Usage Score
5.4
Player Dossier
2014-2018Colorado
Rick Gamboa
ILB • 6'0" • 240 lbs • Sylmar, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Rick Gamboa shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.4 disruption score.
Efficiency
28.4
Consistency
13.9
Season Value
13.2
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Colorado
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- Colorado
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Utah
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Rick Gamboa, ILB. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Colorado. Rick Gamboa shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.4 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Colorado paired 8.5 primary output with 38 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 28.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2018 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Utah
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2018 Regular Season · Colorado
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
28.4
Usage
5.4
Consistency
13.9
Best Game by takeover score
California
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Colorado State: 0. Nebraska: 0. Unknown: 1. UCLA: 1. Arizona State: 0.5. USC: 0. Washington: 0. Oregon State: 0. Arizona: 0. Washington State: 0. Utah: 1.5. California: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Colorado State: 6 by 25. Nebraska: 10 by 41.7. Unknown: 4 by 26.7. UCLA: 5 by 30.8. Arizona State: 4 by 21.7. USC: 5 by 20.8. Washington: 2 by 8.3. Oregon State: 7 by 29.2. Arizona: 9 by 37.5. Washington State: 7 by 29.2. Utah: 8 by 48.3. California: 4 by 21.7
Split Comparison
Wins0.4 · n=4 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · n=7 · -0.1 vs Wins
First Half0.4 · n=6 · +0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · n=6 · -0.1 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Utah
Best efficiency game
48.3 vs Utah
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/25 | @ California | L 21-33 | 4 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/17 | vs Utah | L 7-30 | 8 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | vs Washington State | L 7-31 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | @ Arizona | L 34-42 | 9 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | vs Oregon State | L 34-41 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | @ Washington | L 13-27 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/14 | @ USC | L 20-31 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | vs Arizona State | W 28-21 | 4 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | vs UCLA | W 38-16 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | vs Unknown | — | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | @ Nebraska10+ tackles | W 33-28 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | @ Colorado State | W 45-13 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Colorado
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Progression
201420152016201620172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Colorado | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Colorado | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Colorado | 7 | 27.6 | 5.5 | 7 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Colorado | 7 | 27.6 | 5.5 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Colorado | 8.5 | 38 | 8.3 | 1.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Colorado | 4.5 | 28.4 | 5.4 | -4 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Utah
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 56 takeover score.
#2
Colorado State
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 53.9 takeover score.
#3
UCLA
2.5
Primary metric
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 52.8 takeover score.
#4
Utah
1.5
Primary metric
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 52.4 takeover score.
#5
Oregon State
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 47 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2017 Regular Season · Colorado
8.5 primary output · 38 efficiency · 8.3 usage
23.2
#2
2016 Postseason · Colorado
13.2
7 primary · 27.6 efficiency · 5.5 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Colorado
13.2
7 primary · 27.6 efficiency · 5.5 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
1
Splash games
7
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2014 · Rating 0.8258
Chaminade · West Hills, CA
- Committed To
- Colorado
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Career Facts
1
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
237
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 38 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.