Michael Kilbane
Northwestern Wildcats
91
Elite

Michael Kilbane

Northwestern WildcatsContender
LDEDefenseElite
Projected Starter

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Michael Kilbane is the projected starter at LDE for Northwestern Wildcats.

Redshirt junior · #47 · 6'5", 280 lbs

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Depth at LDE · Northwestern Wildcats

  1. 14791Michael KilbaneStarter
  2. 29173Caden O'Rourke
  3. 39061Jack Trautmann

Northwestern Starting Lineup

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Top defensive linemen in the Big Ten

Sahir WestUCLA · DETobi OsunsanmiIndiana · STUDKenneth MerrieweatherIowa · LDE

Up next for Northwestern

Northwestern plays Iowa at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 07:30 PM ET.

The Story

Elite-Tier Talent

A 3-star recruit out of St. Edward, ranked #579 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 42 tackles, 7.5 TFL, 3.5 sacks. That's 8% of the team's production at his spot and 94th-percentile production nationally — good for a 91 overall (Elite tier).

Recruit3★ · #579 Natl3-Yr Total73 tackles · 6 sacksTeam Share8%Percentile94th
Lakewood, OH
Jersey
#47
Class
RS JR
Height
6'5"
Weight
280 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025427.53.5
20242032.5
2023110.50

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8817
National Rank
#579
High School
St. Edward
Hometown
Lakewood, OH

Why this rating?

On a 88-rated defense; 94th-percentile production (×0.93 for competition level) put them +7 vs unit starters → 91.

Team defense (SP+)
88
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 94% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.93)
Depth-chart adjustment
+7 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 31LORETKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 34-26

Oct 24WRUTGTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
2
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 42-14

Oct 17WMSUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
3
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 24-21

Oct 10WBALLTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0.5
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 45-14

Oct 3WPSUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 34-13

Sep 26LIUTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 29-23

Sep 19WCOLOTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 41-7

Michael Kilbane's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

Edge Threat
42 tkl · 7.5 TFL · 3.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement100%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.