Xander Mueller
Xander Mueller
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Xander Mueller has been at Northwestern through two head coaches in four seasons. In 2023 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-Big Ten. One game to point at: 11 tackles against Duke — Week 2, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Northwestern, 266 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2023)
All-Big Ten
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Pat Fitzgerald → David Braun. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
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 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2023)
All-Big Ten
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Northwestern | 57 | 30 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 4 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Northwestern | 103 | 51 | 9.5 | 5.0 | 2 | 3 | -- |
| 2022 | Northwestern | 87 | 53 | 11.0 | 8.0 | 3 | 2 | -- |
| 2021 | Northwestern | 19 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 266 | 143 | 25.5 | 14.5 | 9 | 6 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2024
W 31–7
vs Eastern Illinois
4 TOT · 3 SOLO · 2 PD
Dominant 24-point win at home against Eastern Illinois.
How he plays
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Coverage 'Backer
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Smael Mondon Jr.’s 2024 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Smael Mondon Jr.'s senior season at Georgia (2024).
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