Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2018Wake Forest
Willie Yarbary
DL • 6'2" • 285 lbs • Augusta, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Willie Yarbary shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
86
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Wake Forest
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Wake Forest
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Duke
Player Story
Willie Yarbary built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a defensive lineman from Augusta, GA wearing No. 48, spending time with Wake Forest. The clearest part of Willie Yarbary's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Wake Forest
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Willie Yarbary, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Wake Forest. Willie Yarbary shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 106
- TFL
- 21
- Sacks
- 12
- QB hurries
- 7
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Willie Yarbary quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Wake Forest · DL
- Career Tackles
- 106
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Wake Forest
- Top game
- Duke
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Academy Of Richmond County · Wake Forest
- High school pipeline
- Academy Of Richmond County · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 48 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 54 tackles · DL 17th (top 3%) · ACC 60th (top 10%) · National 551st (top 10%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Wake Forest | 11 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 19.6 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 11 | 17 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 0 | 19.6 |
| 2017 Postseason | Wake Forest | 11 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 51.2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 11 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 51.2 |
| 2018 Postseason | Wake Forest | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 68.4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 13 | 48 | 10 | 4.5 | 3 | - | 0 | 68.4 |
Related Context
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Willie Yarbary played DL for Wake Forest. Across 5 tracked seasons, Willie Yarbary recorded 106 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Wake Forest.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Wake Forest paired 19.5 primary output with 32.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 32.3 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: Duke
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · Wake Forest
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.5
Efficiency
32.3
Usage
10.4
Consistency
54.4
Best Game by takeover score
Duke
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Memphis: 2. Tulane: 3. Towson: 3. Boston College: 0. Notre Dame: 2. Rice: 1. Clemson: 0. Florida State: 0. Louisville: 2.5. Syracuse: 0. NC State: 0. Pittsburgh: 2. Duke: 4
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Memphis: 6 by 45. Tulane: 5 by 50.8. Towson: 5 by 50.8. Boston College: 6 by 25. Notre Dame: 5 by 40.8. Rice: 2 by 18.3. Clemson: 3 by 12.5. Florida State: 2 by 8.3. Louisville: 7 by 54.2. Syracuse: 3 by 12.5. NC State: 1 by 4.2. Pittsburgh: 5 by 40.8. Duke: 4 by 56.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2.2 · Games = 7 · +1.5 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 6 · -1.5 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
Duke
Best efficiency game
56.7 vs Duke
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/22 | vs MemphisSplash game | W 37-34 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/24 | @ Duke2+ sacks · Splash game | W 59-7 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/17 | vs PittsburghSplash game | L 13-34 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/9 | @ NC State | W 27-23 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Syracuse | L 24-41 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | @ LouisvilleSplash game | W 56-35 | 7 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | @ Florida State | L 17-38 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | vs Clemson | L 3-63 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | vs Rice | W 56-24 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | vs Notre DameSplash game | L 27-56 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 9/13 | vs Boston College | L 34-41 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | vs TowsonSplash game | W 51-20 | 5 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/31 | @ TulaneSplash game | W 23-17 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Willie Yarbary story
Willie Yarbary built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a defensive lineman from Augusta, GA wearing No. 48, spending time with Wake Forest. The clearest part of Willie Yarbary's career was his defensive production: 106 tackles, 21 tackles for loss, 12 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 35 career games in the available record. That gives Willie Yarbary's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Wake Forest
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20142015201620162017201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Wake Forest | 6 | 13.4 | 3 | 6 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 6 | 13.4 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Wake Forest | 16.5 | 26.8 | 6.3 | 10.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 16.5 | 26.8 | 6.3 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Wake Forest | 19.5 | 32.3 | 10.4 | 3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 19.5 | 32.3 | 10.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Duke
Week 13 · W 59-7 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
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Havoc Plays
85.6 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.
#2
@ Louisville
Week 11 · L 12-44 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
82.8 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 82.8 takeover score.
#3
vs Florida State
Week 5 · L 19-26 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#4
@ Tulane
Week 1 · W 23-17
3
Havoc Plays
75.3 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 75.3 takeover score.
#5
@ Louisville
Week 9 · W 56-35 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
72.2 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 72.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Wake Forest
19.5 primary output · 32.3 efficiency · 10.4 usage
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#2
2018 Regular Season · Wake Forest
68.4
19.5 primary · 32.3 efficiency · 10.4 usage
#3
2017 Postseason · Wake Forest
51.2
16.5 primary · 26.8 efficiency · 6.3 usage
Milestones
11
Impact games
13
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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