#8

Kacper Rutkiewicz

WR · Northern Illinois · Sr. · #8

Northern Illinois 2023 alumnus
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Kacper Rutkiewicz

WR · Northern Illinois · Sr · #8

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Northern Illinois
2022–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022Northern Illinois3-9HC: Thomas Hammock · Run-leaning
2023Northern Illinois7-6HC: Thomas Hammock · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023Northern Illinois2031315.72--
2022Northern Illinois2643216.66--
Career4674516.28--
SeasonTeam
2023Northern Illinois214--37--
2022Northern Illinois545143--
Career7591440--

How he plays

Play style

Moves the chains on third down.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Possession Receiver

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

WR

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Hamze Elzayat’s 2023 season.

Eastern Michigan · 2023

#2

Jalen Walker

Miami (OH) · 2021

80%
#3

DJ Stubbs

Liberty · 2021

78%
#4

Jaden Williams

Boston College · 2021

75%
#5

Yusuf Ali

Middle Tennessee · 2021

75%

Matches Hamze on

EPA / play (adj)
Weight
Total EPA (college ability)

Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Adrian Hardy’s path through Louisiana Tech.

Adrian Hardy

100%match

Louisiana Tech · 2020

All-Conference USANFL Rd 2 · Pk 19
#2

Jamaal Pritchett

South Alabama · 2024

All-Sun Belt
98%
#3

Julius Young

Lafayette · 2022

98%
#4

Elijah Moore

Ole Miss · 2020

Consensus All-AmericanNFL Rd 2 · Pk 2
98%
#5

Malik Murray

East Tennessee State · 2021

97%

Matches Adrian on

Yards per reception
20222023

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Alred Luke's junior season at Missouri State (2025).

Alred Luke

78%match

Missouri State · 2025

#2

Roderick Daniels

SMU · 2023

74%
#3

Devin Maddox

Toledo · 2022

73%
#4

Giles Jackson

Washington · 2022

73%
#5

Gage Larvadain

South Carolina · 2024

72%

Matches Alred on

Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
TD rate

Differs from Alred on

Reception volume (lower)
EPA / play (adj) (higher)

Player DNA

Players who play like Kacper Rutkiewicz

#1

Jamaal Pritchett

South Alabama · 2023

98%

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2022–2023
4322022
3132023

-28%

Sharp dropoff (-28%) — career inflection point.