 21atWisconsinW 13–⁠7–––116
Nov 28vs.IllinoisW 24–⁠141−30228
Jan 1 ✦vs.TennesseeL 6–⁠453190237
2014 Northwestern 7 games, 11 returns, 288 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Aug 30vs.CaliforniaL 24–⁠311−10––
Sep 6vs.Northern IllinoisL 15–⁠23140––
Sep 20vs.Western IllinoisW 24–⁠7130––
Sep 27atPenn StateW 29–⁠6–––131
Oct 11atMinnesotaL 17–⁠241110467
Oct 18vs.NebraskaL 17–⁠3811005101
Nov 29vs.IllinoisL 33–⁠47140189

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

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