Northwestern Quarterbacks by Year (2017–2026)

FBS regular-season games in the player game logs StatIQ has loaded, 2017–2026

Primary starter by season

the quarterback with the most starts that season

Northwestern primary starting quarterback by season, 2017–2026
Season	Primary starter	Record	Yds	TD
2026	Aidan Chiles8 starts	6–2	1,898	13 TD
2025	Preston Stone12 starts	6–6	2,174	14 TD
2024	Jack Lausch10 starts	3–7	1,714	7 TD
2023	Ben Bryant8 starts	5–3	1,585	11 TD
2022	Ryan Hilinski5 starts	1–4	1,619	6 TD
2021	Ryan Hilinski5 starts	2–3	978	3 TD
2020	Peyton Ramsey8 starts	6–2	1,451	9 TD
2019	Aidan Smith5 starts	1–4	770	3 TD
2018	Clayton Thorson13 starts	8–5	2,940	15 TD
2017	Clayton Thorson12 starts	9–3	2,809	15 TD

Other quarterbacks who threw for the team

every season 2017–2026, newest first

Northwestern other quarterbacks by season, 2017–2026
Season	Quarterback	Record	Yds	TD
2024	Mike Wright2 starts	1–1	356	0 TD
2024	Ryan Hilinski0 starts	–	121	0 TD
2023	Brendan Sullivan4 starts	2–2	714	6 TD
2022	Brendan Sullivan5 starts	0–5	589	4 TD
2022	Cole Freeman2 starts	0–2	178	0 TD
2021	Andrew Marty5 starts	0–5	707	6 TD
2021	Hunter Johnson2 starts	1–1	424	4 TD
2019	Hunter Johnson4 starts	1–3	432	1 TD
2019	Andrew Marty2 starts	1–1	150	2 TD
2019	TJ Green1 start	0–1	62	0 TD
2018	TJ Green0 starts	–	169	0 TD
2017	Matt Alviti0 starts	–	105	1 TD

A start here is a game in which the player threw more passes than any teammate (college: completed more passes), not an official start. A starter pulled early can read as no start. Record counts starts with a final score on file. College game logs carry completions, yards and touchdowns only, so there are no pass attempts or interceptions here. Loaded seasons: 2017–2026; earlier ones are not in StatIQ’s data.