Northwestern Wildcats
Northwestern's top projected fantasy scorer for the 2026 season is Aidan Chiles, a QB projected for 218.7 points (overall rank #867 among every FBS draftable player on the board). Across its top 10 board-ranked players, Northwestern projects for 1038.1 combined fantasy points — 31.9 points above the Big Ten median of 1006.2, ranking #7 of 18 in the conference. Its deepest position group is running backs, worth 425.4 combined projected points from 8 rostered players.
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Projected points and board slot are Saturday Night Showdown's own 2026 season-long projections and value-based draft board, generated before Week 0 kicks off — not stats from games already played, and not an average of real-world draft results.
2026 Projected Fantasy Points
Top 25 Northwestern players on the Saturday Night Showdown draft board, ranked by projected fantasy points.
| # | Player | Pos | Proj Pts | Board Slot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aidan Chiles | QB | 218.7 | — |
| 2 | Caleb Komolafe | RB | 173.0 | 6.07 |
| 3 | Griffin Wilde | WR | 141.9 | 13.04 |
| 4 | Joseph Himon II | RB | 118.6 | — |
| 5 | Jackson Kleather | K | 74.2 | — |
| 6 | Gavin Sawchuk | RB | 69.6 | — |
| 7 | Alex Honig | TE | 68.2 | — |
| 8 | Northwestern Defense | DEF | 64.5 | — |
| 9 | Hayden Eligon II | WR | 61.4 | — |
| 10 | Drew Wagner | WR | 48.0 | — |
| 11 | Nicco Marchiol | QB | 46.5 | — |
| 12 | Luke Dehnicke | TE | 30.4 | — |
| 13 | Gavin Frakes | QB | 21.6 | — |
| 14 | Henry Helms | K | 20.4 | — |
| 15 | Aidan Gray | QB | 20.4 | — |
| 16 | Ricky Ahumaraeze | WR | 20.0 | — |
| 17 | Sean Winton | QB | 19.2 | — |
| 18 | Noah Sur | K | 18.6 | — |
| 19 | Johnny O'Brien | QB | 18.0 | — |
| 20 | Mar'Kel Porter | RB | 16.0 | — |
| 21 | Camp Magee | WR | 15.6 | — |
| 22 | Robby Preckel | RB | 15.3 | — |
| 23 | Marcus Romain | RB | 15.0 | — |
| 24 | Chase Farrell | WR | 14.4 | — |
| 25 | Ryan Boe | QB | 14.4 | — |