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Brendan Flakes

Position coaches (Northwestern, 2026): D.J. Vokolek, Ross Kolodziej, Fred Wyatt

Winter Garden, FLFifth Year6'4"291 lb#15

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Estimated NIL value

$398K

Model estimate. This is not a reported contract.

Transfer Vulnerability Score

15 / 100

62nd

Moderate risk. Percentile vs all active college players we track.

HS recruit

Class

Fifth Year

Seasons left (incl. 2026)

Final season

Brendan Flakes is a 6'4", 291-lb Fifth Year DL at Northwestern from Winter Garden, FL. TransferPortl estimates Brendan Flakes's NIL market value at $398K, a model estimate rather than a reported contract. Brendan Flakes has a TransferPortl Transfer Vulnerability Score of 15 out of 100, a relative risk score for entering the transfer portal.

Updated Nov 9, 2026

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Advanced Statistics

2026 · 14 tkl

Havoc Plays

45th

Ball Plays

91st

Solo Tackle Rate

28.6%

18th

Percentiles rank this season against every 2026 FBS and FCS DL with the same minimum sample. Higher is better.

TVS History

Current TVS

Highest TVS

Sep 22, 2026

Each step is a saved weekly score; dots mark where the score changed. Hover to read any saved score. Model signals include recruiting profile, production and usage, team transfer rate, coaching changes, position, and prior transfer history. TVS is a relative risk score. It is not a literal probability.

Before past portal windows

Window	Team	TVS	Outcome
2026	Northwestern	7 Low	Did not enter
2025	Northwestern	29 Elevated	Did not enter
2024	Northwestern	12 Low	Did not enter

Each score comes from a model trained only on seasons before that roster year, so it shows what TVS would have said at the time.

Market Value History

Current market value

$398,418

Highest market value

$427,885

Sep 19, 2026

Each step is a saved TransferPortl estimate; dots mark where the estimate changed. Hover to read any saved estimate. Team logos mark recorded team changes. Historical points use point-in-time cumulative statistics and do not use later-season production.

Recruitment

Class of 2022

Committed to Marshall Aug 2021 -> flipped to Northwestern Jan 2022

Season Statistics