Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 3-23@ Tulane | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 4 | Season-high 7 yds |
| Wk 7 | W 22-21@ Penn State | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 4 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 7 |
#88
Alex Lines
Senior tight end for Northwestern. 2025: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′6″ · 250 lb · Gilbert, AZ
Returning to Northwestern for 2026
The numbers
14
receiving yards · 2025
4 catches · 3.5 per catch
2 games into 2025 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 7 yds, at Penn State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for Northwestern. 2025: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Higley in 2020.
- Transferred from New Mexico State to Northwestern in 2025.
Alex Lines
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Three head coaches in four seasons, at three different programs. One game to point at: 7 rec yds, 1 receptions against Penn State — Week 7, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2020
- Recruited3-star out of Higley
2023
- Entered the portal
2024
- Signed with New Mexico State3-star out of Garden City C.C.
2025
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
2 coaches2020–2022
Northwestern
Coaching transition mid-career: Pat Fitzgerald → David Braun. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2020UNLV0-6HC: Marcus Arroyo · Run-leaning
2021Arizona1-11HC: Jedd Fisch · Balanced
2022Arizona5-7HC: Jedd Fisch · Pass-leaning
2025Northwestern7-6HC: David Braun · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.0 REC/g, 7.0 YDS/g, 4.7 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
David Braun
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 1 game in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Northwestern | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Arizona | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Arizona | 10 | 138 | 13.8 | 0 | -- |
| 2020 | UNLV | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 15 | 160 | 10.7 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2025
W 22–21
at Penn State
Game log
How he plays
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Northwestern
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Northwestern
Returning around him
- 88% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- 2 Northwestern players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +9 net (17 in / 8 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Northwestern · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #60 · 2026 recruiting class #52
DNA match
Player DNA
Complete TE
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
TE
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Grayson Gunter’s 2020 season.
80%match
Matches Grayson on
Yards / reception
Reception volume
Weight
Differs from Grayson on
Recruiting rating (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Marlin Klein's sophomore season at Michigan (2024).
84%match
NFL Rd 2 · Pk 27
Matches Marlin on
Total EPA (college ability)
EPA / play (adj)
Reception volume
Differs from Marlin on
Yards / reception (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Alex Lines
The tight end room · Northwestern
- #86Alex Honig162 receiving yards · 2025
- #86Lawson Albright78 receiving yards · 2025
- #88Alex Lines14 receiving yards · 2025
- #41Robby Preckel4 receiving yards · 2025
- #83Blake Van Buren1 game · 2025
5 more on the roster · Northwestern team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology