Robert Fitzgerald
Northwestern Wildcats
91
Elite

Robert Fitzgerald

FSDefenseElite
Projected Starter

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Robert Fitzgerald is the projected starter at FS for Northwestern Wildcats.

Robert Fitzgerald is the projected starting FS on a Solid Northwestern — 91 OVR.

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The Story

Elite-Tier Talent

A 3-star recruit out of Dallas Jesuit, ranked #756 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 106 tackles, 1 INT, 4 PBU. That's 13% of the team's production at his spot and 97th-percentile production nationally — good for a 91 overall (Elite tier).

Recruit3★ · #756 Natl2-Yr Total152 tacklesTeam Share13%Percentile97th
Dallas, TX
Jersey
#6
Class
RS SR
Height
6'0"
Weight
210 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
202510614
20244610

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
0.8711
National Rank
#756
High School
Dallas Jesuit
Hometown
Dallas, TX

Why this rating?

On a 84-rated defense; 97th-percentile production (×0.93 for competition level) put them +7 vs unit starters → 91.

Team defense (SP+)
84
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 97% 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

Sep 6WSDSTTKL 14
TKL
14
SOLO
8
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 34-18

Robert Fitzgerald's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

Tackling Machine
106 tkl · 4 PD · 1 INT
Usage / Involvement100%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.