Last confirmed: Wisconsin, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′3″ · 246 lb · Rochester, IL
Garret Dooley: OLB · Wisconsin · #5.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Garret Dooley
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. This is his second year in the same linebacker corps at Wisconsin. On tape: 9 tackles and 5 tackles for loss against Northwestern, Week 5, 2017.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
40 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 12 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
2017 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-10vs Utah State | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-14vs Florida Atlantic | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 40-6@ BYU | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 33-24vs Northwestern | 9 | 3 | 5.0 | 3.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 38-17@ Nebraska | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 17-9vs Purdue | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-13vs Maryland | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 24-10@ Illinois | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 45-17@ Indiana | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-14vs No. 25 Iowa | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 24-10vs No. 19 Michigan | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-0@ Minnesota | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 21-27vs No. 8 Ohio State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 34-24@ No. 11 Miami | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | 18 | 12.0 | 7.5 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
40tackles this seasonTFL rate
30%12 TFLSack rate
19%8 sacksPD rate
2%1 pass breakups40 tackles · 12 for loss · 7.5 sacks.
2 seasons under Paul Chryst, all run-heavy offenses — 24-4 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.6 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.1 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Paul Chryst
Pass share
35.8%
324 pass / 582 run
Plays / game
64.7
14 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
357 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Wisconsin, 80 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Gary Andersen → Paul Chryst. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
