Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 8 | W 19-0vs Purdue | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | — | — | — | — | — |
#83
Blake Van Buren
Senior tight end on Northwestern's 2026 roster.
6′4″ · 245 lb · Middleton, WI · Middleton
Returning to Northwestern for 2026
The story
4 tight end on Northwestern's 2025 roster.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearBlake Van Buren
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Northwestern
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Northwestern7-6HC: David Braun · Run-leaning
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Not enough tracked stats yet to summarize this season.
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.
Game log
How he plays
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
Background
2025 Redshirt Junior: Appeared in all 13 games with four starts at tight end … Registered his first career tackle and made his first career start at tight end against Purdue (10/18). 2024 Redshirt Sophomore: Did not see game action … Named Academic All-Big Ten. 2023 Redshirt First-Year: Appeared...
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