Player Dossier

2014-2018

Michigan

Chase Winovich

LB • 6'3" • 255 lbs • Clairton, PA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Chase Winovich shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 40.7 disruption score.

Usage / Role

62%

Regular defensive contributor

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Impact Production

86

Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

74

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Michigan

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Michigan
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Purdue

Player Story

Chase Winovich built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a linebacker from Clairton, PA wearing No. 15, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Chase Winovich's career was his defensive production:...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2014 · Rating 0.8967

Thomas Jefferson · Clairton, PA

Committed To
Michigan
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2014

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2019
Selection
Round 3 · Pick 13
Overall
No. 77
NFL Team
New England Patriots

Chase Winovich, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Michigan. Chase Winovich shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 40.7 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
162
TFL
44
Sacks
18
QB hurries
17
Passes defended
1

Quick Answers

Chase Winovich quick answers

Latest team and position
Michigan · LB
Career Tackles
162
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 39 games
Best season
2017 Postseason · Michigan
Top game
Purdue
Recruit profile
4-star · Thomas Jefferson · Michigan
High school pipeline
Thomas Jefferson · 11 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
NFL Draft
2019 · Round 3 · Pick 13 · New England Patriots
Latest roster
No. 15 · Senior
2018 Tackles rank
61 tackles · LB 225th (top 20%) · Big Ten 47th (top 8%) · National 415th (top 8%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2014 Regular SeasonMichigan00-0--0-
2015 Regular SeasonMichigan00-0--0-
2016 PostseasonMichigan13110--042.5
2016 Regular SeasonMichigan13307.554-042.5
2017 PostseasonMichigan133101-078
2017 Regular SeasonMichigan1367198.55-078
2018 PostseasonMichigan13731--069.3
2018 Regular SeasonMichigan135412.53.571069.3

Related Context

Chase Winovich played LB for Michigan. Across 5 tracked seasons, Chase Winovich recorded 162 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Michigan.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason

Michigan paired 34.5 primary output with 48.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2017 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 48.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Purdue

Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2017 Postseason · Michigan

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

2.7

Efficiency

48.2

Usage

14.2

Consistency

63.9

Best Game by takeover score

Purdue

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. South Carolina: 2. Florida: 3. Cincinnati: 1. Air Force: 4.5. Purdue: 6. Michigan State: 1. Indiana: 1. Penn State: 1. Rutgers: 3. Minnesota: 3.5. Maryland: 4. Wisconsin: 2. Ohio State: 2.5

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. South Carolina: 3 by 32.5. Florida: 4 by 46.7. Cincinnati: 2 by 18.3. Air Force: 9 by 82.5. Purdue: 8 by 83.3. Michigan State: 7 by 39.2. Indiana: 6 by 35. Penn State: 4 by 26.7. Rutgers: 3 by 42.5. Minnesota: 4 by 51.7. Maryland: 6 by 65. Wisconsin: 5 by 40.8. Ohio State: 9 by 62.5

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins3.3 · Games = 8 · +1.6 vs Losses
Losses1.7 · Games = 5 · -1.6 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Purdue

Best efficiency game

83.3 vs Purdue

Result
Mon 1/1@ South CarolinaSplash gameL 19-2631100
Sat 11/25vs Ohio StateSplash gameL 20-31931.5010
Sat 11/18@ WisconsinSplash gameL 10-2453200
Sat 11/11@ MarylandSplash gameW 35-1062400
Sun 11/5vs MinnesotaSplash gameW 33-10421.5010
Sat 10/28vs RutgersSplash gameW 35-14311.501.500
Sat 10/21@ Penn StateL 13-4242100
Sat 10/14@ IndianaW 27-2065000
Sat 10/7vs Michigan StateL 10-1475000
Sat 9/23@ Purdue2+ sacks · Splash gameW 28-10843.502.500
Sat 9/16vs Air ForceSplash gameW 29-139321.500
Sat 9/9vs CincinnatiW 36-1422100
Sat 9/2@ FloridaSplash gameW 33-1743110

Player Story

Chase Winovich story

Chase Winovich built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a linebacker from Clairton, PA wearing No. 15, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Chase Winovich's career was his defensive production: 162 tackles, 44 tackles for loss, 18 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 39 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Michigan. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Chase Winovich's production has multiple signals. With 39 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Michigan.

The arc is straightforward: Chase Winovich moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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    Michigan

    2014-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20142015201620162017201720182018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonMichigan0
2015 Regular SeasonMichigan00
2016 PostseasonMichigan17.523.46.117.5
2016 Regular SeasonMichigan17.523.46.10
2017 PostseasonMichigan34.548.214.217
2017 Regular SeasonMichigan34.548.214.20
2018 PostseasonMichigan2840.712.6-6.5
2018 Regular SeasonMichigan2840.712.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Purdue

Week 4 · W 28-10 · Conference game

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

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Havoc Plays

94.4 takeover

6 disruption/tackle impact with 94.4 takeover score.

#2

@ Notre Dame

Week 1 · L 17-24

5.5

Havoc Plays

94.4 takeover

Loss with 5.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 94.4 takeover score.

#3

vs UCF

Week 2 · W 51-14

4

Havoc Plays

86.9 takeover

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.

#4

vs Air Force

Week 3 · W 29-13

4.5

Havoc Plays

85.8 takeover

Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.

#5

@ Northwestern

Week 5 · W 20-17 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

83.4 takeover

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 83.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Postseason · Michigan

34.5 primary output · 48.2 efficiency · 14.2 usage

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#2

2017 Regular Season · Michigan

78

34.5 primary · 48.2 efficiency · 14.2 usage

#3

2018 Postseason · Michigan

69.3

28 primary · 40.7 efficiency · 12.6 usage

Milestones

13

Impact games

22

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games