Carmine Bastone
Carmine Bastone
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Pat Fitzgerald → David Braun. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Northwestern | 24 | 10 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Northwestern | 9 | 6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Northwestern | 23 | 12 | 3.5 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Northwestern | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 59 | 31 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2025
W 22–21
at Penn State
1 TOT · 1 QB HUR
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Disrupts the pocket from the interior.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Northwestern
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Northwestern
Returning around him
- 68% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid 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 #57 · 2026 recruiting class #52
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jelani Davis’s 2025 season.
Matches Jelani on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Dominique Ratcliff's senior season at Texas State (2024).
Matches Dominique on
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #7239
Peaked at #7239 this season.