Last confirmed: Wisconsin, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′4″ · 233 lb · Rock Valley, IA
Andrew Van Ginkel: LB · Wisconsin · #17.
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Andrew Van Ginkel
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Second year in the Wisconsin linebacker corps. A game that shows it: 10 tackles and 2 sacks against Purdue — Week 12, 2018.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
51 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 7.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-3vs Western Kentucky | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-14vs New Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-24vs BYU | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 41-24vs Nebraska | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-38@ No. 12 Michigan | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 49-20vs Illinois | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-31@ Northwestern | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-17vs Rutgers | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-22@ No. 21 Penn State | 8 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 47-44@ Purdue | 10 | 10 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 13 | L 15-37vs Minnesota | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 51 | 35 | 7.5 | 4.5 | — | 3 |
Week 12 · 2018
W 47-44
at Purdue
2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 10 tackles
Edged out Purdue on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
51tackles this seasonTFL rate
15%8 TFLSack rate
9%4 sacksPD rate
6%3 pass breakups51 tackles · 7.5 for loss · 4.5 sacks.
2 seasons under Paul Chryst, all run-heavy offenses — 21-6 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 7.2 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Paul Chryst
Pass share
34.4%
299 pass / 570 run
Plays / game
66.8
13 games
Team sack rate
7.3%
330 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2018
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Wisconsin, 90 tackles — drafted at #151 overall by the Miami Dolphins.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Paul Chryst.
Where he ended up · NFL
Miami DolphinsEntering 8th NFL season
Miami DolphinsEntering 8th NFL season
