Robby Preckel

August 2, 2025, Evanston, IL: Northwestern Football practices at Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium in Evanston, IL on Saturday, August 2, 2025. (Photo by Griffin Quinn/Northwestern Athletics)

Photo by: GRIFFIN QUINN/Northwestern Athletics

July 18, 2025, Evanston, IL: Members of the Northwestern Football team pose for photos as part of Internal Media Days at Walter Athletics Center in Evanston, IL on Friday, July 18, 2025. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)

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.