Griffin Wilde
Buzz vs Tape
There's real chatter about him this season — just not enough of his own fan discourse yet to measure it against anything.
Griffin Wilde
Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Griffin Wilde arrived at Northwestern from South Dakota State. 2025 brought the first one: All-Big Ten. The receipt on tape: 111 rec yds, 11 receptions against Minnesota, Week 13, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- recognition record
- game log
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Big Ten
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
David Braun
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Big Ten
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Northwestern | 71 | 880 | 12.4 | 8 | -- |
| Career | 71 | 880 | 12.4 | 8 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Northwestern | 1 | 5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | 5 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2025
W 22–21
at Penn State
7 rec · 94 yds · 1 TD
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Northwestern
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · 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
Slot Technician
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jordyn Tyson’s 2025 season.
Matches Jordyn on
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Darien Chase’s path through Portland State.
Darien Chase
Tamorrion Terry
Jarrod Barnes
Kobe Clark
Matches Darien on
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Grant DuBose's sophomore season at Charlotte (2022).
Matches Grant on
Player DNA
Players who play like Griffin Wilde
Background
2025 Junior: Earned All-Big Ten Third-Team honors … Started all 13 games … Recorded 71 catches for 880 receiving yards (12.39 average) and eight receiving touchdowns … His 880 receiving yards marked the most by a player in the David Braun era and the most by a Northwestern player since 2016 Austi...