Last confirmed: Iowa State, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · 224 lb · Hastings, FL · Pedro Menendez
Willie Harvey: LB · Iowa State · #2.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Willie Harvey
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. A 2-star signing who has since put three seasons on the field at Iowa State. On tape: 12 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against TCU, Week 5, 2018.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
76 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 9 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.
The Des Moines Register Oct 23
Arizona Daily Star Oct 22
Wide Right & Natty Lite Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Iowa State | 76 | 46 | 9.0 | 3.5 | 3 | -- |
| 2017 | Iowa State | 76 | 36 | 11.5 | 4.0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2016 | Iowa State | 78 | 38 | 7.5 | 3.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 230 | 120 | 28.0 | 10.5 | 9 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 3-13@ Iowa | 9 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 27-37vs No. 5 Oklahoma | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 26-13vs Akron | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-17@ TCU | 12 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 48-42@ No. 25 Oklahoma State | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 30-14vs No. 6 West Virginia | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 40-31vs Texas Tech | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 27-3@ Kansas | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 28-14vs Baylor | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-24@ No. 13 Texas | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 42-38vs Kansas State | 8 | 7 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 14 | W 27-24vs Drake | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 26-28@ No. 12 Washington State | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 76 | 46 | 9.0 | 3.5 | — | 3 |
Week 13 · 2018
W 42-38
vs Kansas State
2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 8 tackles
Edged out Kansas State at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
76tackles this seasonTFL rate
12%9 TFLSack rate
5%4 sacksPD rate
4%3 pass breakups76 tackles · 9 for loss · 3.5 sacks.
3 seasons under Matt Campbell — 19-19 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 5.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 6.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Campbell
Pass share
44.3%
361 pass / 454 run
Plays / game
62.7
13 games
Team sack rate
7.6%
406 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Iowa State, 230 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 37 games over 3 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Paul Rhoads → Matt Campbell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
