Northwestern University Athletics
2025 Football Roster
Robby Preckel
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 230
- Position:
- RB
- Class:
- First-Year
- Hometown:
- Wildwood, Mo.
- High School:
- Lafayette HS
2025 First-Year:
Played in 12 of 13 games … Converted from tight end to running back and impressed in his first collegiate season, tallying 42 rushing attempts for 149 yards and one reception for four yards … Saw first-career action against Western Illinois (9/5) ... Posted five rushing yards on four carries against ULM (10/5) … Added a solo tackle against Penn State (10/11) … Recorded 19 rushing yards on three attempts, both of which were career highs, against Purdue (10/18) ... Rushed for a career-high 25 yards on five carries at USC (11/7) … Returned one kickoff for 14 yards against Minnesota (11/22) … Smashed previous career highs with 22 carries for 82 yards and one reception for four yards against Illinois (11/29) … His 22 carries and 82 yards were both the most by a true first-year at NU since Cam Porter ran for 98 yards on 33 carries in the Citrus Bowl against Auburn on Jan. 1, 2021 … Was the sixth NU player to rush for 100 yards on the season, marking the first time NU produced six 100-yard rushers in a year since 2020 … Took eight carries for 18 yards in the GameAbove Sports Bowl against Central Michigan (12/26).
High School:
Rated as a three-star prospect by 247Sports, and ranked as the No. 17 player in Missouri and No. 61 tight end nationally … Attended Lafayette High School in Wildwood, Mo. … Hauled in 87 receptions for 1,403 yards and 17 touchdowns as a senior in 2024, while adding 179 rushing yards and six rushing touchdowns … Helped lead Lafayette to a 12-2 finish and berth in the Class 5 semifinals as a senior in 2024 … Caught 55 passes for 1038 yards and eight touchdowns as a junior in 2023 … High school coach at Lafayette was Boyd Manne … Also played basketball and track and field, in which he set multiple program records, in high school … Committed to Northwestern on June 24, 2024 … Chose Northwestern over Air Force, Navy and North Dakota State.
